Katrina
by librodo

Comment:
Congrats! Almost like a painting coming to life.

Cobra Charmer
by TOY

Comment:
Congrats on your blue. Very professional image.

Hypnotic
by DrAchoo

Comment:
She is growing up. Congrats on your top ten!

The Return of Cool
by RKT

Comment:
Really good lighting on this.

Cover Girl
by Judi

Comment:
I like the idea. I probably would have preferred this idea executed in a more natural environment but as is certainly works.

Ready to POP!
by LalliSig

Comment:
I can only imagine this is Larus. Good color choices.

Oxtroit
by heida

Comment:
Congrats on 6th. Curious, did you resize using bicubic sharper? I wonder if bicubic smoother would have help control some of that pixelation from that backlighting.

Colour My World
by Judi

Comment:
Very beautiful. Congrats on the honorable mention!

Contemplation
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
Your SPs are always so well done.

Young Man
by Photonurd

Comment:
Your photo is pretty good. The lighting on the face and the composition especially.

I do have an issue with that back spotlight though. For me it's too bright and takes the focus away from the face. To fix that in post, I would simplify things by first converting to black and white that way the color is no longer a visual element that demands it's own attention. I'd also lower the highlights just a tad while deepening the shadows a little. I tried this in photoshop and it seems to work as my eyes are drawn to his a lot quicker. Basically what happens is the eyes are a bit darker and thus pop more pulling the focus away from the bright spot. Anyway, just a thought.