OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):
Positives: I'm a fan of high key images and I like the way you lose this panda in the background, I also like the way I can perceive a little bit of red / orange in the background making me question whether this is a black & white or a colour image.
Critical thoughts: I'm going to be completely honest with you and say that I'd question some of your choices here - firstly, the subject matter isn't the most interesting thing you could have put in front of the camera and the focus, though most likely deliberately off, frustrates rather than fascinates. Compositionally, I just want to move it in the frame a little, but perhaps that is your purpose here, to offer an image which makes us question convention.
Overall, I don't like it, but I hope you do. |