Normally, I am not fond of shots that are this close up and fill the frame like this -- I like to have some context that the shot is in. That said, I think your framing works well here, and is very effective at getting the Halloween imagery across. By having nothing else in the frame, the viewer is forced to look at the face, and that in itself probably makes the viewer uncomfortable, which is a nice effect, I think, for pictures like this.
I think, for me, the bright spot in the middle lends the picture to feeling a little off balance. I found myself looking for the same kind of thing in the left eye or mouth.
When I do these critiques, and the score is in the middle like yours, I try and imagine what the voters were thinking (hahaha). For your shot, there is nothing that jumps out and grabs the viewer, immediately, so the emotional impact is not there. It does help to study the picture longer, and it becomes more effective. Unfortunately, many people do not have time to study each picture.
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karmat
Nice pumpkin. Was this a natural pumpkin (it looks like it). If so, that's one heck of a carving job!
Your image shows the handwork very well, and the burning (no pun) of the flame causes an interesting effect. Good work!
There is an interesting texture and translucent luminosity to the pumpkin, certainly not one normally seen. It almost looks like it was photoshop created. The red glow is good, it's not too dark and not too bright. It's very close-up and shows the details well.
The effects on this pumpkin, while generally rather cool don't really appeal to me personally. From the title, if the flames were coming out of the nose or eyes that would really be cool! A 6 to start
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