Big
by srdanz

Comment:
Hmmm..I wouldn't have called this fantasy, more like nightmare. I can't imagine small children fantasizing about growing up so quickly! Nevertheless, an interesting concept, executed fairly well. I would like to have seen some slight blur or something to give it a more "dreamy" quality.

The Legend of the Floating Mountain
by flip89

Comment:
Though a bit "mystical" looking, this doesn't really say "fantasy" to me; the foreground is just too everyday-looking to carry it off.

Grand Casino Sunset
by turdave

Comment:
Wow, I love this. It has an almost surreal feel to it, and the colors are just fabulous. Quite a nice shot.

Fantasia
by Gordon

Comment:
Even after all this time, it's hard for me NOT to come back to this to look at it. So simple yet so very compelling to me - the movement of the image combined with the gaussian blur make it a continuing favorite of mine.

Breadwinner, mother of five
by whiteroom

Comment:
Simply awesome work, a truly compelling and mesmerizing image. I was sure this would beat my entry! I'm honored to be on the home page with you.

Congratulations!

Maternal Magic
by LindaLee

Comment:

Originally posted by Artyste: Sorry, I really don't mean anything against you or the model, but it does say a lot about society as a whole that a mother wouldn't be comfortable looking as natural as possible in a moment like this. Sad really.. but that's just one opinion.

Oh my goodness!! I didn't take offense at all! Certainly I knew that the comments about makeup were more to the "societal" issue than the personal one! I understand your thoughts/feelings on this as my husband feels the same way. He would love to see all women look beautifully natural.

I really appreciate all the comments!

Me as a mother
by unneva

Comment:
I am so glad to see this get a ribbon, it was one of my favorites in the challenge. I wondered, when I was looking at it, if you were the photographer as well as the model; you did a superb job with this. Congratulations!

Maternal Magic
by LindaLee

Comment:
I looked at the times on the after challenge comments and thought - what the heck are you all doing up in the middle of the night?!!

Thanks for the votes, and for the great comments that kept my hopes for a good score alive all week.

There were a couple of comments about her makeup, which made me kind of laugh. I daresay that most women who were going to have a shot like this done, that they planned on hanging on their wall and looking at for the rest of their lives, would want to wear a little makeup!

In reality, all she had on was a little bit of eye makeup, and some lipstick. This woman has the most perfect skin I have ever seen, and is absolutely gorgeous, and obviously, is a wonderful model.

Sisters?
by angela_packard

Comment:
Cool portrait, love the white background with NO distractions!

Moments Mothers Treasure
by mandyturner

Comment:
I love the look on that little face! I would like to have seen a wider tonal range, this feels very middle-key to me, and I am not a huge fan of that.