I can't put off shaving these any longer!
by Makka

Comment:
Congrats on your ribbon. While you won the ribbon for this photo, I find your other more serious photos to be real winners also. I am surprised that this is your first.

His lips are just to sticky, I can't lay off him :)
by Krisby

Comment:
Beautiful photo, this is a great photo showing lots of emotions and bring back wonderful memories.

Sweet Thirteen
by edmeng

Comment:
Beautiful portrait. I would like to know the details of this shot, especially how you got the starburst in her eyes.

Qantab Tunnel.JPG
by dssagent88

Comment:
I actually like the surrealistic look. I would be interested in what you do after you play around with the selective saturation.

Modest Henna Woman.jpg
by dssagent88

Comment:
I love this photo, but then again, I am a sucker for all those "eye" photos. I like the fact that you can barely see her left eye.

The World in My Eyes
by anotherday

Comment:
I love the intensity in this baby's eyes.

gaze-crop
by ErinM

Comment:
Erin, your portraits are as good as they get. I love the lighting and your ability to capture different emotions from your subjects.

_DSC0317DuoFritzi.jpg
by pawdrix

Comment:
Amazing, I love the lighting, negative space and a stunning model.

INSOLENCE [ Andrzej Dragan]
by whiteroom

Comment:
This is beautiful photo, everything is perfect, and the photographer definitely deserved to win the blue ribbon.

I do have some questions though, why would ANYONE give this photo a vote of less than than a 6? I understand that the voting is subjective, but there is no way anyone would think this is a below average photo, yet 39 or about 15% of the voters thought it was below average. It would appear that some people give those photographs who they view as competition, a low score to improve their ranking in the contest. I am new here, but is this common?

Message edited by author 2007-01-09 14:44:37.

Fence in her rebellious spirit
by shoggy

Comment:
DNMC. I would have rated this photo a 9 or 10 except for the fact there was not a physical fence involved. I love the color, tone and the subtle touches such as the old wall behind her. Very intense beautiful and well photo, IMO, it just wasn't the right photo for this competion.

Please keep submtitted more, I love your work.