This is my favorite of yours so far--very nice! I might crop the top just a tad (collar or chin is creeping into the image)
I am not really a fan of over-using photo shop, but I think you might want to manipulate the area just to the left of the elbow: maybe clone in some plain wall, blur it up some, or something. I think you have a beautiful image here, and the candle & candle-lit hands and rosary are just wonderful, as is the reflection on the table. Since that background clutter is right above the candle flame, the viewer might find themselves noticing it more than you might expect. Guide our eyes a little bit on this one, and we will linger, but if our eyes get pulled off to the side of the main subject, we lose the fantastic mood you have set and captured here.
If you can select the fingers and crucifix and apply a bit of unsharp mask style sharpening just there, it will help a bit, since that is the main subject.
The tones and tonality you have established here are perfect, I think.
The window panes in the upper left corner are fine, and the dark corner there helps set a boundary, and balances the the dark corners on the right, as well as giving a sense of depth to the setting.
Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Message edited by author 2008-03-01 20:42:15. |
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