[quote user="Manstein's revenge"]
| ..the work on the base, palms, bunker is excellent...gives me the impression of what I see in WW2 pics of Tarawa, etc... |
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Exactly I totally agree w/ that
Where I think you could have done a better job is composition, specifically w/ the debris and some of the figs...IMO, there is too much clutter in front of the bunker and the soldiers are a bit too close, especially the one on the right---he's practially looking down into the bunker, which I assume is still active based on your title. I like the way the guys are creeping up on the left flank a lot better. They seem to be avoiding the line of fire... |
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Maybe some good pointers there from Manny. Looking back at the build, I like the beach before the clutter ,MAYBE some area free of it(like the front) would give the viewer a break(with a little "deadspace")and just show a little swath of virgin sand. (Less evenly distributed, perhaps?) I think maybe that Marine on the right is about to get his coconut cracked, lookin in too, but I really like this shot
You can't really tell all of what's happening in this shot, and the faces are mostly hidden from view, the shadows fall just right, and the light is revealing really well chosen colors and balanced pallete. I'd hope you touch up that frame before you send pictures to FSM---I'm sure Kelly with love it and want to print this one!( Of course he wants the ideal 'over-all' shot)
~~~ Indy P.S. Don't get me wrong either
