Hi. Good to see one of my highest rated photographers statistically back. Got another 10 with this one. You must have a lot of great shots from japan to share with us.... :)
Composition and subject matter are just fantastic. I like the man's stance. Is he in bare feet? One of those pictures that can open up a lot of questions in your mind and keep the viewer engaged beyond just the beautiful image itself.
It looks as if you used dodge&burne a bit too much. That's the only think I don't like about this image. The grain works very well here. Congrats on an excellent photograph. 10.
Too much USM if that wasn't it then whatever made this to look like a charcoal sketch is too much. Now if that was what you wanted and you liked it then there is nothing to say except it just isn't my taste. Not a bad image just not what I would enjoy. But don't worry I am not marking you really low, almost every picture in the challenge is at least a 5 or 6, this is higher but not my highest. Be well and good luck.
Perhaps it's partly the exotic (for me) cultural context that makes this image so appealing. The soft rendering of the background wooded hills effectively spotlights the bolder and more heavily contrasted treatment of man and bridge. His bare feet are interesting, as is his lordly pose and gaze. He appears to be outlined by a halo of light, which I suppose will attract many but might repel the processing police here. Maybe it makes him look a little like he's steaming. Maybe he is. 7.
I like this. Nice choice of B/W. However, I find it wanting something that I'm not sure how to express. Since it's B/W I'm inclined to wonder what the shot would look like if it were a close-up of subject. Something about the mountains doesn't pop. They are kind of grainy and flat looking and the subject seems to have a sort of halo. Still, one of the better entries IMO.
I like this shot, but I think it looks a bit overprocessed and lacks contrast in the background. He seems to be glowing. Also, I find it is almost always better to have the subject looking into the frame rather than out. I would leave more space on the left than right in this shot. The fence and the man are very interesting. Good subject choice.
I like this taste of culture photo. These types of photos have the ability to transport us to different places. There are two things that could improve the composition. First, the tones on this photo are too grey and flat -there needs to be more contrast. Next is that I think the photo composition would be better if you had composed the shot with the man on the far right of the frame so that we, the viewers, could 'visually' turn our heads in the same direction as he is to take in the view. This man is leaning back on the railing of the bridge looking at the view, but we don't really get the opportunity to 'look with him' because his viewing sight is only a small portion of the photo.
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