like being born again
by adigitalromance

Comment:
Utterly compelling.

Vanishing Point
by ecmguy

Comment:
A 9 from me but nonetheless, like it's colour, this may take the Blue.

I know it to be an ecmguy image - congrats on your 1x.com publication.

mum
by posthumous

Comment:
Ha! Well done!

Never got round to voting in this challenge but that anchoring vertical on the left lays an excellent foundation from which the rest of the image can rise.

Well played. Well deserved.

welcome
by tanguera

Comment:


Awarded for the March 2012 Free Study.

Closed eyes, hence imperfect background and more real
by AllenP

Comment:
Fantastic isolation. One of my highest scores.

In Passing
by jagar

Comment:
Well done John! A lesson in how to embrace shadows.

Great stuff.

tangled
by skewsme

Comment:

Originally posted by bspurgeon: I'm inside my mind.

Aren't you paid to be in someone else's? ;-)

Valerie
by agrimace

Comment:
Looks like something I might enter ;-)

For me (on my monitors) the highlights would benefit from a bit of recovery and the face with a little more sharpening.

I do like the pose and the lighting set up though.

Just re-read; I do like the image a lot more than the above comments might suggest! 7 from me.

welcome
by tanguera

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This is utterly glorious - wonderful colours, lovely empty foreground, minute-perfect light and a well judged vignette. It feels slightly cool but you can still feel the remnants of a hot day.

Critical stuff: Johanna, I think I've seen another in your Flickr portfolio or blog that I think is even better?

Overall: Stupendous colours win out. 10.

The Red Fence
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Fantastic colours - somewhere between Vegas and Twin Peaks! I'm just waiting for a man to talk backwards! There are all sorts of fascinating elements here - the fence like pencil; the seats retro-futurist and of course the overall coloration is fabulous.

Critical stuff: I think I hanker for a stronger vignette or some edge burning - not sure why.

Overall: Eclectic and effective.