Not sure whether to enter #16

[MrsCue]

Not sure whether to enter #16. What do you think?

"Dance"

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3163916719_7ed63454c4.jpg?v=0

Should I give you a choice of 2?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1158/3164750192_1cccf0964b.jpg?v=0

[KurtPreston]

I like #1 best, nice light and a great pose. I could really love #2 but something just doesn't feel right about it. It may be that the camera is too high. I really wish there was some way you could light just the eyes and leave the rest of her face in deep shadow :)

[babybluetx23]

The second one is leaning to the right. I really like them!

[pyroPrints.com]

I think #2 is the better choice here. The pose is more dramatic.

[MrsCue]

I like #1 best, nice light and a great pose. I could really love #2 but something just doesn't feel right about it. It may be that the camera is too high. I really wish there was some way you could light just the eyes and leave the rest of her face in deep shadow :)

I'm only 5ft lol and I was sideways shooting a portrait orientation so the camera must be about level with what... ermmm 4ft.
I think it's the doorframe. It's so wonky it's unreal lol. You should see the top of it. Maybe they had had a few to drink when putting this house together.
I wondered about removing the door frame altogether. I dunno.
Maybe I will just scrap these and shoot something else.

[KurtPreston]

I'm only 5ft lol and I was sideways shooting a portrait orientation so the camera must be about level with what... ermmm 4ft.
I think it's the doorframe. It's so wonky it's unreal lol.

heh ... It's a great illusion though :) If you have a chance to reshoot in a different doorframe, I do like the pose and the backlighting ... it's just I need to at least see eyes on the face or a subtly lit jawline maybe :) Fill flash would ruin the mood but if there is a way to put just the faintest light on a small portion the face only ... it could be a killer shot.

[dlplumer]

Of course you should enter. You do great work :barb

[MrsCue]

Thanks everyone. I am in LOVE with this lighting!
I have more shots with this lighting but wasn't sure how peopele would feel about underwear shots being posted so I chose the 2 that were the least noticeable. Maybe I should post a couple more?
I don't want to offend anyone.

And Kurt there is no chance of a reshoot :( Well, not in time for the challenge.

[MrsCue]

210 views and 7 replies lol.
I may have found my entry...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1014/3174483153_517375846b.jpg?v=0

[divamum]

210 views and 7 replies lol.
I may have found my entry...



I love the first two - agree, the lighting is spectacular! - but this is also a fine contender. Perhaps crop out the stairwell a wee bit? I find the white at the top a little distracting...

As for your first shots - are they any alternative crops for those that might work?

[dreamcometrue]

210 views and 7 replies lol.
I may have found my entry...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1014/3174483153_517375846b.jpg?v=0
I like this picture. I agree with divamum, crop the top of the stairway a bit. What a sweet shot:D

[MrsCue]

I like this picture. I agree with divamum, crop the top of the stairway a bit. What a sweet shot:D

Any better? I had tried cropping even more off than this but I lost the feel of my image in doing so. I felt this was as much as I could crop off.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3177723001_99c0fc7882.jpg?v=0

[dreamcometrue]

Beautiful!! I think you have a winner:clap

[divamum]

Any better? I had tried cropping even more off than this but I lost the feel of my image in doing so. I felt this was as much as I could crop off.



What happens if you use a faint, feathered vignette to diminish the white of the skirting boards? Just a thought. It's such a charming image, but I do find my eye going to those white lines before the delightful subject ("Halfway up the stairs is a place where I sit/There isn't any other place/Quite like it" :D)

[MrsCue]

What happens if you use a faint, feathered vignette to diminish the white of the skirting boards? Just a thought. It's such a charming image, but I do find my eye going to those white lines before the delightful subject ("Halfway up the stairs is a place where I sit/There isn't any other place/Quite like it" :D)

I used a vigniette already. Thanks for your help guys. :thumb

[MrsCue]

I am a bit disappointed in the door frame of one of my images so here are MY final 2...
(I may get another in the next 4 days lol. I am so undecided on this one!)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3163916719_7ed63454c4.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3177723001_99c0fc7882.jpg?v=0

[Travis]

Both are great but for the challenge I prefer #2 (edited version). :thumb It has a feeling and depth to it - like the child has followed a path and is uncertain of her future - at a sort of crossroads of continuing down or turning back to fading memories left behind. (Did I read too much into that or what????? :D ) Of course I could favor the first if her phone number was attached.... :rofl

[MrsCue]

LOL thanks Travis.

[JAG]

I like the girl on the stairs much better too. On the first one its a great concept but the angle doesn't quite make it. She is too cut off at the thighs.