study of a young woman
by silverfoxx

Comment:
This is in my top 10 list.

The Heat Of Summer
by danderson107

Comment:
This is in my top 10 list.

Restless Sea
by mpeters

Comment:
My pick for one of the top 3.

Pounce
by elsapo

Comment:
Saw this one before. It's still stunning. My pick for one of the top 3.

Sweet Thirteen
by edmeng

Comment:
NO WAY is she thirteen. Or if she is, you better lock her up and keep the boys away. Stunningly beautiful. Gorgeous eyes, luscious lips, beautiful hair. Oh wait, this is a photography site. Okay... love the lighting and especially the catch lights in her eyes. Beautiful color rendetion. Sharp focus. Very well done.

ETA: My pick for one of the top 3.

O Céu Quemado
by cools98

Comment:
Fala português?

Interesting image. I'd love to find out where it was taken.

Blue Rose Martini
by pixelpig

Comment:
Lovely lighting! Has a very "high quality" feel to the image .. an "art gallery" style image, if you will.

Faultless
by jaxed

Comment:
Very pretty girl, well lit and posed. Love the leading lines/pattern/negative space on the left. Nice b&w treatment. Well done.

Hangin' Out
by Terramar

Comment:
Love the crop! The use of negative space and the ball help give a sense of "size" for the child. Very playful pose and expression as well. Love the lighting. Well done!

Edit to add: My pick for top 5.

Alo's Pride
by aliqui

Comment:
While not human, I'm giving this a high score for a portrait of a cat. I believe the focus on the eyes is superb. And the detail on the black cat is extremely well done. With a bad exposure, it would be so easy to ruin this image .. too dark and you lose the detail on the cat, too bright and the rest of the image is blown. Superbly exposed and processed! And I like the crop / framing as well.

Edit to add: My pick for top 5.