naked back(maybe not safe for work)

JonMikal · Sep 26, 2005

i perfer the original.

it is different...i like it a lot.

Digital Matt · Sep 26, 2005

I too prefer the original. Noise is not always your enemy.

terri · Sep 26, 2005

Digital Matt said:
I too prefer the original. Noise is not always your enemy.

^^ Agreed. I don't shoot digital, but isn't noise the digital equivalent to film grain? Sometimes the grain in an image is what imparts a quality to a film image that is what sets it apart. That's all I am seeing here, and it is used to great effect in the end result.

JohnMF · Sep 27, 2005

terri said:
^^ Agreed. I don't shoot digital, but isn't noise the digital equivalent to film grain? Sometimes the grain in an image is what imparts a quality to a film image that is what sets it apart. That's all I am seeing here, and it is used to great effect in the end result.

Yes noise is the digital equivalent of grain. Very rarely looks as nice as film grain though, if ever. It tends to go unpleasent shades of red and green. Having said that i dont think this photograph crosses that line, i think it looks good

Scott WRG Editor · Sep 28, 2005

I like it, the noise adds a texture to the piece that suits it IMHO. The colors are unusual and striking.

DramaDork626 · Sep 28, 2005

Actually I like it the way it is, exept i think maybe a SLIGHTLY tighter crop. there is a little too much background

ivoeman · Oct 3, 2005

Hi,

It is defenitely a good try. I like the centered position and I really like the colors. I agree with some others that the black part on the left is too dominating. The grain is not always a problem, but digital grain is not very nice when you blow it up. Adding grain with photoshop might work nicer. Try to take it agian. Taking pictures of yourself is difficult. I almost always play a role in my own pictures. I don't agree with eydryan that you would be no longer the photographer. A good photograph is more than just looking through your camera. The picture should be in your head.
Well, try this pic again and it will be very nice. Try different crops and try to show more of your body, but keep it abstract!

Ivo