Day 3~ Black Eyed Susan Bud
by annig

Comment:
That macro lens is defective - it may need calibration.
Feel free to package it carefully, insure it and send it to me so I can run some tests on it - may take a few months. Oh - I don't charge for my testing either, and, I'll even pay the return postage.
:P

Nice shot - the dof works well on this, giving it a magic feel.

Day 5 Smirk
by thomaspeople

Comment:
LOL at your comments.

Now who said there was anything wrong with red hair????
(my antenna always seems to perk up when out shooting candids if there is a red head around)

The outtake? Priceless!

Solo
by lentil

Comment:
OMG.

I want to go on record here and state that this disqualification is partly based on my fault. Lisa had shown me this shot, before cropping, and I had suggested that she use this shot as a Negative Space entry after I showed her this wider-aspect crop, that cut out the person on the left. I also mentioned to remove the sensor dust, that I now found out after seeing the original, that it was water run-off. The version I saw had been edited already and looked like a little sensor dust.

I'll take the blame on this one and wish somehow the DQ could be overturned.

I am so sorry Lisa.

Youth
by lovethelight

Comment:
Aside from a bit too much lack of skin texture in my opinion, it's awesome!

Hosta Flower
by magenmarie

Comment:
This is so soft and dainty. Nice use of minimal depth of field.

Winter Warmth
by Makka

Comment:
OK, I recognize her, and I must say, this is a much nicer pose for her facial shape. Gorgeous eyes - wow!
Cropping a little tighter off the top certainly wouldn't have hurt this.
Now all we need is a smile!

Portrayal of a Soul
by Judi

Comment:
Gorgeous shot. I know this is cliché, but her eyes do lead one to her soul.
There is a remarkable gentleness here that is so often overlooked in portraits.
She comes across as genuine, caring and holds one's attention due to the comfort level and ease.

I also see a very strong resemblance to Holly Marie Combs here.
Is she a professional model? If not, she should be. If so, lucky you to photograph her.

Truly a fine portrait and bravo for how you represented her here.

D3: "You have the right to remain silent..."
by cgino

Comment:
I stopped. I smiled. I enjoyed this. Thanks!

Bud
by Elaine

Comment:
Gotta' love the detail in this.
The yellow is just calling out for a deeper tone.
Better yet, just ignore me - I'm just odd.

But if you didn't want to ignore, re-open the edit, rough selection of the yellow petals, selective colors, yellow, adding 30% yellow and 10-15% black, then erasing back the green surrounding areas you didn't want changed with the history tool, then go back into selective adjustments, drop down to the blacks, and add 8-10% black (bottom slider) to add some overall richness & depth. Subtle changes.

- to ->
(Open each in a new window and switch between
them in the task bar to see the changes easily)

Message edited by author 2007-07-03 13:57:23.

Moon Unfurling.
by BlueZamia

Comment:
This is the great thing about this 30-day challenge - we get to see things not normally seen.
This is one I have never seen and will have to keep my eyes open at the nursery.