I would like to thank everyone who comented on this shot (both good and bad). I agree that it need more contrast but I had to bring the brightness down on this one pretty far to get the effect I was looking for on the moon tattoos, and just to clear this one up for the record, yes that is a real tattoo. I want to go back to this one and selectively change the brightness and contrast of different regions to get a better depth of tone but I can't do that within the rules of this contest
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5 (the subject is to straight on, perhaps turning the subject at a 45 degree angle would have worked better. It adds more depth to the photo) , Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6 (the lighting was great, but not enough contrast ), Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5 , Total Averaged Rating 5 . smshats
Not sure if this is lust. Photo is well done. Composition is good. Good use of lights and darks. I would have preferred more tension in a photo on lust, but perhaps this is lust in its more leering sense.
OK, I can see you are trying to depict lust. But this picture is so unappealing, that I can't imagine anyone thinking LUST when they saw it. The fact that I am a woman doesn't prevent me from being able to appreciate a good photo depicting such. My opinion has nothing to do with your model. It is the pose, the position of the breasts, the fact that it looks like she has a very long neck and no head. IAnd I find the cycle of the moon tatoos very distracting. (if the tatoos are real, sorry!)
Nice choice using black and white! It looks superb. I think the feather looks really good as well, and along with the outfit, makes the model look like one of those 1940's type dancers. 9 - Konador
Very nice. I love the use of the feather ... Much better effect than just a straight nude. Really makes me want to see what's under there (lust). Love the surrounding black; makes me focus on the subejct(s). Great job. 10
I like the black and white effect on this picture and in this challenge in general. This is a good photo. Perhaps a little brighter in the lower portion, but very effective nevertheless.
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