Consumed
by casualguy

Comment:
Oh. I had this second by a similar margin to which I had JJ's shot first; had it not been for the resident genius this would have been by far the most interesting shot in the challenge. Unfortunately, as I also found, the general voter's definition of 'portrait' doesn't quite agree with yours. You sir, in the brit vernacular, was robbbed.

~ The Last Breath ~
by Imagineer

Comment:
So how's the 'breath' done? A print? Projection? The reflections make me think the latter. The only thing I would have changed, or done slightly differently, would have been to find some way to have at least one 'breath' appearing in front of your face, perhaps looping up and round to leave image left bottom. No idea how that would be achieved (glass perhaps?). Stunning in both conception and execution Jon.

I Am My Work -- the Thorn that Weeps, & Holds the Sky Entire...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
:-) You are sure going to get mangled for this one.

Life is Good
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Solid detailing, natural pose, strong sense of the real. You could sure have used some additional light though, to give some sense of depth to it all - this appears to be a single source direct from the camera angle, and it could have been really interesting with more shaping.

My Muse and I
by Artyste

Comment:
I think you may have fallen between two stools here, to my mind. I love the basic idea of it, and the vast part of the execution, but the extreme high-key thing is what bothers me - most specifically on your face; the blown areas seem too arbitrary, areas with and without definition don't seem to follow any particular plan, serving to both mask and emphasise facial shape, bone structure, in different areas. Lots of good stuff otherwise though, like it.

I see you . . .
by mocabela

Comment:
Intriguing. well lit, well executed photograph, of course. Thevisibility of the background, or otherwise, confuses me a little - but that's probably the differences of viewing angle of a TFT screen. that single, differently placed finger really pulls the eye: don't know why you've done that, there doesn't seem to be anything there that warrants that draw. Fine photograph though.

Against The Black Wall Of Death
by Mark of SRQ

Comment:
Technically impressive - light, detail, exposure la la la. I'm uncertain about the pose, about the photograph in that sense.

Me A Name I Call Myself
by riotspyne

Comment:
Nice work. The sensed tonality in the hair - as viewed on my screen at least, if I brighten things too much it's clearer - adds a really involving touch. Good solid light, detail, and sense of honesty.

Suits You Sir
by mrmorris

Comment:
Marvellously done - evocative, contradictory, and very arresting. That sharpening halo around the high-contrast edges is REALLY annoying, for me at least - one of my major bugbears. The quality of this otherwise is enough to overcome it though. Just.

Consumed
by casualguy

Comment:
Wonderful work; love the composition, the light, the strange room, sense of space.