Cloudboy Loc: Orlando, Florida, USA

Afternoon light. Canon R5. Processing in Photoshop and Silver Efex Pro 2.

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Stephan G

Great alignment of the horizontal lines. And a great shot overall.

I feel that the shot would have a stronger impact by cropping the right side past the lighted area in the next room. There several strong stories that other cropping can present. One would have the surfboard and the figure alone, left upper corner of the posted shot.

Again, great work.

Stephan G

PaulG Loc: Western Australia

Sorry, but there is no story in this, to me. The bottom line is: any photo, painting, etc, really should demand - what is the message, what am I trying to say/get across? There seems to be so much going in his instance that (to me) it's impossible to decipher what is the end intent. A lot of dark chunks and superfluous stuff that adds nothing to the overall message, only confusion and distraction. Severe cropping and judicious inclusion (of only relevant detail) will layer the story; that is, if there is one. Anything else is counterproductive and an unnecessary distraction. You have an image (self), a surfboard (which seems to be your leaning), and a home environment -albeit it incredibly cluttered. So, to me (again), I am left wondering; what are you trying to say here. On top f that, there is the artistic attempt at striated lighting. An awful lot going on in an image that could be so much more simplified. Please don't be discouraged by my observations, though. You've been incredibly ambitious in this shot, probably too much so. An image of self, part of the environment, lighting (as you have it), and, of course, board, would look so much mor effective. Imagine the shot to be you, looking out a window/doorway, say. It would show intent. the kitchen stuff (left) adds nothing, so it should go.