Applied curves, bumped saturation and selective desaturation, bumped contrast, dodge and burned a bit, cropped and sharpened.
Sitting at a Starbucks while in NYC for a couple of days, I was looking at how beautiful the buildings were..but found the billboard kept dominating my view. It got me thinking...
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I really like this. Good application of selective desaturation, it works especially well in this shot. You've combined a lot of elements here and I think it's paid off - a 9 from me and best of luck with this challenge!
I'll be surprised if this isn't DQ'ed, but nice concept.
Glad to see you are still here. I do like this one. Beauty in the midst of the grayness of the buildings.
Beauty is a subjective thing, I know. In my scoring and comments I'm trying to score based on NOT whether or not I would think a particular subject beautiful, but on whether the photographer has succeeded in creating a beautiful photo. I look for the elements of color, lines, focus and dof interest, lighting, and a certain element of grace and lovlieness. I'm looking for a unique and creative appeal for the highest scorers. The description says to create a photo that makes the viewer think "that's beautiful", so it will undoubtedly be very subjective. (This is what I'm putting at the start of all of my comments, and I hope it is helpful.)
That being said, this is one of my favorites so far. I'm not a fan of selective desat, but I like it here a lot. The whole concept of media and portrayal of beauty is captured in a very creative and unique way. Perfect placement of her "peeking" between the buildings. Good job!
unique composition, giving the viewers a peek at the peeking model in the ad. The desat is nice, although I feel it doesn't need to be that strong for the statement to be made. 10.
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