Phantasy
by nidan

Comment:
This is a great shot, and I like the concept completely. that being said, better lighting is a must, as well as to eliminate the "not part of the challenge vote, creating an image where the crop is just below the belly button would have improved the shot as well.

Blue Light District
by SJCarter

Comment:
I really like the Idea here, but this image looks overly processed, and heavily photoshopped, and doesn't give me much that makes me really get anything from this.

Simply Irresistible
by Nald

Comment:
I love this angle, and the composition, but the light is too bright. Toning it down would have brought me to a higher score.

air power c. 1945
by nomad469

Comment:
In response to your forum request...

I didn't vote on this at all, so didn't vote it a 1, but I would have scored it down because the plane blends into the background very well. I might have wanted to see a bit more separation between the plane and the bushes/trees behind it. The sepia looks awesome, but also amplifies the lack of contrast there. Great shot compositionally though. Nice work.

Withering Beauty
by Zapperzac

Comment:
What's lost on me, is that with the green staalks, and the relative bland background, why this was turned into a selective desat. I think the red/yellow would have stood out a bit more elaving it fully colored. It just seems a bit too drastic.

Iaito
by NovaTiger

Comment:
I gave this a 6. I'm a big fan of swords in general, and this is a lovely example, but I might have considered sliding the sheath out about 3 inches. I think this would have given it a bit more pop, The shadows are also a slight bit harsh, elevating it 3-4 inches and decreasing the DOF as much as possible might have helped that, as well as caused the detail in the background to show less, while still keeping the braiding on the grip and cording.

S U P E R N A T U R A L
by ahaze

Comment:
I didn't get a chance to vote on this challenge, but after seeing the black and white, I'm glad that you chose to enter the color. THis is a great image with some emotion behind it. They're sisters, but for a minute there, you wonder (hope?) if they're truly blood sisters, or just call each other that to get looks.

I think your title may have done you some harm. I also think in Beauty you might have gone up several more places in rank.

I love the lighting, and the eyes on both girls. I think what many people are missing is the mood the picture looses without the color. Again, good choice in bringing in the color.

If I was voting, would have been a 9. Better might have been less stray hair, and a better background. The color changes are slightly distracting.

Rising Moon
by LadeeM

Comment:
I really like the shot, the only thing that bothers me is the upper left hand corner. I might even say it's distracting. A crop to eliminate that might have improved it.

Flower girl
by pitsaman

Comment:
Great image, gave it a 7. I might have given an 8 or a 9 if the girl and the flowers were a bit farter apart, letting that gorgeous dark hair of hers to frame in her face a bit more. I think it would have made her jump out even further.

Abandoned
by dahkota

Comment:
I really like this shot, and gave it a 6. I think the focus point is a bit off, causing the model to be slightly more out of focus than I would like. I think the focus is on the ivy in the foreground, when it should be on the model itself.