Photography
by Gabriel

Comment:
Congratulations on your 5th placing. Those flower add that extra touch !

Yoga Bouquet
by Brad

Comment:
Brad congrats on your 4th placing. A very cool shot and so impressive. Hey, you are hot, hot, hot.

Pink Passion
by ScantyNebula

Comment:
Congratulations Scanty on your yellow. What a lovely and sensual entry.

Little Sails
by aznym

Comment:
Congratulations on your red. A charming and uplifting image. way to go !
Xion, you rascal. I am very happy for you. I told you, you were closing in.

Message edited by author 2004-08-25 00:06:48.

Niagara Falls Illumination
by Resusit8u

Comment:
Warm congratulations on this trip-like image.

By the Boardwalk...
by dccloss

Comment:
from the critique club:
Being that is more a casual shot we will treat it as such. You certainly met the challenge and the idea to include a familiar father and daughter gives the image a human interest. The few minor things to improve the comp as is is to crop it tighter, right at the start of the visible rail. Now, the focus appears to be with the wooden planks because the image begins to blur rather rapidly. This could have been improved by closing the aperture one stop. You would then be shooting at 60th of a second but enought to stop the action since the figures are moving not across, but away from the camera.

When you think of a vanishing point, then you want a deep dof and if the lighting at this times was not favorable, you should consider a brighter day or time of day.

Blackdog hit the nail on the head regarding the distraction of the girls head. All movement should be towards the vanishing point. The side glance pulls the eye away.

However, as is, the image is a charming capture of a walk in the park. You know, the challenge places limitations.

Up and Away (Neon Challenge)
by ajschmidt

Comment:
cool and breathtaking.

Serenity
by grigrigirl

Comment:
returning for comments.
A classic pose with expert lighting and a very well composed model.

alone
by brunas

Comment:
returning for comments.
Very charming and very well posed. I would have prefered a tad more definition on top of the models shoulders. Here the backlight competes with the front light. Outside of this, this remains a very good study.

Burning Desire
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
returning for comments.
Possibly the most exciting lighting. A very good pose and good general feel.