efusco 1 Posted June 20, 2003 Very well done. There's someone famous out there that does these shots so I can't give you a 7 for originality, but asthetically you've really nailed the image. The lighting/shadow detail is exquisite. Link to comment
stefan.unterholzner 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Outstanding! You can feel the tension of the muscels for this jump.BTW: What has happened to his left thumb! Seems cut off. ;-) Link to comment
marion_geralds 0 Posted June 21, 2003 This is an exact copy of the publicity shot done for VERSACE (with no acknowledgment!), but I guess it's quite well photographed, though nothing as poignant as the original. Link to comment
peter_gubanov 0 Posted June 22, 2003 Stunning. I can imagine how much work is done. Despite some minor issues (thumb on his left hand, and IMHO a bit too black bottom) this is a perfect shot. Link to comment
trevor_hopkins 0 Posted June 22, 2003 Technically well done, but in this cynical age of digital deception I find myself wondering if this guy was really jumping at all. The position of his arms and legs, while usefully concealing his dangly bits, does make it look as though he was originally sitting on a horse (or more likely a gymnastics bar) that has been cloned-out! The movement in his hair could then have been supplied by a fan... Now I'm quite happy to accept this guy is jumping, but the mid-flight pose that's been captured just gives me the impression of invisible support. Coupled with the background, which looks like (but may not be) another digital blur, and the image's 'manipulated' status, certain suspicions start tickling my brain. Aside from the image's veracity, its purpose, like many studio shots, confuses me. If this image was accompanied by an appropriate advertising blurb then I guess it would be fine. But otherwise, why is this man jumping about in a studio with no clothes on? If the sole purpose was to capture the body beautiful in flight I feel a more dynamic pose would help, with at least one arm aloft and a more authentically animated expression from the model. He looks remarkably po-faced for someone leaping about in the nude. Still, it's certainly different. But twelve 7's in a row makes it a highly conspicuous target... Link to comment
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