Eorzea's Next Top Model Cycle 4 - Round 5

[Tyriont]

SEMIFINAL TIME!

Last week in an extremely close round, we lost both Tinsley and Katarh. This week we're down to five models, with only three able to proceed on to the final round. And appropriately given that we're approaching the end, it's time to revist the area featured in so much of A Realm Reborn's ending storyline.

We're off to Mor Dhona! Revenant's Toll, specifically. The models were once more given free rein, but had to be in the encampment. Town? City? What do we even call it these days?

As always, please order the shots according to your preference. The round will close at 11:59pm on Tuesday as always.

Best of luck, everyone!

ENTM Cycle 4 Round 5

[Shini_Neko]

1. Stephen
2. Brun
3. Sunny
4. Nozomi
5. Hopelle

To be honest, I had a problem ordering the bottom three I'm sorry, but it was almost a tie for who I didn't like the least

[Rikkustrife]

Stephen
Sunny
Nozomi
Brunhilda
Hopelle

Hopelle has my favorite bakground of all them interestingly enough

[AdamFyi]

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[Terrini]

1) Brun Hilda A lovely dynamic shot that really makes me feel like I'm in the middle of things. You look gorgeous and really stand out while looking like you belong in this scene! With the NPC and all the alchemy instruments in the foreground and the infirmary in the back... it's just really well balance and nothing feels empty. Everything in this shot ties it together.

2) Sunny Day It's a murky dark night shot where the area is foggy and murky and the background is hard to see except for these bright glowing crystals that seem to light you and your quiet confidence up! This picture is very subtle but also very bold! Also impressive that there's no one in the square... did you bribe everyone to leave for you or was it just really dead on your server just then? Regardless of how it happened I like the emptiness, it really makes it have a dark dead of the night feel.

3) Nozomi Kei I love this shot, the above angle of everything below, seeing all the bustle and activity, it makes me think Quasimodo XD Everything about this shot is gorgeous. Except for the lighting... here you are looking hooded and sneaky and the lighting is so bright!, if it were Twilight or Gloomy maybe it wouldn't seem so off but the golden glow just throws me off with your otherwise sneaky picture. Someone should be looking up and pointing at you "What's that guy doing up there?" It seems like you should be that obvious... Actually... if someone WAS doing that I might have snuck you up a level... That would have really sold everything for me.

4) Stephen Fairbrook I love this concept and the song effect really makes you shine, the audience actually seems nicely arranged to act as a border, but then there is this emptiness behind you... If you could have gotten an extra behind that counter clapping or looking pleased while at work I think that may have been the final touch to get the image to be balanced because you have a good foreground and midground, but your background suffers.

5) Hopelle Losstoam A really nice concept, but I just don't think it's well executed... the image just feels empty. Some extras walking away from the camera in civilian clothes or something would have made the left and right of your picture seem less empty with these towering walls. There's that bit of activity in the background but it's not enough to really make this picture shine... it just ends up very weak compared to the others but I could see it being so much better...

[Pooky_Bear]

Brun Hilda
Nozomi Kei
Stephen Fairbrook
Hopelle Losstoam
Sunny Day

[Oce]

All of these shots are amazing, and I had a lot of trouble placing 2nd - 5th. :< I just want you guys to know I love all of your shots and you all deserve to go through in my mind but... Unfortunately that can't happen. ;__;

Nozomi Kei \\ I really love the overall composition of this shot. It doesn't feel very ninja-y, to me, but regardless it's my favourite shot of the bunch. I love the weather you've got (fog?), and how you've somehow managed to catch it at a point where it's active, but doesn't have people unrealistically stacked on top of eachother. It seems like a scene in an anime. Well done!
Stephen Fairbrook \\ Very nice! I like the feel you've got going here, and getting a group of people to come and sit and look like the audience definitely made the picture. I feel like you could be slightly more to the right, or the camera tilted slightly, because right now you feel a little cramped up against the minstrel, but that's my only complaint here!
Sunny Day \\ This was a really hard toss up between you and Brun but in the end I think your shot has more "umf" to it. You're more of a focal point, and the lighting does a lot to give you this sort of cocky, sinister feel that really resonates with your surroundings.
Brun Hilda \\ I really love the concept, and the composition, and I really really wish I could place you higher, because honestly there's nothing wrong with this shot other than my eyes not knowing where to go in the image. I wish, somehow, the attention was drawn better to you beyond the white coat. ;__; Because it really is a lovely shot.
Hopelle Losstoam \\ I adore the symmetry and off kilter look to the aetherite ring, but the weather + your outfit just completely blend you into your surroundings, and it kind of kills the shot for me. I'm so sorry, too, because it's a neat idea, but I think you would have been better off with something to maybe match the aetherite, like the ironworks set (blue glow) :<

[Maleha]

We're in the semi-finals, so it goes without saying that all of you have done great work! I'm really sorry to see any of you go!

