me in white
by Venser

Comment:
Powerful - could pass for a replicant!
bump

Floating
by Cory

Comment:
Funny but is it a portrait? In any case, imo it needs cropping and less sharpening - I like the snow/rain effect and the smile - voted before
"portrait: a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders."

The Gymnast
by vawendy

Comment:
I never look at an image first to see if it met the challenge but this is just far from a being portrait, at least by any dictionary definition:

"portrait: a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders"

You definitely have an investment in the sitter - charming face by the way - but there are a few details that to me do not look right independently of the challenge (her left hand so bright and looking so big with the painted nails, the black engulfing part of her body...)
I gave it 4 and feel that I have to explain myself

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by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
The processing is very unappealing - your entry was very good

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by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
very interesting also but there is something awkward about the hand. You picked well

the job
by jmritz

Comment:
A wonderful take - more modern that the noir period, or let's say, more mafia than noir, but captivating.
I suspect that if the contrast was more pronounced you'd have got better marks
For me, it works beautifully

Leaving The Scene
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Very good addition of fog

Bungalow
by glad2badad

Comment:
Good noir chaos

Hello, Stranger
by posthumous

Comment:
The expression and composition makes the shot. So much so that I imagined what you were thinking of (the "sitter" I mean!!!!!

Elle
by Neat

Comment:
No comments for this lovely shot?
I like it a lot - when I look on one of my screens the top is cropped and I realized that it would perhaps be an option.

I wish people will go back to comment