Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by ShutterPug:
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Technical: Foreground is very distracting, almost to the point of obscuring the main subjects in the image. The lighting seems to be coming from the left primarily, leaving the two individuals along the right hardly noticeable. Seems a bright spot is on the guy in camo.

Composition: Foreground needed to be cleared before the shot. Subjects not balanced well within the photo.

Meeting Challenge: I do not see how this meets the challenge at all. I simply do not see any illusion here, unless the large tree is not actually one tree but either more than one tree lit to look as one, or a backdrop. I just don't see it. Sorry.

Linda

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by RKT:
This was great...it guess it went over too many heads...sadly I'm not surprised though...a truly wonderful conceptual piece.

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by TooCool:
I absolutely adore this shot and left it tell the last to comment on! I love this as a family portrait because it is so untraditional. I love the overall tonality of the shot. I love the kid being in a totally different type of adornment that seems to not fit the scene but seems to fit his peronality! I don't however think it fits the challenge as dictated! Please don't take this as a down fall. Just my take on the challenge. Keep up the great work.
TC

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by justin_hewlett:
What? I don't get how this fits the challenge...Am i missing something?

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by rjkstesch:
I am missing the illusion. Looking at the photo, I find the foreground leaves distracting, the lighting to be fighting against the photo as a whole and the compostion to be bland. I do, however, find each figure in the image to be interest and enjoyable to look at. I would have found it much stronger to crop for the individual elements. 3

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by Pug-H:
not sure what the illusion is meant to be

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by Artan:
Interesting portrait, but I am a little confused on the illusion link.
The greenary at the front is a little distracting, as its mottled lighting catches the eys pulling focus away from the family members

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by charmayne:
love the casual thongs sported during superman's off time! cute shot

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by Stagolee:
Excellent lighting and I love the intrigue in this image.well done.

Family Portrait
by neomachina

Comment by totaldis:
umm.. this scene is crazy looking. and i dont understand it at all. but goodluck to ya.