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Focal Length - 55mm
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ISO - 200
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Hi Looking for critique on composition, crop and post processing...thanks for looking.
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Old 10-04-2010, 02:00 PM
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Too much is cut off of his head. The crop on his legs and arm look fine, but the crop on his head just looks too unnatural. Especially in a shot where most of his body is showing and there is nothing in the background or composition that would explain why his head is cut off. Otherwise, the colors look great and the shot looks good too!
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Old 10-04-2010, 08:17 PM
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It looks like the focus of the shot is his belly. But I love the colors. I would say his stance could be adjusted slightly, and crop higher so his head is in the top third, but not cut off. Nice shot.
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Old 10-04-2010, 08:33 PM
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the arm and head cut off, i really dont like..
the pose is very unflattering as it makes the stomach bulge out, and all i see is crotch

post processing is cool, suits the look and i like the reflection in the glases.
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umm...yeah, my eyes went to the crotch....otherwise, I like the lighting.
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I agree with the head chop, but I do think the pose could work had you shot it from a higher angle & to camera right so we're maybe looking in the same direction that he is & so his nether region isn't right in our face. I do like the processing, the bleach bypass look works well here.
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Thank you all for taking the time to comment. Appreciate all the feedback though some it (about the pose) was most unexpected
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