Shot originally for the soft focus challenge, through a nylon!
POST-CHALLENGE NOTE: Thanks for your comments. Yes, I was aware of the white spot. I could have gotten rid of it real easy if they didn't have that spot editing rule! I wanted to.
I certainly don't see how this got so many 1's, 2's and 3's. I really wonder how much that spot hurt my score; versus people not getting it! Or maybe they didn't like my wife's leg. ;)
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Technical notes:
No problem with the classic composition.
Background is not clearly defined, nothing identifiable or that would enhance the composition, would have been better off setting it to black during post processing (black dipper in “Levels”).
Soft blur, reminiscent of D. Hamilton photography and Valentine’s Day Greeting card gimmicks seems now a little cliché for this kind of shot, and since your subject occupies barely a forth of your frame, it would have deserved a better definition.
Yellowish skin tones are not too flattering (white balance problems?), and the foot, that is a non-negligible part of your subject, lacks of lighting and definition.
Content:
This image says to me, without the title: married woman with harmonious leg dressing up; and with the title (my best guess): money will get you sex with married women. Possibly, but I am lead to believe, no matter how baroque the scenario is (fiction and nonfiction), and this is not news, married women usually do it for free…
Possibly you were trying to introduce several ideas at the same time. If this is the case, believe me, this is a little confusing.
Your photograph is set up in a way that the eye is stopped at the foot or the hand of your model. If you were to “erotize” this entry a little, you should zoom back just a tad to bring in the frame a little more of the upper leg to give a suggestive escape for the viewer’s eye. Your intent would be more clearly defined I think (if sex was part of your message, of course).
Concerning your low grades: you should know that there are here two small groups that will give you 1s and 2s whenever:
_Any sexual activity is shown or even suggested
_Your picture is considered off topic
At your own risk, you have exposed yourself to both in this challenge.
Excellent image. Maybe you could have improved a bit the lights. The soft focus works just fine for me. I like the spark on the ring but I really I don't care at all for the spark on the background. I find it distracting. 9 from me.
Technical: Not sure if it fits the challenge. Exposure and composition good, though whatever is in the background isn't visible enough to be recognized but is present enogh to be distracting. Focus seems a little soft, lighting relatively good (though I might have lit the foot even with the knee.)
Personal: This shot confuses me. Money can buy sex, or a wife? Or stockings?
I like the soft focus effect used for this shot, the only thing that doesn't work for me is the little bit of highlight at the top/middle of the picture.
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