I'm far from being an expert , so don't expect precise technical comments , only my sincere opinion.
What I think is very good in your photo is the contrast between the subjects and the background , I mean this is not the place where a bonsai I expected to be found (lol).The desaturation works great , it accentuates even more those different "worlds" , as if in a greyish world the unique beauty was the tree.I really don't care if it's a real bonsai or not , it looks like a bonsai and that's enough for me !
The face is very funny but maybe too appealing , this has surely made some viewers to vote a bit lower because the challenge was Take a photo where a single tree is the main subject. .
The composition and execution are excellent , a very interesting photo that maybe didn't meet exactly the challenge.
Please feel free to email me about this critique , keep in mind that this is only my opinion.
Great picture and processing. At first I though since the tree was not a Bonsai tree it took away from the picture. But as I have had a second and third look at the picture the tree type does not matter. Maybe he wants a Bonsai so bad he uses what plants he can find. So bump to 10
He has clippers to clip, but there's nothing that has been clipped. ;>þ
And then, some people may hold the theory that it isn't really a bonsi at all, but a branch held in a tray with sand in it... ;>þ
Is that someone's brother? ;>þ
Very nice light and color. The tree really pops out of the muted background. Very well mastered and composed. Clearly one of the best shots in the challenge IMHO.
I love the look of this one, the lighting and processing are very good. It seems as if the figure and the tree are hungering for a single ray of sunshine. What takes away from the image for me is the fact that the tree looks like a ficus and not a true bonsai tree (maybe it is some rare type of bonsai, but it sure looks like a ficus). Also the border on the right is a tad too cluttered. The more I look at it the more it seems like it is more about the guy than the tree. 6.
Your title implies the person is the main subject in this, and as a viewer I'm drawn to his unique expression as well. Think you're going to get hit with DNMC on this one. :( Best of luck to you.
I was thinking of bonsai as a way out of my tree-less NYC situation. You make bonsai look sinsister. After all, it's only the gentle torture over many, many years of a living organism, the gentle amputation of its feeling tendrils, the imprisoning in accomodation far too small for it..... ;-) 8.
I really don't think the tree is the subject here... It's well lit though and so it gets points for being a good photo, but not as many as if the tree had really been the subject.
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