Nap
by LevT

Comment:
beautiful! excellent composition and i love the DOF. well done!

Unconditional Love
by moodville

Comment:
gorgeous work, as always, mood! what a sweet shot!

Water Lily
by Tess

Comment:
oooh...very pretty! i love the warm colors. great work!

Wedding Ring
by JPR

Comment:
this is the one i keep coming back to over and over. it seems like something from a fairy tale and i can't imagine a more perfect wedding photo. great work, hon!

Bite me
by heida

Comment:
lol...sooo sexxxay! i just love this. congrats on your top 10 finish.

Ronin
by Nazgul

Comment:
told ya! :)

Windows to the Soul
by elsapo

Comment:
congrts on a beautiful photo and a ribbon! she's definitely becoming a recognizable model for you. :)

Autumn
by steinar

Comment:
beautiful! i love how the hood frames her face and draws attention to her eyes. congrats on a beautiful shot and ribbon!

Dainty Gem
by Sonifo

Comment:
gorgeous, elegant and classy. your work consistently keeps me in awe. congrats on such a beautiful photo and a very beautiful daughter. *hug*

Venetian Shades
by jbaram

Comment:
Critique Club:

Well, it's definitely High Contrast!...and quite dizzying!

I'm not sure if I like the crop. Although it does make it clear that the subject is window blinds, I think I would like to see a closer crop. With all the psychedelic colors, I think it would look great as more of an abstract.

There seems to be some distracting jagged edges in the blinds but those could have been caused by one of the many plug-ins you listed in your comments. It looks to be a bit over-sharpened. I'm not sure what all those plug-ins do but it does seem to be a bit of overkill on the processing.

High Contrast is fairly easy to achieve in camera. It looks like you've taken an ordinary photo and made it high contrast through a LOT of processing. I know how much fun it is to use all the cool filters and plug-ins but sometimes less really is more. I would suggest working more on making your photography speak and not letting the processing be the star of the show. Just my opinion, of course.

Good luck in future challenges! :-)