Sigh, I've been trying to put this off because as usual, you guys make this too hard.
I think I'm going to have to go with this Shivan Family Portrait by Nightmare. The Vassago pic by Techno and the JAD pic by PIe were also pretty nice (and not just because they're my campaigns (okay maybe a bit!).
2018 Scoreboard:niffiwan - 1
Nightmare - 1I just want to post some critiques and words of encouragement to help you guys take some better pictures. They're always good, but sometimes there's just a few things that could really make some of these pic even
better.
One thing I always like to look for is originality. I liked this month's winner because it was different from before, it had work put into the composition and setup. It always brings a smile to my face when I see that little bit of creativity behind it everything.
Another thing that influences me is superb lighting. Nightmare's first entry was certainly red, but the ship it was meant to be showcasing was entirely black, I couldn't make out what it was! The Vassago pic was dark, but it had just enough lighting to make out the shape of the ship (and the bloom it was giving off helped give off a certain sinister presence).
On the other side of things, tomimaki's entry of a Rakshasa firing a beam is very striking, but it was a bit washed out. I know sometimes you're fighting various effects going off that do that sometimes, and it can look cool in motion, but as a static screenshot it loses some of that
pop you get with good contrast. (I did really like it though!)
And just in general I like well composed pictures where you have a good view of the object that's pleasing to the eye. Check out
some photography composition articles to get a feel how the pros do it.
Keep up the good work and please continue to make the end of the month miserable for me as I try and pick
just one entry.