I think I knew who took this picture, but I'm not sure why. Shutterfly?
I'm sure you've heard this from bunches of people, but I'm not sure I'd consider this nude. It is a nice photo tho, and you've done a good job with the desaturation. Seeing as mine is not really a "nude" either, I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt. -7
Nice idea with the limited range of colours but the light, presumably the sun, is too harsh and fine detail has been lost because of this. It might be worth trying a similar shot earlier or later in the day.
Well, I'm torn on this, especially given all the recent controversy about "meeting the challenge". Nude means (dictionary.com) "Having no clothing" and involves "full exposure of the body". This isn't nude. So you don't fit the challenge and I'll take off for that. But now that's out of the way so lets forget about it.
I really like this shot a lot. Everything about it really works well. The most obvious thing about it is the muted colors and it is brilliant. The grey skintones (which I love on their own) contrast beautifully with the blue, but a fully saturated blue would have been too intense to flow together nicely; the mild blue is perfect. The other touch of color, the hair, adds another entire level of depth and interest. Also, the freckles add a lot of character to the shot, and make it seem less generic. The face turns away from the camera keeps the emphasis on the body, which works well for this shot.the composition is wonderful, a tight crop to hold back enough to keep curiosity (which is added to by the open shorts and what seems to be a tatoo peeking out) but wide enough to give the viewer a strong understanding of the subject. The diagonal lines are nice. The background is surprisingly nice as well.
I'm sure you'll get a crummy score for this, and I can't say I feel bad about it, because this is a pretty clear failure to meet the challenge, but this is a wonderful shot either way, and I hope to see more of your stuff in the future. (If I remember I'll be sure to add this to my favorites as well.)
if the challenge were 'almost nude' or 'bikini' or just about anything other than 'nude' I'd have given this a 7 (for creativity, colour/desturation, lighting, composition etc). At least it's not just a picture of a toe. :)
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