General Comments:
I really like this shot. It is a little more busy than I normally enjoy, but I think that all the shadows and lighting are quite appropriate for this challenge since it helps hide the 2 figures on the path. I see some people didn't like the fact you had 2 people instead of just one, but I don't hold that against this shot too much.
Lighting:
I really enjoy the harsh lighting and shadows in this shot. Some of the trees look good semi-silhouetted along the path.
Focus/Depth of Field:
Great sharp focus over the whole photo. I think it serves the shot well since specific focus is normally used to draw attention to a subject within it's environment.
Composition:
I like this composition a lot. The trees leaning out over the trail help dull what could possibly otherwise be a distracting overexposed sky. I like the amount of the path shown, since the shadows in the foreground are interesting, and the two figures are right at the end of the visible path.
Color:
This type of shot screams for black and white, and I think it looks supurb. I agree with your own comments, that color would just be distracting here.
Very nice interpretation of the theme. Your subjects look natural in the picture and not artifically placed to suit the challenge. A nice picture in B & W as well.
I like the leading lines and the perspective. The vanishing point might be a bit father off. You might have crouched, and taken the shot from further below.
The shadows which come in from the right enhance the path a bit, which is a bit overexposed. It's hard to get this right in a wood, curves in post processing might have helped here.
By the way, there was only one person supposed to be in the shot. 8, nonetheless :)
this challenge is worded to mean there is to be only one person in the image, but i see two - so, i am just leaving this comment and not scoring your picture... it's not a bad picture, but it doesn't belong in the challenge, and i feel that it would be unfair to other participants to score it...
Beautifully murky, nicely sly waldo-figurtes in the shadows middle, had to look hard to dind them. Image itself is a tad too contrasty, I sish the shadows werent quite so blocked. Solid entry.
I really love this. I want to talk with you sometime about your processing of this image. My photo was taken in a similar "bland" setting and I tried for hours to achieve the feeling you've gotten here under basic editing. It is very nice and I admire your skill. :)
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