Pearls
by MelissaRae

Comment:
Love the focal point on the eye. Nice effective use of sidelighting, wish the crop wasnt quite so tight but overall a very nice shot only thing I wish the skin wasnt quite so smooth. 7

Monday's Child
by Rompy

Comment:
I love the lighting, and the focus is perfect. Pretty model as well. This is an 9 for me.

Nature's Beer Run
by jerowe

Comment:
Looks to have a colorcast issue or white balance issue.

Next Generation
by teethomas

Comment:
Focus seems soft on this photo.

Clear for Takeoff
by hammersam

Comment:
Wish this had a face in it. Otherwise good idea and unique in the challenge.

Fountain Nymph
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I wish the focus had been a bit sharper, you definatley stopped the action but neither of the objects seem to be very sharp.

Swim
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
I would say most voters arent going to like this. However something about this photo appeals to me. It has the old time film effect with it. and I think the noise actually helps it become a stronger image. I'm going to guess this finishes in the low 5 to upper 4's with the voters but my vote is a 7.

A Red Rose
by RobMcGee

Comment:
The title and the B&W conversion really clash, I think that might hurt you in voting.

The Bass Player
by MAK

Comment:
I like the lighting technique and the effect, I wish you had brought it up on his face just a bit more. But overall nicely done. I might have left a little more negative space on the left and not had it so centered though.

Searching for Shooting Stars
by jlanoue

Comment:
Greetings from the Crtique club. First let me welcome you to DPC and the addiction. I like the concept of your image and it meets the challenge well. Let me suggest a method that works pretty good for this type of image and it may help your issues that I see with the image. Long exposures and high ISO arent a good mix. I suggest you try shooting this with 200 ISO and go a longer exposure. Close to the end of your exposure put a black card over the card put your kids out in front and have them point, then remotely manually fire a flash for fill effect. I think that would make your image much stronger then what you have. Great idea and a little change to your method and your over the 6 barrier. Good luck in future challenges.