Jenine 091105
by rj324

Comment:
kid is quite adorable, with a genuine looking smile... but the flat, low light is not good for photography.

Sweetness
by sgauria

Comment:
lovely picture, great focus, beautiful model... but that chunk of white in the BG is really distracting!! ahh!!

The Old Fisherman
by jrjr

Comment:
I understand that this guy was probably just about as red and raw looking as he appears in this photo... but it would have been more flattering to him (without detracting from its effectiveness as a portrait) if you'd desaturated the reds a bit. He'd still look chafed and weathered without looking quite so burnt.

stripeyes2
by Pug-H

Comment:
huh, that is very interesting. I wonder if his eyes are really striped, or if that's just an optical effect caused by the compound eye (some synthetic materials bounce light similarly). //edit - did you happen to notice if the stripes were static, or if the (apparent) striping shifted with your perspective? I'm guessing that this guy is about as small as he looks, and so it might have been impossible to tell...

Message edited by author 2005-09-16 04:39:42.

CANDY
by Philos

Comment:
technically virtuous, but aesthetically unsettling!

Aerial Equilibrium
by Simonjw

Comment:
quite a cool picture, though the jaggies on the rope are rather distracting... and to my mind, this is not a portrait.

Bubbles? My Bubbles!
by Schuff

Comment:
the most adorable baby picture I've seen in a long time :)

Ta Van stream.
by letuananh

Comment:
This picture is amazing. Both my girlfriend and I were stunned. I'd have placed this first if I could! Congratulations on creating a beautiful photograph.

The "youngest" branch of my family tree
by walbland

Comment:
wow, I hope you'll keep this around to show to his girlfriend when he's 16 or so!

Bourbon and a branch...JR's favorite
by groundbeef

Comment:
those are MAPLE leaves, right? :P