Just Turned Eight ....
by LouiseB

Comment:
Lovely. I love the playful look on her face and the blowing hair simply adds emphasis. Excellent lighting. Beautiful eyes with good sharpness on the eyes.

Good luck in the challenge!

Edit: This image made my top-10 list. GOOD LUCK!

P.S. If she's this cute at 8 ... you better have a shotgun ready for when she starts dating! :-)

Windows to the Soul
by elsapo

Comment:
This image made my top-10 list. GOOD LUCK!

Little Miss Fancy Pants
by toddhead

Comment:
One word: CUTE!!!

Well, that sums up the girl and her pose and the look on her face.

As for the portrait ... Love the three dimensional lighting (visible in her face and hair and on her legs). Love the colors, they really pop. Especially against that white background. And what do you have her standing on? It looks like the surface is reflective... very nicely done.


Edit: This image made my top-5 list. GOOD LUCK!

A Face from Indonesia
by tyt2000

Comment:
Wonderful image. If not a ribbon, then should be right up there!


Edit: This image made my top-5 list. GOOD LUCK!

Innocence
by troberge

Comment:
I understand pictures of babies don't do well on this site. Well, perhaps it's because the pictures have never been as well done as this one. This is awesome. An image to be treasured on the wall and in the family album. I hope you do well in this challenge. Good luck!


Edit: This image made my top-5 list. GOOD LUCK!

N O S T A L G I A
by librodo

Comment:
This is my pick for the blue. GOOD LUCK!

Innocence
by marmalade1121

Comment:
Beautiful, heart warming, tender. I'm sure there are many more adjectives that suit this image. I hope to see it near the top!

Edit: This image made my top-5 list. GOOD LUCK!

Please smile ... please?
by dsadites

Comment:
This is exactly the kind of look my wife gives me when I try to take her picture! LOL!

Falls
by madhatter

Comment:
I dunno... it just doesn't fit the theme for me. I've seen portraits of animals and thought it was nice "outside the box thinking". But a waterfall...? It's a beautiful image, just not what I would call a portrait (which almost always is strictly of humans).

P.S.
Just so that I know that I'm not totally off base, I looked up the word portrait in Merriam Websters Online Dictionary and found this definition:

1 : PICTURE; especially : a pictorial representation (as a painting) of a person usually showing the face

Bonito
by Nitin

Comment:
Shouldn't that be bonita ... the feminine form of the word? (ok, I confess, I don't speak spanish which is probably what you meant ... but I do speak portuguese fluently and in portuguese the word would be bonita)

ENOUGH of the language lesson. ;-)

Nice lighting. Looks like sunset light with its warm rays. Love the colors, and the shallow DOF. Expression seems natural rather than posed. Good luck in the challenge!