girl with sari
by yanko

Comment:
Beautiful capture. Gorgeous tones and I do like the crop. The blur/dof looks perfectly applied as well. This should do quite well. Good luck! ;) (no vote)

party-party
by silverfoxx

Comment:
Very charming and nice posing and lighting :)
Reminds me of the russian/theater style pinocchio. (no vote)

Black Ice
by Ken

Comment:
Very moody. I do like this. If only there was a hint of a person standing somewhere in the distance. That is if only it wouldn't have ruined the deep depth of scale the shot currently has. (no vote)

Cathedral of Biblical Proportions
by LVicari

Comment:
Great job! I sense a bit of hdr/tonemapping at work? but it looks great here. Nice DOF, details and colors. (no vote)

Lion King
by danielcheong1974

Comment:
Great job with the PP. The details look really good too. I only have one nitpick about the darkened edges, so dark that it appears its head is floating in space? Perhaps slightly lightened to show some context? (no vote)

Back to Basics-"Cooking Herbs"
by phlover

Comment:
A most creative take. The setup is very cool. Clay is certainly something every photog must have ;) I only have mixed thoughts on the cool colors reflecting off of the greens.

Perhaps the shot needed some extra light fill for the left side of the frame? Because the left most herb stalk(Basil?) isn't as illuminated as the others. Still, it's a great shot overall.

Wholesome
by limerick

Comment:
Congratulations on the PB and a very first challenge ribbon :)
This shot is very well put together. I like the warm inviting orange background. Maybe the pouring of the milk seems somewhat out of place, but that's my only nitpick.

Coming to the boil
by IreneM

Comment:
Big congrats! on this very well deserved win :)
Though I didn't vote, this was my favorite from the challenge. I also liked it a whole lot that you show the process of cooking and not just the final cooked product. It's also a shot that is great for stock ;)

Message edited by author 2009-01-21 00:10:25.

Source of Light
by Brin

Comment:
A beautiful glow 8). Nicely captured. Only nitpick, the sky looks a tad too noisy. (no vote)

A Whales' Fingerprint
by ButterflyGirl

Comment:
Great looking shot. Excellent sharpness and it's nice and bright. Only nitpick is the hot spot in the shot where the whale ends and the water begins. Perhaps it's just a side effect of contrast adjustments? If so you can always adjust that in a new layer and erase any hot spots created with the eraser set a mid level opacity. (no vote)