Critique Club Comments by Grayce
I think that desaturating all but the yellow works very well for this image, making the yellow stand out very well.
The focus is good, with excellent texture in the rope as well as the hand, with effective depth of field.
I like that you expressed a feeling and in a simple, uncluttered manner.
The diagonal of the thumb and arms acts as a nice vehicle for the eyes to ride along, as one explores this picture, making the composition and framing fine. I would prefer to see the entire thumb in the picture though.
Your lighting is pretty perfect. Bright enough, but somewhat subtle too. Very nice!
Good job overall.
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excellent composition... the color of the rope is very strong here and the diagonal orientation of the arms intersecting with the rope makes the composition very strong.. nice work :) - setzler
I've been trying to figure out what it is about this photo that is bothering me and I think I finally figured it out. i'ts to closely cropped. This makes it look crammed in there. Pull back a little and put a litle more light one it and it's right on. I like the crystal sharpness of the focus - the details of the hand. Very good. Pulling back would add at least 3 points in my opinion. As is i can only give it a 6.
A great idea ! Like the way you captured the hand wrinkles which are very much in keeping with the bound theme. The dark shadows heighten the mood. There is a surreal tint to the flesh tones that might be objectional to other folks. Getting in close and narrowing the visual elements to the basics is working here. Could I suggest a few things ? Frayed old rope instead of new rope might express more character ( although you did well with what you have ). I would also like to see more palm lines and wrinkles fighting against the rope tension. And less body hair as that element (for me) distracts from the texture of the rope and hands. I like the chunks of dark shadow pouring in from the edges and the accent of yellow frame, too. I wouln't mind a little more thumb inside the frame. A good level of creativity and thought is evident in this image. Reasonable technical standing as well.
Great lighting and composition/cropping. The title might be heightened had you used less depth of field here and focused on the rope. The thumbnail and arm hairs are distracting me a tad.
Focus is great. The lighting is interesting - almost too harsh and shallow, but kind of adds to the mood you seem to be creating. The left corner of the rope is almost too bright though.
Well done! Lighing and composition are near perfect in my estimation. Subject matter is a bit "grim" and speaks to me of bondage, but a 7 nevertheless.
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