MC 6 strong enough?

sbarge

I don't know if any of these are strong enough for this contest. Please let me know what you think

1. Soulful


2. Frigid



3. Another one for "Frigid" or "Cold"



Thanks!

WhatSheSaw

Nice light on the first. Her hand looks translucent.

#2 REALLY says frigid to me.

I like the closeup in #3 - the snow on his back, the eye checking you out. It doesn't say frigid to me as strongly as #2 because of the open water, but definitely says cold.

To me, #3 is the strongest. And definitely worthy.

CWSkopec

2 & 3 are nice captures and definitely unique and frigid or cold looking. However, I don't love the lighting in the shots. It's just too flat.

I do love the lighting on #1 and I think that's an excellent shot/entry. I'm not quite reading "soulful" from it though. When I think soulful in a music frame of mind, I see an old blues singer belting out the song right into the mic, eyes closed and lost in the emotion. Maybe a title along the lines of "Heartfelt" would be more appropriate. Similar word and meaning but invokes a different image in my mind, one that's closer to the shot you've captured!

dls

visually speaking, i like #1. i like the colors and the mood. and i think that 'soulful' is appropriate. #2 and #3 definitely conveys frigid/cold. of the two, i like the comp in #3 a little more, although it does look a little grainy to me.

pyroPrints.com

#1 is outstanding. One thing i'd try and see how it looks like, is adding some negative space around her (more darkness)

nightpixels

#1 has potential. I would try to do something about the noise caused by the high ISO. Too much noise on the guitar and the right arm. Also, I agree with Pyro's comment on the negative space.

travelways

I like both: #1 with comments above and #2.

I think I like #2 better with some more space if possible, on the right and top...

dlscott56

CWSkopec wrote:

2 & 3 are nice captures and definitely unique and frigid or cold looking. However, I don't love the lighting in the shots. It's just too flat.

I do love the lighting on #1 and I think that's an excellent shot/entry. I'm not quite reading "soulful" from it though. When I think soulful in a music frame of mind, I see an old blues singer belting out the song right into the mic, eyes closed and lost in the emotion. Maybe a title along the lines of "Heartfelt" would be more appropriate. Similar word and meaning but invokes a different image in my mind, one that's closer to the shot you've captured!

sbarge

Thanks so much for your feedback - it is very helpful and much appreciated!

AndMan

nightpixels wrote:

#1 has potential. I would try to do something about the noise caused by the high ISO. Too much noise on the guitar and the right arm. Also, I agree with Pyro's comment on the negative space.

slpollett

You really nailed "Frigid" with #2, but #1 is so much more dramatic. I love the lighting in that one. I'm not sure 'soulful' is the first thing that comes to my mind when I see that picture though.

Sherry

Kinkajou

nightpixels wrote:

#1 has potential. I would try to do something about the noise caused by the high ISO. Too much noise on the guitar and the right arm. Also, I agree with Pyro's comment on the negative space.

What about calling it 'solo' or something along those lines? Especially if you add that black space. I think it would really add a lot to the feeling of the image.

trevor

I can really feel the frigidness in #2, although that may have something to do with the cold weather here

#1 seems to be the stronger image though.