When I first saw the topic posted I immediately thought of "whacky" foods, and liked this better than a wet noodle.
Chinese long beans, Heinz Ketchup, ever-patient Isaac. Brightly-lit by sun through a window "over" his head (he was lying down on the floor under the window), which accounts for the harsh lighting -- but then, I assumed floggings were carried out at high noon for maximum public exposure, unlike executions which are (usually) carried out is as much secrecy as the law allows.
I'm sure the issue of the torture photos, etc. were on my mind too ... : (
Cropped to square, a couple of tone curves (with Isaac's help -- I had a lot of trouble with these colors) to try and get the "blood" a little less bright and tomato-y. Lower skin seems to have a green cast (light through the beans?) while the upper skin looks pretty normal. One application of USM at 66%/0.6 dia/TH=5. JPEG=7/10.
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Scott here from the Critique Club.
I spent a lot of time looking over this photo your portfolio. (hours to be exact). There is a TON of your work there and it was very interesting to study.
I found this pic to be a little too sloppy to catch my attention. I was turned away from the harsh light, shadow, and brushed over mess of the (blood) ketchup. I would have found a more distinct impact marking more effective. With a little motion blur in the "Beans" I could have easily related to the "flogging" concept. As is I see more of a bean brushed ketchup theme. When viewing challenge entries I always decide on a score before reading the title of the entry. I personally don’t care for titles to clarify a photo but more look for titles the compliment a photo. So with your title I was able to understand your entry. But I did not find your title very complimentary to the photo.
With that said, I must now tell you how much respect for your work I have gained looking over your portfolio. I feel that you like to make entries that boarder on or like to expand the boundaries of the challenges. You often show great emotion and/or feeling in them and often try to make a statement. Through the many entries you have submitted you hold true to your eye and vision. Even though others and I may not fully appreciate your work there is obviously a dedicated following to it. You receive many positive comments on the artistic quality of your work and I know that reviewing your portfolio had defiantly widened my perspective of photographic art.
I have to say that I think your landscapes/skyscapes are absolutely great. Defiantly your photographic niche. I very much enjoyed reviewing them and have added you to my favorites because of them.
I don’t know if this critique has helped you as much as it helped me. But if you have any questions or comments please feel free to PM me.
This finished ranked quite a bit higher than I expected, and with a pretty positive response from the commenters -- about the opposite of what I expected. Thanks to all of you who took more than a moment to look and comment!
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