A Black and White Portrait

[findthedge]

It was striking when I first saw it. It still is.

Good work like the rest of your images.

 

[flambe]

I didn't think it was horrible at all, just lacking a story - something I had to keep reminding myself of!

 

[ellery]

This is inherently flawed as a portraiture. Suggest you go back to the fundamentals to work out the conceptual flaws. You have attempted to use the light color lines to lead the eye to a less than side profile of a face. Nice idea with the line bad idea with the position of the face. The lines may in them selves be too strong.

 

[wainism]

i dunno abt the others man, but if u took a shot of me like that, i think that its pretty damn cool!

another piece that i like from u man marc

 

[skelanton]

marc.....
you have nice tone photo
but i dont quite understand the point of the interest of the photo
anyway, from other point of view, i like the angle you take the pic

cheers'

 

[khairi]

if he's looking at you...then it's THE SHOT to me.

the strips go with river, that's nice.

 

[CaeSiuM]

well, 'horrible' or not, there's no fairness involved, it's an opinion in an open forum. if one chooses to express a feeling without giving reason in an open forum it is one's right to do so.

Exactly as you've said eikin. OK since some of you folks has requested more elaboration, I will oblige.

To me, a good picture be it any genre has to charm the viewer and grab their attention. It's either "Wow!", "ho-hum" or "Ughhh..."

Since it's in B&W, the major flaw is that there is no proper separations of tones. I only see grey and more greys. The contrast needs some working on be it trad/digital darkroom.

 

[sigg]

Exactly as you've said eikin. OK since some of you folks has requested more elaboration, I will oblige.

To me, a good picture be it any genre has to charm the viewer and grab their attention. It's either "Wow!", "ho-hum" or "Ughhh..."

Since it's in B&W, the major flaw is that there is no proper separations of tones. I only see grey and more greys. The contrast needs some working on be it trad/digital darkroom.

Yes, do invoke the mind of the audience. Sense the meaning or message behind the photo, but in this case, I could sense none.

If it is trying to show the b&w then the aim has already been achieved,.