Invictus
by xianart

Comment:
That texture is perfect! It looks like hair and a scarf being blown back by the wind, and the sweeping scratches behind her look like rain... She's sailed boldly through the storm, and now the sun is coming though... ;D

Don't Give Up
by xianart

Comment:
Superb. the color work is terrific, and the rich contrasts and tones are too. The sweep of that scratcy texture matches perfectly with the image.

family.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Beautiful job - everything all works together nicely.

Illustrated Word: Stray Cat
by cgino

Comment:
So sweet - wonderful composition!

winter weeds
by ErinM

Comment:
They look like trees.

Beautiful. And yes, exactly what xianart said: clean. Lovely work! :)

Creation and Creator
by Tej

Comment:
Once again the delicacy of the details is fabulous and captivating. Beautiful work.

Waiting For The Sun
by Tej

Comment:
I love the delicacy of the detail you've captured. Well done! Might look nice with a bit more contrast and color.

Finalé
by Tej

Comment:
Fascinating... I wonder how it might look a little bit closer up? Great image!

Rebel
by Tej

Comment:
I got zero comments during a challenge once with this:
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Frustrating, isn't it? :)
Here's my two cents on your photo. If I had been voting I admit I probably would not have been moved to make a comment on this either. There's nothing necessarily wrong with the image, but nothing outstanding either. The quality certainly ranks higher than "snapshot" thanks to the duotone colors and the nice shallow DOF, but it's not very interesting. Perhaps getting closer to the subject and making the shallow DOF more dramatic might help out. Maybe a different, more dynamic composition would also increase the impact - the two people on the right don't really add much to the shot... Also a personal nit-pic for me is the specific shade of color you chose to make this - it's sort of greenish blueish, and not very pleasant in my opinion. Perhaps a warmer brown color might have worked better?

Hope this was helpful! :) I think this has potential... the subject has captivating eyes.

Room 660
by dafletchr

Comment:
I love the mood. It's interesting how the image itself looks perfect, but that texture adds a nice scratchy 'used' feel to it. I like that. I personally can't tell that it's soft as you mentioned - in fact I think that's one of the really nice things about overlays. The original image might look blah, but a texture works magic on it. :)