The Symphony
by crockettdl

Comment:
Nice color tones and lovely expression!
And nice contrast between young people and "seniors"

Dirt Doodling
by glad2badad

Comment:
Very good contrast and focus, congrats also to the model... my favourite for the blue ribon!

Chess dream
by greslizzz

Comment:
Thanks for your comment Jmoore!
As a chess player, one of my erotic dreams have been playing chess over a woman nude body...
Dali also used chess symbols like horses and elephants with catholic simbols (crosses) in his paintings together with nude women //www.galeria.sonic.pl/DaliGal/Gal20/1946_01.htm
In my favor, I could say that the model was pretty sensitive (You can notice the movement of the standed pieces) and I did not have much time for the picture :)
I wanted to give a fogy aspect like a dream... but many people got lost in the fog, and as I said before: the blue tone doesnot fit in my book very much :(. You are right: the light could be improved (maybe with another camera :).
Thanks again.

Originally posted by jmoore: Critique Club Your concept for this photo is unclear to me and is there for hard for me to place it in the surreal challenge. But also remeber that I can't read your mind so it could very well be surreal to you. I will only critique from a photographic stand point and not about your concept. I think that your lighting could be improved, maybe a stronger side light and more shadow. I prefer more dramatic light 80% of the time. I like that it is not centered from top to bottom, but the pawns feel a little tight at the top. I don't mind the softness of the shot, from noise reduction I am assuming. I think you should even play around with making a little softer, maybe add some noise??? Also the tones are so beautiful I would have liked to see it without. Please remember that these are all suggestions and the best way to figure out what you like best is to make changes and compare, sometimes it just helps to have another set of eyes to help with changes. In the end you need to make your photo what you want it to be and if you love it, don't worry about what anyone else has to say. Overall it is intersting, but please let me know what your concept was I am very interested.

Message edited by author 2005-03-25 16:39:10.

Rainy Days
by ErikaS

Comment:
Did You try B&W?

Bored...
by jkiner

Comment:
One of the best expressions, congrats to the model (and the photographer!)

Tedious
by H R Verry

Comment:
more lonely feeling than tedius to me

Bored Of The Music
by annah

Comment:
many things around but it works for me 8

bored
by slonko

Comment:
This picture is one of the best but not quite boring to me, just relaxing 8

Staring into Space
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
This picture is one of the best but not quite boring to me, just relaxing 8

Yet Some Call It Passion
by gloda

Comment:
Very good, I do not mind the right hand over the cards