Quasi una fantasia
by nico_blue

Comment:
>>> Quote: Nico Blue: Anyways my goal is to do better than my entry to the last nude challenge. A really ambitious goal, but hey i can at least say i tried :-)

LOL....did more than try! Congrats on the Blue!!!

Message edited by author 2005-08-29 00:03:24.

Green on Black
by LeeD

Comment:
Excellent image! The colors pop and the reflections help to make the trees seem to come right out of the flat panel!

soldis1
by DogAngel

Comment:
Beautiful model, great capture and tones. Nice soft feel to this portrait.

Message edited by author 2005-08-28 20:26:09.

White on White
by joezl

Comment:
Beautiful color and contrast on this high-key image! Very subtle detail in the whites and the image is great.

IMG_0134.jpg
by parrothead

Comment:
Very rich and inviting colors. Perhaps a bit too saturated but very nice nonetheless. A great angle and interesting composition for a landscape.

Blue in the Face
by SJCarter

Comment:
Scary - Looks like something out of Dr. Who!

Pepper on Post
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I think the BG selection with blur x2px may be the cause of the softness comments, but I dont really see a glaring softness to this. I like the image a lot. Wondering about the tiniting (seems the purple is muted) and would have added a bit of punch in its original form.

Anabela & Antonio Jorge
by atsxus

Comment:
A great pose/angle and composition. Yes, your new flash with bounce (and diffuse) will make a huge difference in the shadow and contrast.

One suggestion on this type of a photo is to remember how close to the wall the couple is and to use a much smaller DOF to try and blur as much of the background as you can. (not always possible, but PS can give you some control over that as well.)

Spike - Up Close and Personal
by Rikki

Comment:
The fibers add a contrast to the rest of the image that I don't think detracts at all unless you want to only focus on the sharp lines of the spikes.

Burn
by Rikki

Comment:
I like this image. It is well balanced and focused just where it needs to be. The color and burn are great contrasts. The border does not seem to add anything to the whole. I see areas of patchy white blocks that have been added to the interior (perhaps to create a more high key approach, but on a calibrated monitor, are distracting (making the matches look added in as opposed to photgraphed).

I personally would drop the border and try to match the white blocked areas to the rest of the grey background (may need to increase the brightness on your monitor to see what I am seeing.)