Kristin
by lovethelight

Comment:
I like the poignant quiet energy radiating between camera and model, the moment the shutter cleared: a delicate charge.

Breathe In
by halopes

Comment:
"Exhale" would make better zen(se).
Other than this, everything is perfect.

Waiting for you
by Cuttooth

Comment:
I was reading the comments on the image. The subject, of course, is not the person holding the pipe. It's fear. And no, you didn't fail to communicate this via the image. Some viewers failed to consider the obvious.

High in the Sky
by dahved

Comment:
Yes, the vignette's a little one-sided.
Rotated 90º ccw, boom!, the balance is back!

I like it the way it is. The cloud, especially, is so wonderful-crazy vs. the austere minimalism of the partial arch, it makes me restless looking at it.
That's worth more to me than a couple of dark corners.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
by Jutilda

Comment:
It's hard to find a face like this, even harder to conjure a matching expression.
You should win your niece's heart to pose -or not, if it comes natural still- for a session.
What strikes me most about this shot, is how exquisitely and appropriately all the ingredients (subject, expression, treatment) have combined its look.

Message edited by author 2009-06-14 12:45:33.

Dancing In The Shadows Of The Trees
by skasuba

Comment:
In hindsight, I should have anticipated such a score and compensated for it when voting, instead of sticking to my usual rigor.

Dancing In The Shadows Of The Trees
by skasuba

Comment:
Energy/Range/Story: 5/7/6
Composition/perspective/manner:7/6/6
Aesthetics/Technical: 4/3
Presentation:5
Total: 5.4
Vote: 5

Remarks: Despite the toned-down brightness/contrast, highlight details are lost in the white shirt. On the other hand, the arboreal silhouette drawn here works such wonderful magic both aesthetically and compositionally, I cannot help but imagine the dancers as proxy via the shadows they throw. Their, perhaps, unavoidable inclusion (as sources for their shadows) strikes me as nearly redundant in this context.

Given the interest and quality of competing entries in this challenge, there can be no contest, IMO. It is and remains, in my view, the only photograph to consider.

Grafton
by mwwback

Comment:
As if Jack N., the Joker (to her right), had some design on her or him or them...
Nice blend of genres, too, with a pose inside the candid.

Mainbocher takes a break
by MichaelC

Comment:
A resigned version of the original, airy "Corset". I barely recognized the homage. Thanks for a welcome deja-vu.

Together
by tinky2

Comment:
Lovely shot, beautiful composition, meticulously apt processing. The contrast between textures could not be better.