Family Treasure
by mariuca

Comment:
I liked the concept, theatrical and quite threatening :)
Personally, I would have found it even more effective if the long shadow echoed the shape of the two hugging figures, perhaps by letting a bit of light insinuating between them.

Sisters Twixt Slats
by upturnedface

Comment:
Ongoing demolition :)

Alyssa Lies
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
I think I have rarely seen such an effective concept development scoring so low, and surely not one scoring so low *because* of its effectiveness.
Any plan for the girl to take drama school?
Very well done, Joshua, congratulations!

Great Expectations
by hahn23

Comment:
> That's a lot of low votes. I didn't think this was that bad.

And you shouldn't, as actually it isn't that bad at all. Sure, it is a snapshot, but it certainly portraits an idea of family quite effectively. Even without any title or challenge context to help me, I would have thought of family anyway. I think that, because of the kind of pose, many were reminded of some very typical studio photography images whch are normally taken with pretty effective lighting. So they scored it as they would score a botched studio shot rather than an ok, spontaneous snaphot. Had you taken this with natural light it would have probably attracted higher votes. I was surprised this scored so bad, honestly.

Message edited by author 2011-12-07 05:37:00.

Slightly Disturbed Rodeo Clown
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Hahahaha, this is just great :D
And great photoshop too, I really thought it was facepaint :)

Grandmother talking with her grandchildren
by KfirLevAri

Comment:
One of my favourites, it speaks of family even without the title helping.

Family Treasures
by PennyStreet

Comment:
I like the idea, nice alternative take on the theme. Countless generation of patriarchs, each one with their own personal silver spoon?
Bumping this to 8.

Family Treasure
by mariuca

Comment:
The hand of fate?

The Gansah Mishpucheh
by tanguera

Comment:
I like the perspective leading to the patriarch, and how him and the old lady look distinctively unconcerned about the photograph being taken.
I am a bit unsure about the bottle in the obstructing the view, was it deliberate?
An higher angle, perhaps from over a chair, would have also given an interesting perspective and perhaps improved DOF at that aperture.

overshadowed
by posthumous

Comment:
Love her expression and connection with the photographer. I am not sure if the soft focus adds or detracts a bit, but then I am unsure which of the two is the main subject, so it probably creates a connection between the two.