Porcelain Doll
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Geez, you're a master at this. Those eyes are doll-like indeed. I like the tilted pose, the directness of the gaze, the crop and the borders to polish it off. But the one thing that bugs me a little is, oddly enough, the very thing that was required for the challenge. With the loss of detail in the eyebrow and the line under the eye, there's a strange illusion of the right eye being smaller than the left. Really just a minor issue for me, and this is still an exquisite, intimate child portrait. Kudos.

Adorable
by bspurgeon

Comment:
She is that indeed! Great child portrait and I appreciate that you didn't go overboard with exposure and left us some detail here and there. Nice.

mates
by liberty

Comment:
Congrats!! What I loved most about this image was the soft pastel palette. And you could almost be tricked into thinking there were two lizards swimming under water. Very cool.

Yeah, weird thing that reflection...

Happy
by Retroesque

Comment:
This is such a really cool feel-good image, congrats on 9th!!!

On the hunt
by LalliSig

Comment:
This got full marks from me, I really dug the washed out but super cool dof. Excellent work!

Strix Nebulosa
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Most excellent dof. Congrats on your HM Andi, top 10 in a free study, awesome!

"I don't know Fred... do you think it's safe?"
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
Congrats on your new PB! As you can tell, I loved this shot. Crisp and clean with a title that can conjure up great stories :)

The Latest in Protective Gear for Veterinary Assistants
by Melethia

Comment:
Haha! Couldn't help but really laugh out loud at this one! Great stuff :D

The Wingwalkers
by talj

Comment:
Great stuff Natalya. Knew this would do well. The fact that you caught the wing walkers so clearly is such an incredible feat. Wow.

I d e n t i c a l
by njsabs

Comment:
Oh, I thought this was an absolutely wonderful portrait. The lighting is beautiful, and having the wind catch their hair like that... just lovely. Congrats on a well deserved ribbon!