Vertical Posture
by Gringo

Comment:
I would have liked this more if the action was INTO the frame rather than out of the frame. Still, I like the angle you've shot this at. You had a very good idea and executed it well.

Looking out of the Space Needle
by Yomi

Comment:
I like the light at the time of day at which you made this picture. The evening light, being low, helps to provide modeling to the buildings making them stand out. I would like to see the horizon appear straighter and either lower or higher in the composition rather than so close to the center. (As an aside, there seems to be a white spot in the sky which does not appear to be a cloud --- upper right side. I know ... no spot editing ... but you might want to blow out the interior of your D100. I do it almost every time I change lenses.) The evening light also gave you a lower contrast range overall and helped you capture detail in most of the shadowed areas along with the brighter areas. That's always nice to see.

Without the title, there is no indication of the appropriateness to the challenge although one could surmise that you must have been inside SOMETHING and you were obviously looking out. Although I don't think it affected how I scored your picture, it just isn't as obvious as some of the others in the challenge.

Regards ... from the Critique Club,

Bob Mahan
(rmahan)

me
by heida

Comment:
Not only is the facial lighting very good, the body shadow adds a lot to this. Very nice job!

Holding Him
by sagestudio

Comment:
How could I rate one different from the other? They both got the same from me. These two are both beautifully done, loving portraits of each of you! I loved the execution ... both pictures have excellent detail, focus, and DOF. (Yep, it's even the same comment!)

Holding Her
by dsidwell

Comment:
How could I rate one different from the other? They both got the same from me. These two are both beautifully done, loving portraits of each of you! I loved the execution ... both pictures have excellent detail, focus, and DOF. (Yep, it's even the same comment!)

Self
by wingy

Comment:
Powerful! Nice capture of tones, too.

Bad Hair Day
by Mysti

Comment:
Good concept for a self-portrait.

late night
by moondoggie

Comment:
Excellent skin tones capturing the full range from light to dark! I like that the eye on the right of the photo still has a catchlight.

The dark side of the ...
by bosniak

Comment:
This is reminicent of the work of Yoshuf Karsh. You've captured a beautiful range of skin tones while keeping nice highlights and shadows. Excellent!

At candle light
by tzsolt

Comment:
Excellent positioning to capture the character in the face! Good composition.