Will I see you again.
by RKT

Comment:
the still life becomes part of the book cover.

Spring Forth
by ErinKirsten

Comment:
in the forums you have expressed a desire to have low votes explained to you. I was your 3, and I will explain it I felt like the vignetting was too heavy. this waterfall, and most waterfalls, do not have a single focus of attention. their visual pleasure comes from their shape across the whole canvas, the negative space they create, etc. in other words, it's all about the composition. the heavy vignette just diminishes that sense and brings the eyes to the center, which doesn't really have anything. In addition, there is a glittery milkiness caused by sharp focus combined with long exposure, oversaturated greens, and maybe other processing as well, that I just don't like. It looks unnatural to me.

Clyde
by Neat

Comment:
i gave this a 7. there was a small number of portraits that gave a sense of background to balance the foreground. this was one of them.

what it be
by colorcarnival

Comment:
i love how bjoern and I are saying the same thing. Unfortunately, bjoern thinks it's unfortunate.

he was a mother for a moment
by nick_hinch

Comment:
what is this doing down here? i can only guess but i think it's because a lot of dpc voters have a rigid and unsophisticated notion of what a proper exposure is.

mother's touch
by tate

Comment:
not a fan of this type of portrait but i gave you a 7 because the pose is so perfect, like a Renaissance painting. i should have added another point for those sunglasses

Miss Anne
by NikonJeb

Comment:
i gave this a 7. i love the starry shadow on her face

Little explorer
by odriew

Comment:
up close and gritty. it works

Untitled
by Ammie

Comment:
a well worn motif, the smoking portrait, but this is very well executed.

what it be
by colorcarnival

Comment:
this is like a portrait drawn in foam on a latte. well done