Elegance
by clarmore

Comment:
Very elegant indeed. There appears to be a strange shadow across the bridge of the model's nose, which could have been dodged. Otherwise, fantastic!

Brotherhood
by L1

Comment:
An excellent and emotive photo with great DOF, colors, and clean, unintrusive processing techniques that preserves image integrity while bringing out the details and good sharpness.

Coach
by suemack

Comment:
Nice DOF. Clean, smooth processing preserves great detail and sharpness without introducing artifacts. Well done.

Rain
by MAK

Comment:
I think the expression on her face is quite lovely and the composition is very good. Then something went seriously wrong in the processing, which I suspect is far too much noise suppression which obliterated fine detail leaving a watercolor effect. I wonder how the original looks and would be interested in following up after the end of the challenge to compare the two.

Think about it
by heida

Comment:
Lovely capture and quite an emotive piece. I like the toning effects and the clean processing. A solid 7.

Alone with my thoughts...
by samtrundle

Comment:
I like the nice square crop and effective negative space. Nice, clean processing! A solid 7.

Snuggle Bear
by Sonifo

Comment:
A fantastic, warm, soft entry that is very Sonifo-esque (my apologies if you are not familiar with her work or if you are indeed Sonifo). A winner in my book.

The Eccentric.
by docpjv

Comment:
I find this to be the most fascinating photograph of the challenge and titled accurately. I like the DOF and clean processing. A solid and well-deserved 7.

The music of the street
by PollyBean

Comment:
Fantastic composition and wonderful desaturation and toning. I like the relatively clean processing, though there are some jaggies along the curve of the violin and the edge of the bow as a result of aggressive edge sharpening. Overall a solid and well-deserved 7.

Sax Man on the Promenade
by pawdrix

Comment:
Superb composition and clean processing! I like the toning effect.

In the top corners and on the sax, there appear to be artifactual patches of increased saturation which I believe is a result of burning/dodging after applying the toning. Recommend applying the toning after all burning/dodging is completed in the workflow.

A solid 7 and a job well done!