Film Noir Gun Girl
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Soft focus, costuming, lighting, and color tone work together wonderfully here to convey period. The contrast effectively pulls attention directly to your model's eyes, which follows on to take in her whole mischievious expression. Soft skin tones, good exposure, and compositional balance have me wondering what exactly she's looking at. My only issue lies with the chain... it seems a little heavy and anachronistic.

Granite Totems
by rcrawford

Comment:
Beautiful sky and incredible natural formations... the size difference between the totems effectively enforces a partial sense of depth even with a deep DOF. The saturation on the rocks and plant life could have used a bit of a boost to balance the jewel-like blue of the sky.

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment:
Wonderful colors in this... clear sky blue contrasts well with the vivid red of the dragonfly, and the flower balances it off with the rest of the spectrum. The DOF on this seems too shallow... the tips of the foreground petals, the far wings and tail on the dragonfly, and the far leaves on the flower are a bit too blurry for my tastes. If this shot were from head-on, the shallow DOF would emphasize the insect's face, but as taken, this DOF choice fails to pull my attention to a specific subject.

A Study in Color
by HRoxas

Comment:
Great interpretation on the classic RGB theme. The curves on the pepper are luxurious. There seems to be a bit of a lighting halo around the pepper and off in the lower left which seems to disturb the consistency of the blue backdrop. The brownish bit on the end of the stem is a bit distracting as well... perhaps trimming it a bit would have made the green seem even more pure. Great lighting and color saturation.

Rachel
by dsa157

Comment:
Good portrait. Lighting looks natural and smooth, and brings out the detail in her hair and face without overdoing it and forcing her pupils down to pinpricks.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment:
Exposure and lighting are impeccable. Sharp detail on the skin gives a slightly gritty appearance to the image, which works well with the subject to convey an atmosphere. It's hard to tell what the emotion is, but it could be anything from despair to hope, which is impressive. The hand in the foreground is a little distracting, but I'm unsure whether it would have worked any better with deeper DOF... perhaps a tighter crop if it was candid, or moving the hand if it was posed?

Shadowboxer
by scalvert

Comment:
Great approach to get the "opponent," as well as a unique (though, difficult to perceive at first) viewpoint on the action... reminds me of the video game "Punch Out." Unfortunately, the result upon first glance is a strange out-of-focus effect on most of the body of your boxer, which throws off my eye in the scene. The lighting is good, but the composition seems a little cramped. The image looks either over-smoothed (NeatImage?) or slightly out of focus on the boxer, so there's little detail on her face... perhaps a fill light would have helped get a little more of the expression on her face.

Golden Light
by JPR

Comment:
Looks like a museum model... the soft focus and shallow DOF really make this shot, and the unseen element off to the side creates interest. The fur detail is great.

The Blue Window
by aKiwi

Comment:
Great color contrast... the consistency of the orange across the image is perfect... I'm very impressed if this was done with available light. Perhaps a looser crop, or a hair less on the bottom, would balance it even better... but as is, great shot.

A Selective Bench
by ScantyNebula

Comment:
Clean composition, strong detail in the wood grain, and good use of perspective. Perhaps being more aggressive with your desaturation in the grasses and on the far shoreline could have strengthened your vision. Similarly, removing the few grass bits that are overlapping the bench in the foreground would have isolated the bench some more. The border seems a little out of place.