... in your mouth
by Manic

Comment:
Great idea, but the hair on the bottom lip is just a little distracting.

Ahhh, The First Kiss
by olddj

Comment:
Okey dokey - since you asked, mind you, I'll give you some honest feedback.

While technically well done, the focal point is hard to make out at first or even second glance. Using the title as a clue helps, but it just feels like I have to work too hard to figure this one out. Even knowing it's supposed to be a kiss - I just don't see a kiss here. Once I have figured it out, there isn't enough here (IMHO) to keep me interested, and because of this, the image does not have the apparent intended emotive effect (at least for me). I don't think the shot conveys the title, because I can't see the second face. It doesn't really look a first kiss, or even any kiss, and this is because you can't see a face on the right. This is a case where a different composition may have added to visual impact. A full 1/3 of your frame is the back of a head; would you have done that with real people?

So, on technicals - yes, well done. On emotive aspect - not as well done. I can see where you are going, but I'm not sure you got there. Overall impact - rather nice, but lacking "wow" factor. Meets challenge - yes, but not as well as some of the other entries.

I didn't vote on this image, but if I had I probably would have given this a 4. I would have pondered a 3 because the image does not appeal to me, and then pondered a 5 because it is well shot, but in the end I would have likely settled in the middle.

Certainly don't mean to hurt your feelings, I see that you have other great shots in your portfolio. It's just that I don't see this particular one in the same way that you did.

Hope this helps.

Parfum de Bleu
by Konador

Comment:
This really quite a stunning shot! I love how the bottle seems to float in mid-air. Just fantastic.

Family of Three
by Techo

Comment:
Excellent comp here.

Pour Me Another
by bruski

Comment:
Simply stunning.

Three's a Crowd
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
Stunning. Well done.

In a world of her own
by LalliSig

Comment:
Subject is definitely singled out; however, post-processing needs improvment. The bar she rests her hand on is creating an unusual line through the shot, and the DOF just seems off.

At the edge of loneliness
by Pascal

Comment:
Very powerful image here - perspective is fantastic. Black and white treatment works well.

Dressed for the Occaision?
by Skip

Comment:
An interesting shot, but the DOF seems off. Subject almost appears cut/pasted from another shot. Effect is not believable (given the woman not in a raincoat), although focal point has indeed been singled out.

Edited to add: Well, I've never been so pleased to have been wrong in an assessment! Congratulations, Skiprow!

Message edited by author 2006-01-23 00:21:39.

A Glimpse of Perfection
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
Focal point does not take up enough space in the frame.