Chester alley cat
by philup

Comment:
This fits the theme perfectly and the sharp details are excellent.

Black and White
by hsteg

Comment:
:o)

High contrast Eye
by jellyoooo

Comment:
The composition is daring and very interesting, but the contrast is not very high on the face and hair of the model. The eye, however, is indeed well contrasted.

Blue
by spydr

Comment:
I'm not a great fan of white trees (infrared), but the blues here are fantastic.

Joyful
by shutterphunk

Comment:
Ah, a scene from the 20s! Very classic-looking. I like the composition a lot. Good work!

Asymetrical
by Telehubbie

Comment:
Althought this is very dark, it does work because most of the detail is still visible. Great capture.

Different Drummer
by sher

Comment:
Very nice mood and composition.

Layer Masks
by Falc

Comment:
Very good work and title.

Well Walked
by Louison

Comment:

Originally posted by rgo: would have been real nice for shoes challenge :) again, really nice light control.

I know. I almost reshot it, but decided one was enough.

A conniving glance
by Louison

Comment:

Originally posted by rgo: ok, that's just freaky. this shot, in many many ways, reminds me of ME...say...10 to 15 years ago. Uncanny... That aside, I really like the soft light qualities here, and the shadows work really well. If you'd not mind, can you describe a little bit about the light set up? Nice stuff :)

I simply used one home-made softbox to the right of the camera, at about a 45-degree angle from my model. He was leaning forward a little, so the light comes from a slightly higher spot.

I also used a black radial gradient layer in post-processing, to hide the clean cut of his arm and sleeve on the light's side. The rest of the image was already fading to black.