Steampunk-ish

[ccphoto]

[Shadowman]

Nicely processed.

[IzzieK]

Very nice...I like the pose, BUT those little dots near his head and some scattered around the shot iself, are they dust sensors? Just curious...

[mugge]

Chris, I really like this picture. The strange dots all over it works for me for some reason.
Cheer Ole

[Sergio M.]

Cool shot, Chris. It looks like you might be in the reflection.

Sergio

[John 2]

Very nicely processed Chris but I'm less happy about the prominence of the forearm caused by perspective distortion. It's made it a bit too dominant (for me).

[ccphoto]

Very nice...I like the pose, BUT those little dots near his head and some scattered around the shot iself, are they dust sensors? Just curious...

Dots are just bokeh. The ones up to the right of his hat are a part of whatever was in the BG. I think the dominance of the forearm is due to the FX lens on a DX body...some things are a trade off but for what I was able to get with the 24-120 for the rest of the parade route, it was worth the little bit of distortion.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Chris I like the processing and the pose. I find the dark thing (?)behind his head a bit distracting though.

[bje07]

Nice shot, I find the PP too crispy, IMO you move too far the cursors (I do often the same)

[Rainforest]

Love the color and capture but it is a bit crisp for my tastes too particularly on his forehead.

[ccphoto]

This was a NIK package editing tool...something to do while waiting for dinner. :-) I could fix it but it's just a time waster. I like it like it is though understand the grit not being to everyone's tastes.

[Rainforest]

This was a NIK package editing tool...something to do while waiting for dinner. :-) I could fix it but it's just a time waster. I like it like it is though understand the grit not being to everyone's tastes.

I relate - sounds familiar to me ;-)

[Mike Buckley]

I like it like it is though understand the grit not being to everyone's tastes.

When I evaluate an image, I try my best to ignore my own preferences. Instead, I try to take into account whether the various characteristics of the image are a good fit with its overall style. In this case, they're an excellent fit in my mind including the "large" arm and elbow.

If you particularly like the style of the bokeh, I wonder if you would want to consider acquiring a mirror lens because of the donut-style bokeh they produce when specular highlights are in the background.