"Keeping Hope Alive" - Pandora's Box
by graphicfunk

Comment:
If anyone has vision, I think it's you. But even with that, and pardon me for suggesting it, but the white walls are what I feel let this excellent picture down. Perhaps a darker background with the light shinning up like it is now would have helped isolate Pandora in her own world? Say a blue? Anyway, good idea.

As Illustrated
by JPR

Comment:
Is he Lasher from the Anne Rice series? That's what both these graveyard pictures remind me of. Or perhaps he's one of the vampires? Lestat?

The Keeper
by JPR

Comment:
I enjoyed this but didn't vote the challenge. This was the best I saw but I thought it was maybe jj's. Good job.

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by KevinRiggs

Comment:
I love how the light from his t shirt shines back up onto his face and makes it glow. The curve of his back and hair really makes this one stand out. Did you have a reflector behind him? Really a nice location you found.
Personally, I think it would have been more versatile if he had been kick boxing or shadow dancing instead of praying.

Study of Monday's Tests
by JPR

Comment:
Adding this to my favorites. You did such a fantastic job with it. A super example of "seeing" the picture before you take it.

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by debitipton

Comment:
omg, isn't this cute. The high key works well for this. The lighting is good, the focus perfect and the glasses makes it very unique. Imo, it's unfortunate that both hands and the head are cut off but I can see any parent treasuring this picture. Did you try different crops?

On A Summer Night
by muur88

Comment:
Read the comments. The bare walls. That's another thing that adds to the mood I felt. Keep up the good work.

A Long Test Ahead
by Tranquil

Comment:
That must have been a nightmare, trying to get it in focus and writing at the same time. Glad you got a tripod and new camera. Happy shooting.

My Blue Jean Tornado
by toddhead

Comment:
What a wonderful playful shot.

On A Summer Night
by muur88

Comment:
This just strikes me as a sad picture. The fuzzy focus is ok because it adds the the mood. I like the repeating angles of the ceiling and her legs and the straps of her shoes. Strange, the exclusion of her head. It makes it seem even more sad. The slant looks accidental and I would have straightened it.