Haunting Absence
by tyt2000

Comment:
Very artistic - I love the use of the windows and light as shapes in the composition and the placement of the chair and chandelier, giving it just the right amount of balance. I'd like it to be a tiny bit sharper, but still a masterful piece of art. 9

Natural Woman
by heida

Comment:
I love the amazing tonal range you've captured here, that luminous skin and the beautiful gaze of the model. Framing is perfect, too. Wonderful! 10

Water Bearing Through Time
by labuds

Comment:
I normally don't care at all for images of statues, but have recently added one to my portfolio myself, though it doesn't compare to this. I did rate this a 9 but am changing it to a 10. The capture of those sharply defined water droplets turn this into your own work of art, rather than a photo of someone else's statue. I've never seen anything quite like it, it's simply superb. 10

A Proud Bird
by mariomel

Comment:
Beautiful. I love the detail and the sharp contrast against the beautiful saturated green background. 9

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Magical lighting. A perfect calendar shot if ever there was one. Can't possibly find the most minute imperfection in this, I wish it was mine! 10

Aloft
by Brad

Comment:
Amazing clarity in the details of the ropes and pulleys and the perfect sky for a shot like this. The sepia is the perfect tone and I can see this hanging on the office wall of any boat captain. 10

Early Morning Seascape
by jonpink

Comment:
Very classic seaside shot, would work well as a stock piece. Excellent timing with the long exposure to capture the fluid feeling of the waves, beautiful placement of the foreground rock to add a steadiness to the whole image, and stunning colors. 10

The Ruin
by e301

Comment:
Either a stunning Heida original or a masterful imitation of her tremendous style. Superb color tones, the plants growing on the ruins provide a mystical feeling and that gray-blue burned sky adds such mood. A 10, easy!

MAID
by DrJOnes

Comment:
Positively gorgeous color combinations and gorgeous pose and props, highly suggestive of a modern Vargas with a latex fetish. ;) 10

Gasoline
by Gringo

Comment:
This is such a stunningly beautiful piece of art. I worry that it won't get the ribbon it deserves because the subject matter is so unusual, but hopefully the voters will see that the composition and clever color tones throughout the image are so perfectly, methodically arranged that it will get all the 10s it deserves! 10