Contort XXI
by smithma

Comment by Lumix:
Erm -- why is this "hidden due to content"? Nice composition, though.

Contort XXI
by smithma

Comment by Jason_Cross:
It looks like hands making out. That is weird.

Contort XXI
by smithma

Comment by HeiSch:
beatiful study of hands. I love your lighting (the bounce on the left)

Contort XXI
by smithma

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice image - Nice lighting and composition. Maybe the right hand is just a overlit?

Contort XXI
by smithma

Comment by PapaBob:
Looks painful, nice lighting well done

Contort XV
by smithma

Comment by posthumous:
the subject is fascinating and beautifully lit. I wonder if you should experiment with composition? Maybe not. the centered composition makes the figure look like an exhibit on display, which creates an interesting if disturbing response from the viewer.

Contort
by smithma

Comment by colorcarnival:
I'm slowly working my way thru the challenge. So hopefully you've joined in and done some more!

Interesting use of light and shadow. I'm fascinated by how it emphasizes the details on your back. Maybe someone said this already, but I would like to see one of two things: either some kind of backlighting to help you pull away from the background (since we can already see some of the foreground), or some lighting on your right side to balance things out. I think if you wanted to look like you were emerging from the darkness, then we should not be able to see the stuff in front of you.

Contort XV
by smithma

Comment by OmanOtter:
Nice composition and lighting.

Contort XIII
by smithma

Comment by booboo_goon:
Beautiful pose, composition is excellent

Contort
by smithma

Comment by tnun:
Most impressive are the hands, the fingers. You draw with your body. Light is good. The greater obscurity on one side is balanced by the lighted shoulder on the other, IMO. (If you were to do anything to this amazing shot, I would think about that faint triangle of light on the right forearm, and just maybe a little "arranging" of the lint on the floor - I don't mind it because it gives texture. I AM leary of all the centering advice - it would throw off the balance of light in dark in the picture; besides I think you had a sense for doing it the way you did).