garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by Firstrich1:
great contrast! I wonder how this looks in color?

garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by erin_m02:
Good use of sepia, like the lighting!

garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by LauraK:
Great choice to use sepia tones here, it gives the photo a timeless quality. Good use of light and shadow, too. One of my favorites in this challenge. Good luck!

garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by Konador:
nice toning, and good composition leading the eye.

garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by KarenB:
this is a nice image. I like how it leads my eye into the photo, and makes me wonder what else is there. I'd like to walk that path. The tones are beautifully done, and the far railing just out of the dof is inviting. Love the shadow play as well. Maybe it is just me, but there seems to be a minor tilt to the path. I wonder if this could have been straightened just slightly.

garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by tarique:
Love the almost sepia tones, the depth and perspective, Do you have a composition which is vertical with very little of the bush/tree on left showing? [8]

garden path
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by Shiiizzzam:
LOVE it ! The tone is perfect. It just gives you a calming mood that makes you want to be there. Great composition. Slight shadows that soften the mood. GREAT photo !

Midnight Romance
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by wewillexplore:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

(No I'm NOT kidding.)
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First of all, in case anyone reads this posthumously and doesn't think it's post humorous, I AM the male model in this shot and that's my gf. :)
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Ok, let me take a stab at this.

The colors are awesome. I was struck by this the moment we saw this fountain and I wanted my picture taken in front of this. The background is a great silhouette.

Problems:
1) My hair is sticking up - very noticable in a silhouette. Should've taken the time to wet it and pat it down with the fountain water.

2) The silhouette doesn't feel dark enough. I know you played with this based on the outtakes you sent me later, but I think the darker, artzier ones looked better. The less detail I could see, the more I liked the shot.

3) Our pose doesn't look "romantic" enough for Bob. Well, I would have rather had her in my lap too. :)

Overall, I said it before and I'll say it again. This is THE single best shot of us that exists. It is one of the few "art" shots of us that exists. I am UNBELIEVABLY happy with this shot - you did amazingly well with it.

Thanks again!

Matt

fallen
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by Fayech:
perhaps changing the perspective (lower) would bring more attention to the trunk top. right now it gets lost in the fern.

Midnight Romance
by SatelliteSpeck

Comment by Stewan:
Very nice! Nice contrast and composition. Excellent symbolism (sp?) with the fountain.