Had two flashes. One was gelled like warm sun and positioned in upper right to be like the sun. Then I positioned one flash down left and gelled it slight cold. I did this to try to create the warm cold contrast.
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Interesting idea. I remember coming across it when voting and thinking "swimming trunks?"
Compositionally, it feels a little tight at the top. There is a comfortable amount of space under your feet, but just a sliver at the top. This, to me, makes it feel a bit unbalanced and top heavy.
Technically, the exposure is good, the focus is good, and the two different colors of flash was a good idea. However, the "sunshine" flash looks like a flash, and the "cold" flash causes some shadows that take away from the authentic look.
Again, it is a great take on the challenge, I think it just has a couple of minor nitpicks in the execution that hurt you.
Spotted this in my initial scan of all the entries - couldn't wait to see the full size version during my vote. Excellent lighting choices here - I like this a lot.
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