figure study in b&w -- part iii Untitled

Taking advantage of both a calibrated monitor and software to tweak my

images (neither of which I have had before), I've "remastered" this

one, and -- since it's my favourite of the series -- decided to

re-post it.

Lighting, pose and composition are fine. Hat could use a touch of lighter tone, so that the texture is more evident. Crop line on right cuts the calf strangely - you might consider cropping at the bend of the leg, just to left.

Regards,

Jerry

Jerry: I've tried cropping at the knee but it looked real odd to me while -- surprisingly to myself -- the way I captured it somehow feels well balanced (but of course, I'm too close to my own work to be objective).

As for the hat, that's a tricky one: it's black on near black and I'm not good enough with retouching at that level yet. Moreover, I've observed that some images -- this one being a prime example -- present themselves very differently on different screens: on one you cannot see the hat at all cause it completely blends with the backgrounnd, on another it clearly stands out.