Open Study Help, please.

angevin1

I have four potential entries, all happenstance. I like them all on their own merits equally. Which do you like? And yes, if you have a nit or crit, voice that too!

Thanks in advance~

1. Feather Study



2. Request for More



3. Peering into my Past.


4. Sitter


Again, thank you!

zoomer

Crop 25% off the bottom of the top one, I like that one. Give it s small white boost and smidge of contrast....maybe, hard to tell on my crappy work monitor.

Jenn

I think I favor #4.

SeascapeS

I'll confuse you further and say No. 2. I love the different expressions on the gorillas and the way they are all lines up. Also love the B&W.

What are the lines going through them? The first gorilla has a line across his face and right shoulder and the second gorilla has two lines across his chest. The third one does too.

nightpixels

I also like #2 a lot. Love the expressions on their faces and how they are lined up.

angevin1

SeascapeS wrote: »

I'll confuse you further and say No. 2. I love the different expressions on the gorillas and the way they are all lines up. Also love the B&W.

What are the lines going through them? The first gorilla has a line across his face and right shoulder and the second gorilla has two lines across his chest. The third one does too.

Thanks Sandi! The Lines are unfortunately from the Glass obs. booth!
And......She thought we were all pretty Silly standing in there, I think!

angevin1

nightpixels wrote: »

I also like #2 a lot. Love the expressions on their faces and how they are lined up.

Thanks Allen. While I may have 'prettier' photos....that Human Connection via language speaks to us I think.

ic4u

They are all very good, but I think I too would go with #2, however I would be interested in seeing the color version, I'm not completely sold on it in B&W.

sweetharmony

And then I like #3! I feel as if he's talking to me.......do you have alternate crops for that one? It'd also be interesting to see it as a dramatic black and white.....the glint in the subject's eyes could come through quite profound in b & w and the glare off the coat would be downplayed, revealing more depth to the texture.

kdotaylor

Another vote for #2

WhatSheSaw

I have been looking at these for a while. I keep coming back to #2.

#3 is a great portrait, but I feel like I've seen it before. #4 is not as strong as #3.

#1 is interesting, but it doesn't engage me like the others. It might work if you cropped just the circular pattern on the right side or maybe some other crop like suggested earlier.

dls

ditto on #2. #1 is a close second with the great textures and technical quality, but #2 is a bit different with a captivating and interesting subject matter that draws the viewer up the photo. sort of reminds me of a variant of see/hear/speak no evil. very good capture.

DsrtVW

I also like the alignment of subjects in #2

AndMan

#2 +1

SeascapeS

Nice choice on the entry!

angevin1

sweetharmony wrote: »

And then I like #3! I feel as if he's talking to me.......do you have alternate crops for that one? It'd also be interesting to see it as a dramatic black and white.....the glint in the subject's eyes could come through quite profound in b & w and the glare off the coat would be downplayed, revealing more depth to the texture.

Hey Leah, I do! I like that one too,but chose to go with #2. With Number three, I feel I lost something in the moment with him, and plan on revisiting him sometime soon to see if we can figure each other out and come away with a better portrait. Thanks!

angevin1

SeascapeS wrote: »

Nice choice on the entry!

Thanks Sandi, and Yes, thanks to all of the rest of you who chimed in. I really wanted to just choose a simple subject that I happened to photogrpah this week, and did! Having all of your eyes on this helps!!

Thanks!

sweetharmony

Gorillas are tough because they don't make eye contact.....it's a sign of aggression if they do and is why you see countless images with the gorilla's head slightly profiled. You chose well, Tom!