...that feeling, someone is watching me.
by aplomb76

Comment:
Great shot. I can't wait to see the set up for this one. Your lighting on the model looks odd though. His colors look a little washed out. Is this from the desat that you did perhaps? One to see in color after the challenge.
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Play on words.
by parrothead

Comment:
Cute! Your red background is almost obnoxious in it's tone and saturation. If you coulda dropped the red levels a little I think it would be more appealing to me. Your focus seems to be on the models knee and not the kittens eyes where it would look more natural. Nice work overall.
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...with gaea...
by mesmeraj

Comment:
Great concept, but I think it may have bee taken during not the best time of day for the shot. The model is almost lost in the clutter of the tree branches and leaves. The lighting adds to the effect. If there wasn't so much light coming through the trees it would subue them a little and help the eye linger on the model a little more. Nice composition that was well thought out. I would love to see this reshot at a different time of day!
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Mom, Get Out!
by kyebosh

Comment:
This shot is freakin' hilarious! I love it. What guy over 14 doesn't know what this is like! :-P Kudos
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A Woman of a Certain Age
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Nice and soft. Great colors. Your lighting though not horribly original is nice and subtle. Good job!
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Solitary Illumination
by pidge

Comment:
Very nice take on the challenge. I do think that if you cropped just a tad smaller maybe even going with a square crop this would have a little more punch. I'm not sure that that much negative space at the bottom is needed. I love the detail in the rocks and how the light effects different parts of the shot differently due to it's direction. Wish I could see this at 8x10 instead of 640 by whatever...
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Cold Embrace
by esdarby

Comment:
Very nice lighting to capture all the detail and textures. Not sure ya need so much negative space at the bottom though...
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Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment:
To say that this should have won a ribbon would not bring meaning to how much this image means to me. I would be humbled and honored if I could get a print of this signed by your father. PM me if this is somehow possible. Kudos on an impressive photo.
Yours and your fathers always,
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The bass player
by geimdrengur

Comment:
Hey you're not allowed to win a ribbon till ya been here at least a couple of challenges! Just kidding... Nice shot and congrats on the blue! Now give the rest of us a chance. :-)
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Warming up Backstage
by reemas

Comment:
Very well executed conversion to b/w. Ya got the entire tonal range which is very important for a GOOD b/w shot. The only thing I didn't like was the busy background but it wasn't that big a thing. Congrats on the first ribbon! Good job.
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