first ear lowering
by leonedavis

Comment:
Absolutely splendid. More so since it has a child as main character. Who needs to see all the cute babies in the world? The family and friends only. Or in a challenge requiring that.
But this is a great candid, a great catch, and great processing. The allure of the child, the moment when the father turned his head ... You can almost hear the silence, the bumbled question, the barber in stop motion. This IS NOT A BABY PICTURE and applaud you for that.
Yes, a 10

Chameleon
by davidfallsmith

Comment:
A good illustration done by a virtuoso. Remains an illustration for me. A portrait is a different thing. No mark

On a loss of a daughter
by HighNooner

Comment:
That's an uncanny picture. If the title is true, I am at odds of the fact it's published.
The eyes only, without the close up, would have said it all, without any title.
But I am probably totally wrong. It's in this context, in a DP challenge, that I feel bad having to look at this man in the most horrible pain. We look plenty at wars, the known and unknown. it's a great picture but ....

Contact
by Adz

Comment:
A good one here. Truly the rule of thirds applied and all of it.

The Cowboy
by Judi

Comment:
How much more romance can we get?!
No mark.

Digital Photography
by Mike

Comment:
Another exercise done in so many ways. I though that Chuck Close put an end to it but, as exercises go, they're always useful.
No mark

Teenage Struggle
by senor_kasper

Comment:
The second exercise of the kind in this challenge. Well, that's the only way we can really see our faces.

my happily demoralized formation
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Totally haunting in the best possible sense. The look on the eyes took me back to the promises of childhood. It's also a picture after a war. 10, of course

Elimination of Illusion
by adigitalromance

Comment:
An exercise done over and over again - well applied here. I certainly recognize the good work even if it's not exacly my cup of tea.

The Artisan
by gyaban

Comment:
Heck, why these exercises end up almost all the time looking ugly? Lot of work here but ....
No mark