#35 critiques needed

MarkR

Finally, *finally* got a few hours to myself today. Told my wife I was committing "crimes against photography" and may not have been far off the mark.

Here's what I came up with. Reshoots definitely possible.

#1 My preferred medium


#2 Crayons


#3 A Rainbow of Colors


#4 A Rainbow of Colors (version 2)


#5 Self Portrait, Blue Period


The last one is actually my favorite, but unless you're familiar with this painting it probably doesn't make much sense, and as such, is probably not challenge-worthy. :cry

ghinson

Excellent job recreating the Picasso. I have to say though, when I first saw it I did not like it, because I was not familiar with his similar self-portrait. But as a modern version of that classic, good job.

adbsgicom

Like the first and third ones best.

sherstone

#1 and 5 - the others feel too open and loose in both comp and crop.

I really love the detail in #1 but am missing the why. Pretty much what my first attempt is suffering from - a why.

angevin1

Not certain about the need for a why.

When I see your crayon in pic one, I think of writing the word Blue....perhaps writing others and scratching thru them or what not??

just ideas ............floating trial balloons~

michswiss

I really like #5, even without the context of the original painting.

richtersl

Another one for #5!

The crayon-thing has been presented before. But that Picasso-like image kicks butt!!

WhatSheSaw

What RichtersL said. #5 is a cool blue!

Kinkajou

adbsgicom wrote:

Like the first and third ones best.

+1, although the first one is the strongest to me.

MarkR

Hmm... maybe I need a "bake off" between 1 and 5. I'm leaning toward reshooting #1 just to clean it up.

I am concerned that #5 is a more polarizing image -- straddling the line of "too photoshoppy" and requiring specialized knowledge to fully appreciate.

Thanks for everyone's comments. Keep them coming!