Pumpkins
by geosmores

Comment:
Not your usual colors for pumpkins - nice variety.

main-10-21-07-4917.jpg
by fixedintime

Comment:
Looks like even more colorful graffiti runs along the side - this would be a good subject for more shots.

Walkabout5.jpg
by Louisa

Comment:
Toning you chose seems to work very well with this - that splay of stalks at the top give this shot a lot of interest.

Looking for me?
by bdenny

Comment:
Gorgeous - and the detail in that eyeball is freaky. Fantastic control of DOF.

Drive By Tree
by jaysonmc

Comment:
Wow, what a perspective, nicely framed.

Soft Ambient
by meyers

Comment:
The framing is great - nice echo of the arch of the sofa back with the arch of her body, and the placement of objects give the setting some depth. I think the depth of field you chose is excellent. The shadows and lighting look natural too me, and just what I would expect to see - if you had more "professional" portrait lighting, it would look too much set-up and the viewer would lose the sense of being there, IMO.

One of Many Sides
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Congratulations, Juli, this is really a beautiful shot. Full of humanity and quite touching. Not to mention it hits the nail on the head for the challenge.

Half a Hummer
by Melethia

Comment:
I like the processing on this - captures the grittiness of the surroundings without showing all the surroundings.

Half Alive
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Two "halfs" for the price of one - I think this is quite a poignant shot.

Old Beauty
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
It's a pain to shoot reflective surfaces and not get yourself in the shot. :) I just read the other day to point the lens through a hole in a large panel of cloth (black or white, depending on the reflection you're looking for) to disguise the camera and surroundings - I offer that tip to you, should you find it useful, although I haven't made use of it myself, yet, to know how well it works. I like the simple directness of the shot, and the focus, although I had assumed it was at a wider aperture. I'm surprised that at f/8 you didn't get more of the rim of the lens in focus. I like how you focused it, as I said, I just assumed it was at a different aperture.