Early morning
by Kaizer

Comment:
This is quite lovely. I think it suffers from a bit of what I'm going to call "under-effect" that I suspect is probably the result of somewhat less-than-striking composition. The colors of the water and the mud on the shore being essentially the same has a lot to do with this, I suspect. If I were you, I would draw greater attention to the leopard's (is that what atht is?) colors by experimenting with greater saturation of the subject and some selective desaturation of the surrounding environment. That, I suspect, could take this lovely composition and turn it into something truly fabulous. 6 from me.

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Nice interpretive take on the challenge.

Life's Work
by hvaux

Comment:
Man...this is definitely one of my fav's. It looks like something that should be on the book jacket of a novel, don't you think?

Portrait of Past and Present --> (Horses and Cars)
by meetpd

Comment:
Very nice composition. Burn that left horse's features and the reins to contrast it better against the light, and maybe blur that background with the vehicles, and I think you'd have an even stronger and more striking piece of work.

Olivia - Portrait of an Artist
by faery

Comment:
Lovely shot with a beautiful subject. Would have been far better with some enhanced contrast and some creative editing to lighten that far wall.

Sunshine
by nards656

Comment:
Your post-processing her looks a bit over-compensatory, especially around the eyes, where it looks like an unsharp mask or noise tool was used a bit to liberally. Composition is otherwise quite strong.

Unforgiven II
by kiumars_kashani

Comment:
Whoa those are some bright highlights in her face. I would strongly suggest diffusing the glow on this shot to soften those fine details in her face, which are not very attractive at this proximity. Compositionally, I really like the cropping. 4 from me.

My Sleeping Beauty
by Demento_1974

Comment:
I'm going to hope this was MEANT to look like it was taken from the inside of a casket. If not, be warned that this looks like a post-mortem shot--probably because the soft focus, her pillow and the background of the bed, not to mention the position of her hands, all remind me so much of a viewing of an open casket. Otherwise, this is a fine piece of work. 6 from me.

Sweet Romance
by MissyKay

Comment:
The angling of the shot is fantastic. I think I would like this one so much more if the subjects didn't look so disinterested in one another... Overall, this composition is a well-earned 7 from me.

gaby
by arsenal

Comment:
This is my favorite kind of portrait: the casual candid taken against an undistracting though nevertheless common contextual background. It is so obviously NOT a studio pose that it works far better emotively than something that is obviously contrived. Thanks so much for sharing!