Even my husband, who is totally photographically illiterate remarked that it “looked funny”.
As an artist and photographer, I *must* be aware of the direction/consistency of light sources upon and around the subject at all times.
An otherwise perfectly executed painting [or photo, for that matter] can be ruined by ‘conflicting/contradictory/ disconsonant/discordant lighting’ which the subconscious mind picks up on even when the conscious mind ‘can’t put a finger on what’s wrong’.
It creates a sense of aesthetic unease in the untrained, casual observer and a sense of near agony in the trained artist.
That photo hurts my head.
[and I’m not even going to get into the perspective/proportion issue]
great post.
I completely agree with everything you said.
Some pics just ‘feel’ worse and worse the more you look at them. This is one of them.