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    Gardening

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    Re: Gardening

    I look at the photo...at first...I think...why did he take a picture of his back yard...

    and then it loaded the rest of the way and I changed my mind.

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    Re: Gardening

    I had the same thought. I'm wondering how it would look if you skewed the colors more toward the blue side so that it looks more like the work was being done by moonlight?

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    The best of the bunch; joke or no joke LOL.
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    Re: Gardening

    Well done here. The lighting is perfect on this, I like how the light reflects off of the pitch fork. The composition is also spot on.
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    Re: Gardening

    I think the garden tool is too neatly arranged...if it had anything to do with the crime. It might be randomly tossed with a hasty getaway...

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    Re: Gardening

    Ok man you are starting to scare me just a little.

    Nice color and exposure!

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    Re: Gardening

    Seb, I like what your doing with this concept of macabre humor. The only thing I find that should be improved here is the pitch fork position. Jenny had a cool idea of looking like it was tossed haplessly in a quick getaway, but moreso i think having it straight up blends in too much with the fence slats. If it were cutting across the slats diagonally, it would lend to more tension and also allow it to stand out more. Nice work here!
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    Re: Gardening

    The shape of the hand and fingers is spot on too.
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    Re: Gardening

    ...or laying on the ground near hand as if dropped by past tense gardener..?..

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    Re: Gardening

    Hi all.

    Thanks for the positive feedback. I intend to pursue this series.

    regards

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    Re: Gardening

    Yikes.. too weird with that arm lying there like that !!!!!

    I think I would have left a little more space in the foreground. Maybe some (fake) blood on the pitchfork too, or something like a black cat.

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    Re: Gardening

    Another reminder of why your work is some of my favorite here.

    My first nitpick was that it was just "too" perfectly sharp and well lit, but then the soap opera feel really started to add to the humor for me.
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    Re: Gardening

    Seb,

    I really like this.

    My one critique would have been to have the fork closer as if it was a real accident and possibly pining the fingures to the ground, and then I change my mind because it looks to imperfect and like it as it is.

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    Re: Gardening

    GB: I like your reaction lol.... Thanks for the suggestions.

    Seb: Your feedback means a lot to me. I am glad to know that we see the same thing here

    Roger: Thanks!

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