Distorted Shapes- though Rectangles
by lecter1963

Comment by emlbaker:
WOW. Good idea.

Distorted Shapes- though Rectangles
by lecter1963

Comment by BrianR:
wasn't game to move, looks like it is about to collaps...7

Shawl
by lecter1963

Comment by snaffles:
great the way it frames the face, 7

Shawl
by lecter1963

Comment by DefyTime:
I think the B&W could be a bit more contrast. Good shot though.

Shawl
by lecter1963

Comment by geahsklz:
This is a nice photo. I can't tell, but is there a streak from the corner of her mouth extending down the shawl to her shirt that is supposed to be desaturated? It's kind of hard for me to tell.

Shawl
by lecter1963

Comment by boriana84:
great image! though you should have cropped between the holes on the shoulder...or just used the desaturate tool on each one, as you can see the skin color...it would hae had a perfect effect

Shawl
by lecter1963

Comment by lovethelight:
This must have been hell to do selective desat on with all the detail but because you just desated what wasn't the shawl the pink spots that are her skin and such just don't work

floater_2.jpg
by lecter1963

Comment by Jutilda:
I like the bw aspect of it and would prefer the entire shot be as such. For some reason, the selective desat doesn't do much for me. I'd like to see the whole thing done in a hint of sepia. The focus and detailing is good.

floater_2.jpg
by lecter1963

Comment by Tanny:
Excellent candid. Love the selective colour on the hands and face and the 2 roses?

This has so much character and really sends out a strong message.

Nice work, wish my eye was this good!

Chasing the tree
by lecter1963

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Namibia. Wow, our members sure do get around!

Good colors in this bright and spare image. I very much like the orange in the hills contrasting with the complementary blue of the sky.

What bothers me a bit, compositionally, in this image is that all the interest seems to be in the right side of the frame. The rather featureless left end of the log and the somewhat over-exposed sand don't hold my interest very long, while the branches both in the log and the trees way back are intriguing and worth a second look. In tricky lighting situations like this, I always like to bracket my shots.

While I hope this information is helpful to you, it's all just my opinion.

This is only your third submission. I hope you find time to submit many more, as I look forward to seeing more images from you in future Challenges.