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    Re: Illicit

    I like it, But wish the heads of the two statues weren't chopped off.
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    Yep, Frog is going to get you on this one! I like the busts you have here as well as most of the other elements. And while I am way more an asymmetrical person than a symmetrical one, the balance here is not quite working for me -- and I don't know why. Another thing that bothers me is the overlap of the vase and the chair and the piece of the chair? on the left. The rich colors are appealing, but this one, for me, just doesn't have the WOW all your others have had.
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    Yeah I actually took this one before I started posting here, and while I am not as hung up on cutting off subjects that are not the focus, I think I would not have if it had not been for problems above that point. What I need to work on is not accepting the limitations. Either redo it or keep it to myself...

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    And that's a limitation that a viewer of a photo is subject to -- we don't get to see everything the photographer had to deal with outside the frame. If you just kept it to yourself, this would be a terrible Critique Forum!
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    Re: Illicit

    Except for the heads being cut off I think this is a better effort than some of your "harder HDR images", I prefer a softer and more natural look though.
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    Re: Illicit

    It is not "wrong" to crop out the tops of the busts. The choice to do so simply eliminates the formal and centers the focus lower.

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    Well, I guess my head chop is already mentioned so that leaves me with saying I like everything else about this.
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