The Horse and The Rider: Darren Gauci
by hotpasta

Comment:
ok, not judi. sorry. i had read somewhere of her going to the races a while ago, so i thought... i even googled darren gauci to discover he is australian...

i stand by comments - this is a stunning image. it didn't place as well as it should have, but, well, that's par for the course.

well done indeed.

Don't
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
leroy? this is stunning. a lovely image, and the perfect title, so ambiguous, letting us supply the context ranging from a model's reluctance to true horror.

a vulnerable male nude is so rare, thank you.

Me, Sort of....jpg
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
sneaky. which half is this - left or right?

The Outdoor Man
by TUBORG

Comment:
superb. the leading lines work very well, bringing the eye to the man. the exposure and compostion are spot on. as with many ohters in this challenge, we can fill in the story, as we can't see his face. and you have created an image with fascinating story potential.

ANGEL
by chele

Comment:
a wonderful image, an 8 even though i have a tiny technical niggle. the content of the picture is so powerful it overcomes the slightly overblown bottom. just a tiny bit deeper tone on the bottom of the image would have made this simply superb.

the contrast between the texture of hte skin, the size of the man, or preconceptions of large tattooed men, and the tattoo itself, andthe title, work wonderfully. (it could have been in unrelatedness too...)

The Horse and The Rider: Darren Gauci
by hotpasta

Comment:
judi? absolutely stunning. a 10, and that's a rarity from me. exposure, composition, toning, depth of field, focus; superb. thank you.

Photograph the Hawk
by GeneralE

Comment:
a nice idea, but the resolution really brings you down in this one. the composiotn is good, but i would like to see more doen with the exposure, this is advanced editing, you could have played with the levels much more than you have, creating more drama and visual interest.

Mother Superior
by lkn4truth

Comment:
an intersting isea - is a fake face not a face? however, with the focus on the candles rathre than the nun or cross, it is very distracting. well exposed, but the focus really needs to be improved, or the candles placed more prominently in the compostion, to lessen the importance of the nun figure.

A Deer in the Yard
by Kivet

Comment:
very nice image, but i think a little less neat image on the lower section would be better. it works beautifully on the leaves, but it's distracting on the grass, fir tree and deer, as the small detail in those make them real. without, they kind of look plastic.

Moon Light
by Photonurd

Comment:
very nice, well exposed and composed.