A Tender Moment
by Chippie19

Comment:
Love the soft focus, but the mid tones take over. Maybe push the contrast a bit for some deeper shadows and brighter highlights? Very nice submission to the challenge though.

Bird in Hand
by Younger

Comment:
Fun entry, but it suffers a fair bit from motion blur. You've lost some texture in the skin too and it almost looks like paper mache. Suggestion; try again with more light and a higher shutter speed :)

neck-lace
by Tammer

Comment:
Great focus and interesting choice of body part. The level of light looks good, but what's bringing it down is the yellow/orange cast through it. Might be a matter of changing white balance or editing levels or hue&sat?

Snake Eye
by tjmueller

Comment:
Fun idea! The problem I have with it though is the orange skin tone and the uneven make-up application.

Hips
by dsmil

Comment:
Not sure what to make of this. The lighting is okay, but a little boost in contrast/curves (no pun intended) would have made the whites whiter. I'd suggest using a healing tool of some sort, to clean up some minor imperfections in the skin as well the sensor dust visible under her arm. The pose feels a little awkward too.

Pool of Blue
by impilot

Comment:
Excellent selective desat, but the greys are a bit flat leaving the skin looking pasty.

...No Country for Old Men...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Wow, a fairly confronting look at aging. Although not a hugely appealing image, great job on accentuating all those lines. The editing though has left a strange fuzzy halo along all the edges.

Hand
by ScooterMcNutty

Comment:
Good idea, but the lighting could have been better to bring out more of the lines and texture in the skin.

Fluffy Cheeks and Fuzzy Chins
by ivale28

Comment:
Very good focus, but the angle/point of view wasn't the best idea here, it's too close. Maybe pull back a little and keep level with the subject, rather than an upward perspective? The flash has also caused hot areas on the cheek. Again, you'd either have to pull back or turn the flash down if possible. Good effort though :)

Single Hand Action (self potrait) - Ball RELEASE !!
by andrewt

Comment:
I can't quite tell if it's motion blur or just slightly out of focus. I think it might be the former. I guess my advice would be to try this again in an area with loads more light so you can bump up the shutter speed. I really like this, just a shame about the blur.