Angie
by Pedro

Comment:

Originally posted by hughie: nice tits.

Classy.

Battle at Sunset
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Another gem - well done Alex!

Rip Tide
by Falc

Comment:
dayum -that's purdy. Nicely done, Keith :)

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment:
and Judy gots herself a ribbon :)

congratulations of the ribbon and the 7+ score!

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davis.jpg
by Pedro

Comment:

Originally posted by Lowcivicman99: Can you tell me what type of lighting you have used for this image??? I would like to recreate this and I am impressed with the amount of light that is actually on the face.

The sun :)

I just put him right next to an open window (i'm sitting right beside him, both of us next to the glass)

If you look at the catchlights in his eyes you can see the reflection of the window...even the houses across the way :)

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Captured Angel
by seenosun

Comment:
why on earth did this end up way down here? I had this pegged as one of the top ten contenders. meh...what do i know?

very well done.

Hotel
by dimitrii

Comment:
of course! I should have known this was yours dimitrii - fantastic. :)

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Mrs Dragunov
by Nazgul

Comment:
huh. didn't guess this one to be yours...absolutely no shame in the picture OR the finish, my friend - beautiful work as always...it got a 7 from me :)

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Angie
by Pedro

Comment:

Originally posted by Artyste: I have to agree with rscorp with the whole "Joe Six-Pack" thing.. but hey, I *also* know that sometimes "You do what it takes". Not that I'm not disappointed at the stooping ;)

I don't disagree with this or Robert's comments at all - it was a conscious decision to go mainstream on this one...partly as a test of my commercial skills (since I do shoot this kind of thing commercially now) and partly cuz I just felt like it.

Fear not, regular P-stuff will be forthcoming :)

The Way of All Flesh
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Conceptually I like the idea Bear, but I'm confused by your approach. You suggest that you wanted it to be real ("as is") but then you added the completely unrealistic processing. I understand the idea of emphasizing the imperfections and all, but the tone mapping/oversaturating/gothic-glow etc just ends up making it look like a cheaply produced poster; I think it actually lost a lot of useful detail through the tone-mapping.

Of course, we both know that 'real' images won't have the same mass appeal as the synthetic ones, but you went into it fully prepared to accept that as evidenced by your comments.

On balance I think you achieved what you were after, and I concur with the others that it was a bold statement - certainly against the grain.

This wasn't intended to be criticism - just critique. My opinion's just that - my opinion. I've been wrong many times before ;)

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