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Great image. Leave the frame, I can understand if the naysayers don't find it aesthetically pleasing, but many do. It also speaks of the process by which you made the image, which no pasted on PS border can do. Congratulations.

I guess I'm going against the grain, but I really don't like the second image. I do like the negative space, but the obviously PS'd contrast between the black "arch" and the cutouts in the lattice work make it fantastic, and not in a good way.

 

The original is an interesting photo because of the contrast between the angular elements in the background and the ornate elements in the foreground.

 

The composition would have been helped by centering the foreground and the background. The exaggeration in their perspective does not work here. It adds a degree of complexity the the composition couldn't handle.

 

Great Idea. PT, please tell us (me) where this was taken!

Theme fit is spot on. Great photograph. The most interesting part is that you can only see the texture of the siding (right?) when it is in shadow.

 

My only, and very minor, critique is that the shadow is very tight to the top of the frame. I would try to keep it equal to the spacing on the right of the shadow to keep things tidy.

Good photo, obvious theme fit.

 

The framing of this shot seems really cramped, I think that cropping out the bottoms and sides of the glass bases disrupted the interesting geometry. My only other critique is that you can barely see the edge of what looks like a table on the right and very far left, a little less than 1/3 of the way up the photo. It's a little distracting.

The statue is a little tight on the right, but otherwise its a nice photograph.

 

As for the theme fit, it's easy to see what you're going for, but for me the posture of the statue and the point of view make the sky much more the focus of the photograph, and therefor more of a positive element.

I really like the idea (or more likely preparation and luck) behind this photograph. I think that it fits the theme well.

 

That being said, this photo would be immeasurable improved with some editing. Having the bright yellow stripe directly in the center of the frame weakens this photograph substantially.

 

The bird seems to be hiding from you, and having it placed off-center in the frame would highlight this rather than ignore it.

 

This should be a photograph of a tree with a bird hiding in it, not a photograph of a bird being obscured by a tree branch.

Great theme fit, I really like this photo. The texture is great and I also like the line created by the poles.

 

My only issues with this are that the person seems a little cramped on the left (their right), and I would crop out the bottom portion of the partial pole at the top.

Good photo. Great theme fit. I appreciate the double entendre of sorts.

 

The crop seems a bit tight on the bottom and left. Also the DOF seems to draw attention to nothing in particular.

Good theme fit PT. Great photograph. My only critique would be that the wide DOF makes this a very busy composition. It would be interesting to see what the photographer was focused on (literally in this case), with a very shallow DOF.

 

Aside, I think I like this so much because I can relate to it. This photo brings back memories of a car accident with some eerie similarities.

 

Great job.

I think that the theme fits well. My issues with it are much like others have mentioned. The fact that the background trees are not pointing straight-up is very obvious. I also would have framed the shot so that there didn't appear to be any trees "growing" out of the stump. These changes would be easily fixed in a reshoot and would make for a much cleaner image.

My vote.

I really enjoy this phtograph and I agree with the previous post. This does really look like a model.

 

Can you share the details of this photograph? Were the OOF areas part of the original or done in post processing?

 

Thanks.

Great light, and theme fit.

 

I like the photo as well. It is a little busy which takes away from the overall aesthetic, but it is not a big deal. I would like to see a crop, or maybe another photo from the series, with just the person (woman?) standing in front of the converging lights on the right of the frame.

I played around with this image a little and here is some food for thought. I know square landscapes are something of an acquired taste.

The theme fit is obvious and well done. I like the colors of the sunset and the high POV to get their reflection on the ground/water.

 

My only issue with this image is that the combination of the arc created by the receding waves, and the horizon take my eye directly to the black island in the upper center of the frame. This takes away a bit from the sunset, but overall I like the photograph.

For me, it is the transparency of the paper that make this shot really great. This makes it more about the experience and less about the text. Another shot that I wish I had thought of. Congratulations!

Great photo. I would maybe have tried to get the top of the label in the shot, but it's not critical. I also would have taken mine neat.

Great photo. My only critique is that the crop is a little tight on the left.

I like the photo, but I don't get the theme. For me "Haven" connotes a sense of cozy, protective, warmth. This is a very wide open and airy photo.

 

My one thought is that this might have been shot in a nature preserve, in which case it fits, but there is nothing in the photo that explicitly tells that story.

 

BTW, is that another animal on the orange blooms to the right?

I like the idea very much, and the theme fits well. But, I do have a couple of issues that have not yet been mentioned.

 

First off, the subject's face is very dark and therefore not very "harmonious".

 

Secondly, from your high vantage point it would be very hard to minimize the amount of water shown after the breaking wave. What you have shown here does not add to the image, and consequently detracts from it.

 

Overall, good effort.

 

I really wish that I was in a climate now where I could take this photo.

One more thing that I noticed (I'm using a different computer, and I didn't notice it on mine) is that the dodging of the necklace could use some work.

 

It looks like the tool size that you used was twice as wide as the necklace.

I like the idea, but this seems more like a first-draft.

 

The shadows under the hand draw unneeded attention to it. Also, I would have centered the DOF around the bead that the fingers are picking up.

 

As is, having both the central bead and the necklace occupy each extreme of focus seems to clutter the image. I would either close the DOF a bit or bring it closer to the lens.

 

A more tightly controled DOF would help to solidify the message and intent of the image.

 

Even though, I like this image and the intent, good work.

Not much to add. I like the mechanics of the shot. Great idea with the tracing paper, I'll have to use that.

 

I don't really see the theme fit. I like the image, but I really like the full shot of the toy.

to add to my comment.

 

What makes this for me is the repetition of the gymnast (i love the one with the cola on him) contrasted against the man in the background.

 

I wish I had thought of it.

I love it.

 

This looks like it could be a staged shot, but I doubt that the *fitness challenged* guy knows about it. If it were, the only thing that I would change would be to give him a little more room on the left.

 

If we gave ratings, it would be the tops. Congrats, and thanks for setting the bar so high.