You know, I sorta like this one. I think I would have lowered the exposure time so the candles don't flare out quite so much. The one flare right across your model's head is distracting. It also would have made him sharper. It's really hard to hold really still for 15 seconds.
I noted in another picture that the best stationary shots using people seemed to succeed if they had something in motion to counterbalance the person standing still. Of course that isn't what we are going for here, but trying to get into the minds of the voters, perhaps they were looking for something more stationary than a human. Who knows? |