'The Interruption'

The caption (title) is self-explanatory, or is it? I'm interested in your

views on this slightly surreal and mysterious photo. Your ratings and

critiques are invited and most welcome. If you rate harshly, very

critically or just wish to make a remark, please submit a helpful and

constructive comment; please share your photographic knowledge to

help improve my photography. Thanks! Enjoy! John

Well done, John. The images at the sides of the frame work well, together.

I like this, perfect for B&W documentary treatment - it holds together very well with just the left in focus, might try and make him stand out a bit more with selective tonal contrast on his face and eyes? Yes - very good, thanks for share.

I have been disappointed for about a month that I could not work this up better, but the information available to me just won't be worked on more, using standard techniques with my skills.

 

It's the composition, silly, I think a photographic Bill Clinton would correct me, anyway, as the specific tones, etc., are quite secondary to the composition here.

 

I was unsure of how it might be received, and with few raters, am still . . . but those who do rate, rate it highly, as I do. It's a wonderful, inexplicable photo from my viewpoint.

 

One of a kind.

 

Thanks for the recognition and critique, Alan. I am always grateful for your feedback.

 

john

 

John (Crosley)

 

This is a low-light, high ISO photo with a D300 and there is not much information on the face, which was partially in shadow, and therefore the wished for tonal adjustments are just not capable of being made, despite numerous attempts (by me) even using plug-ins for portraiture, noise and sharpening.

 

I've worked up an alternative, but won't post it.

 

It'll stay as is, and maybe my self-trained 'pro' on 'home staff' will have a go at it. He's hired for 'gallery' work, not PN work, and I won't be posting his work but if he does better and shows me, then I may redo it again.

 

Thanks for the nice compliment and the feedback.

 

john

 

John Crosley