Hi,
a big thank you to everyone for the votes and comments, much appreciated :)
I didn't get to take the photo until the night of the dead-line and uploaded it 5 minutes before midnight,
there are a few things I feel I could have done better, the white hand needed to be painted again (but no time) and they are off center, I had some shots that lined up but in the rush to post, missed that detail.
All in all very happy with the score and all the comments.
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Nice photo... good idea, well executed technically... only issue I have with it is the hair on the arms tend to by the final focus (for my)... hate to say it, but they're "distracting". Other than that minor issue... excellent.
brilliant idea but the white hand looks over exposed. There are three distinct whites (hand, background, and in yin-yang) in the shot that forces me to take away 3 points. still a strong 7 from me for the concept, which should not take your average down.
Cool concept, nicely executed. Maybe a little more precision...dividing line is a bit right of center, the thumbnails unpainted are distracting. Very nice, though.
Clever idea. The pastiness of the white hand is a distraction and an easy mark for negative hits IMO. It just doesn't feel right somehow... Another nit is the black's & white's don't match. The white of the Yin/Yang (whatever you call it) is greyish, the bg is yellowish, and the hand is much brighter than the other two. The black of the Yin/Yang thing is a deeper/truer black than the background area.
This is a tough concept to pull off, especially in a basic challenge that limits you in tweaking this some in selective areas.
All of the above is JMO of course. :-D Good luck in the challenge.
Good concept, well shot. If I'm being picky the background alignment is a little off and the hairs distract a little although I doubt you fancy shaving your arms :)
Very cool idea and good composition. I think the exposure is a touch hot on the white hand, especially above the first knuckle. Also, the background dividing line is just a touch off of being right between the hands.
I really like what you tried to do here, and I find this a really powerful image, that said though I have a couple things that just bug me. One the white had is a bit blown. The white on the ying yang and the white in the background are good, but the white hand is just too overpowering. Second, where the white and black hands meet do not line up with where the white and black meet in the background. It throws the balance off a little for me. Last, and this is just totally personal preference, the hair on the hands and arm are a bit distracting, I would of liked to have seen non hairy smooth hands and arms to match the smoothness of the background and ying yang. Overall though, like I said, I find this a very compelling photo.
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