Gull Above the Guns
by Imagineer

Comment:
This would have been an awesome shot had you left it alone, I think. The toning is just creepy-ish, and there's an awful lot of noise in the background.

Painfully Cold Winter
by ecko313cheer

Comment:
Doesn't really do a great depiction of the challenge, I'm afraid... not to mention that it's way too small to judge.

A Lost Love
by punkskittles

Comment:
Too small to judge properly... you'll definitely benefit from submitting larger shots, and with less compression. You can submit files up to 150K -- yours is only 13K...

Say Jeezzz...
by maessenger

Comment:
Quite a low-quality image, I'm afraid. I'm sure you're hearing this from a lot of people... but do take advantage of the 640 pixel size here, and try to compress the image less. To give you an idea of what I mean... you can submit shots up to 150K -- yours is only 6K.

Ouch....You Cut Me!
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Very good representation of the challenge! I like the toning, sharpness and depth of field here, too. My only nitpicks would be the shadow (although it gives it an Anthony Perkins-style Psycho feel), and the blown out areas of the hand. A 9 from me.

Did You Say Something Ms. Smith?
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Finally... a good shot! I've been disappointed in the challenge so far, but this one brought a smile to my face. Nicely done!

I Am My Work -- the Thorn that Weeps, & Holds the Sky Entire...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Ah... so THAT'S what you look like! (?)

The Essential Tools
by scalvert

Comment:
Ha -- love it!

~ME~
by HBunch

Comment:
A score in a self-portrait challenge can always be helped by being a hot babe in the first place :) I might have tried to match the tones in the face a little more with the shoulders (in other words, blow out the upper body similar to the face, or tone the face like the shoulders)... but otherwise I like it a lot! Good luck!

Are We There Yet?
by bruski

Comment:
You know, I kept looking at this shot while voting, thinking it looked familiar to me... I did some digging, and sure enough, it's one of my vacation photos from 1988! That was also a trip where I was experimenting with a polarizing filter for the first time. I love how yours came out! Doesn't look like the place has changed a lot in 17 years... thanks for the memories and congrats on the ribbon!

Message edited by author 2005-02-11 10:57:09.