Hope people are ok wiht a bit of a humerous take on this idea..
Thanks to my wife for the idea, the model, and the props! Typically processing, shot in raw, neat image, levels, curves, hue and sat, convert to B&W in channel mixer adjustment layer, border, resized, saved for web.
Jack
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Starting with a string idea like this you can't go too wrong and your score shows that's the case.
Composition: The composition is good and the way your wife is bending over the toilet like that helps all the lines in the image point towards the bowl. There is a "thing" poking into the frame on the left that you should have moved if it is something that can be moved.
Technical: The B&W conversion is good. The border works well. The lighting is a bit harsh, especially on the cleaning products above the loo. That's really the only major criticism I can find.
Feeling: Here's where the fun comes in. The expression on your wife's face is classic for the image. The duck, well who doesn't like a rubber duck - why he's in the loo I don't want to know! The paper is a good touch too!
:P Reminds me of my four months stay in the USA. Toilets are designed completely different there you know. (Seriously!) In general, I think the design is probably better -- especially those turbo-charged public versions. But it also leads to the inevitable need for that damned plunger at least once a month it seems -- or perhaps I just need more practice!
Here (New Zealand), unless a toddler tries to flush Mr. Teddy or something, blockages simply don't occur. I know no one who owns their own plunger! Yup -- a blocked toilet is a serious matter in these parts! :) Instead, what we get -- and, really only the numorous more poor versions of the design (like my mother's one for EG.) -- is stuff that just wont go down at all without a helping, umm, stick or brush! And *I* HATE that! *sigh* TMI? :P
Oh... nice photo. Love the pose. The harsh light and high contrast works well for the topic. Well done!
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