Trip the Light Fantastic

[Marko]

Please feel free to comment on or critique any aspect of this image. thx!

[Realist]

My first impression is that the the girl is a little too dark compared to the lights.

Looks like you took a long exposure of the lights, and used a flash on the girl to freeze her. Also you used camera movement to squiggle the lights around a bit. Am I right, or did you do something different here?

[Bambi]

it's quite interesting. She has a bit of a withdrawn look on her face that I don't like and I don't know what the blur is under her right arm.

But I love how she's framed by the lights and seems to be wrapped in them.

[Realist]

it's quite interesting. She has a bit of a withdrawn look on her face that I don't like and I don't know what the blur is under her right arm.

But I love how she's framed by the lights and seems to be wrapped in them.

I believe the blur you're seeing is her own leg, as it's a multiple exposure of her.

[Runmonty]

I like it Marko. Perhaps her face could be a tad brighter. It is unusual for a ballet (?) dancer to be portrayed with the bright framing such as this (often they are either high key and soft focus, or a black background), but this creative approach works for me.

[asnow]

Oooops, I almost gave a critique and you indicate to only give one if your photo is in the critique forum. Do you mind if I give you my honest impression.

[Marko]

Please go ahead with the honest impression - I asked for it in the post "Please feel free to comment on or critique any aspect of this image. thx!"

[Matt K.]

Keep 'em coming, Marko, those are fantastic.

[asnow]

Ok, here is the honest critique. To me the streaked colours on the top and sides don't seem to fit. They seem like they have been painted on top afterwards.

[Marko]

Appreciate the comments - no prob asnow. I might have to work on this one more to balance the dancer and the lights. The lights were not painted in though, they were shot with the model.