Sparks flyin'
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff: Originally posted by NiallOTuama: Just a 6? I'm surprised! Excellent capture. Broad appeal is a fickle thing.

I didn't mean it in the sense of "why wasn't it 7?" but more like "why wasn't it 6.3 or 6.4?
The welding gives a much nicer lighting effect than I'd've imagined actually.
Love the crop and textures.

Sparks flyin'
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Just a 6? I'm surprised! Excellent capture.

Low Talker
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
Just under six seriously undershadows the quality, uniqueness and humour of this image. Well deserved posthumous blue. Congratulations. I hit this with a high vote. So few images bring genuine humour to play but this certainly did!

An adult perspective
by TrollMan

Comment:
Terribly under rated. This got my highest vote in the challlenge, 9. Such a cute portrait. May not be the most unique point of view but its certainly one you're familiar with if you have little folk running around your floor. Processing is superb. Should have broken six.
I think this suggests we look from his point of view, if that makes sense. And that his is the unique view. I really like it.

January
by smardaz

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This is a nice self portrait. I like the composition and the execution and lighting.
Not sure what else to say about it really. I do think that if it was cropped by the bottom of the sleeve on your right hand and a little outside your arms it would have worked better for me.
It certainly pops well which is nice.
I'm not sure if I have any helpful critique/suggestions/anything else. Though your right hand does look a little blue to me...

groovin
by smardaz

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I don't know what to say about this image. It's excellent. Really excellent. And you were robbed of a 6+ score for it. The image screams of music, as I said. Composition is excellent. Lighting is gorgeous. The expression on his face is superb. This is my second time looking back at it. I gave it a 7 during the challenge. When I went back to look at it after I said I'd've given it an 8. But now I think I'd give it a 10 and fav it.
The expression evokes so much.

All In
by smardaz

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As she said herself there's a lot of attitude in this image. The eyes stare you down. Very nice.

The only criticism I can say here is that in your notes you said you got her to spike up her hair. It's very difficult to see that with the image. It might have been possible to selectively lighten the hair a tad to give the attitude more umph. Perhaps not though. The face is great. It's the focal point of the image really. So maybe if the hair was more noticable it would have taken away from that. It's hard to say without seeing what happens to the image when that's done.

Perhaps there's a bit too much of a nose shadow under her nose too. And of her left hand on her arm/shoulder. Though maybe this adds to it. I don't know. I certainly wouldn't have taken marks off for it anyway.

0. . . .0
by smardaz

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I'm not sure what to say about this other than 6.2 for a portrait in a free study--nice work! The border here is excellent. I don't think it hurts the image at all. It 'really tied the room together' as a dude once said.

The only criticism I can draw from this image is to do with the lighting. Mostly I think it's excellent. But there's a dark shadow of her right ear on her face. It's hard to say, but I think that was that not there it would have worked better. Just a small thing that I doubt would be greatly noticed at all. I think it would have been nice to see how her hair falls there is all.

Great portrait though. Great processing and capture and lighting.

Lunchtime
by Yo_Spiff

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Getting into Roz's territory now? :)

Can't Be Fenced In
by Socom

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Nice clouds! Was the image black'r and more contrasty I think it could have had much more of an ominous feel to it. Really love the clouds. Such power.