Evolution of the Species
by DrAchoo

Comment:
I can't believe I'm saying this for a 7+ image but it's placement makes it underrated. I thought this would ribbon.

blue planet
by annah

Comment:
Ha I was right. Congrats on the HM.

ETA: It's amazing that so many figured this was hers.

Message edited by author 2007-07-06 00:51:00.

Drone-X
by kiwiness

Comment:
Probably the most finished product in the challenge. Congrats. It amazes me that a 7.42 doesn't even come close to making your profile page.

iGirlfriend
by xtian

Comment:
Congrats.

Hope
by elsapo

Comment:
Wow. Forget what I said. Voters thought it was perfect. Definitely stood out. Congrats!

Day04.jpg
by WalesP

Comment:
I'm a sucker for detail and this has a lot. I think your composition is ok but it's pretty basic and doesn't give this subject a new perspective. As Don mention it does kinda look like a glamour shot where the point is to simply show the beauty and be done with it. Here I wish maybe you had gotten creative and gave us a different POV. Mind you I do a lot of square crops myself but I do them for the challenges to maximize the limits of 640x but here you've got more space to work with hence the suggestion. Just a thought.

Sleep-walking-1.jpg
by quiet_observation

Comment:
I can see why this might appeal to some but for me it doesn't do anything. Perhaps it's because I have no fond memories of a beach that I can tie this image to so all I see is a dark beach with a lot of noise in it. Sorry just my personal bias. :)

Peek a Boo
by alexjack

Comment:
I have to agree with the others. The lack of a face not to mention the lack of color in the skin sucks the life out of this picture. I'd be interested to know why you used selective desaturation here. I assume to make her stand out? If so why not keep her completely in color?

When I use selective desaturation I don't use it to make the person stand out from a busy background but rather to just bring out the tones more and/or when greys happen to look good with certain color combinations. None of that really applies here though. If anything your tones are a bit flat where you have desaturated. The color parts do have good contrast though so it may just be how you desatured the rest of the image.

Candid - Modern Monk with a Mark
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
I think if that foreground shadow was more like the out of focus areas in your entry it would work just fine. In your entry I like the OOF areas as it makes me feel like I am there on a busy street watching him.

by sevilduvarci

Comment:
Interesting how the real people are either hidden or look as if they are part of the structures allowing the shadows take on a life of their own.