Stephen Fairbrook – Super adorable! I like the use of your extras as framing devices a lot in this one, though there is a bit of empty space on top of you and YoshiP’s alter ego. The woes of being a Lala. (How did Tyriont refer to them in Yt1? “Tiny and puntable”) Another thing I might nit-pick is that compared to for example Brun, who also has an indoor shot, your lighting is rather bright. It’s noticeable on in the shadows of others and your face is on the verge of being washed out. Maybe a touch too high on the gamma slider?

Brun Hilda – The purple of your costume fits perfectly with your hair~ But why are you blinking? T_T Otherwise this a beautifully compose shot. Though personally I might have rotated the angle a touch further left to get rid of that corner of the wardrobe behind you.

Nozomi Kei – Ninja…but you’re a Blackmage (or Summoner)! Though that costume IS kind of convincing I guess. Not sure about your choice of top though. :/ Otherwise it’s a beautiful scenic shot, the ropes are a nice framing device. Maybe take you out and it could be a scenic shot for advertising FF! Compared to my top 2 it’s just a bit too passive I guess? I like their interactivity with their surroundings more. :/ Addenndum: Looking at it again, I think you should be commended for not shying away from showing other players in your shot. RT is tricky in that depending on the server population it's packed, but if you're brave (and lucky that noone is holding a Fat Chocobo flashmob) it really works to make the town feel alive. Kudos for that!

I had trouble deciding between Kei and Sunny, both have nice shots at their core, but I found more to nitpick with Sunny's. So I'm sorry

Sunny Day – Another scenic one. Immediate nitpick is that there are a lot completely black spots in the picture which make for empty space. Especially right above you. It’s framed nicely, maybe turn the camera a bit left (what’s with me and left today), to get rid of the dark block on the right and get a bit more crystal on the left. The lighting on you is quite well done, but a bit odd since we cannot see the light source (sun minion is nicer imho if it supplements natural light, like lamps or torches, effects etc). Your facial expressions is a bit at odds with your blurb, because you look rather calm, almost serene. A /smirk might have worked better here.

Hopelle Losstoam – WHY ARE YOU CENTERED?! Jokes aside, I do get the choice, the symmetry is beautiful in this picture. I’m not quite convinced of the costume choice here, something more serene would have fit the scene more. (Perfect Balance… Monks, anyone?) And zoom. You’re not only quite zoomed out, but you also have a LOT of dead space with the walls on the side. Yes, diagonal lines create movement and lead the eye into the picture, the framing potential is great but when 2/3 of the picture are nothing but rock you might want to adjust. The concept has a lot going for it, but needs more work.
I understand you probably couldn’t work on it a lot because of the flooding, and it’s unfortunate, but honesty compels me to put you lower down.

[Mugiawara]

1.Sunny: OMG. XD He looks so sexy and it kinda reminds me of like Sherlock Holmes or some sort of detective. This music fits him SO well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gJc05CUh-U "Don't worry, love....I'll always return."
2.Nozomi: I'd like this better if it was in the nighttime but I love this a lot. It reminds me of a vigilante or something.
3.Stephen: "Let me sing you the song of my people." I love this. Like a little concert. The only thing I'd wish you'd done was stand up-right when playing the song.
4.Brun: I dunno...I think it'd been better if your eyes were open and the person like shocked/surprised or something since he was getting lectured.
5.Hopelle: Neat idea but didn't execute that well, I am sorry to say...I think the outfit kinda tossed it all around. :/ Maybe something to match the Aertherlyte's colour?

[Noxifer]

1. Stephen Fairbrook
2. Brun Hilda
3. Sunny Day
4. Nozomi Kei
5. Hopelle Losstoam