I've chased the shouting wind along...
by vawendy

Comment:
absolutely wonderful image .. i love the way the bird is looking down and those cute little curled over feet .. its an incredible action shot .. good luck ..
i'm not voting yet . :)

My BEST subject of 2009
by wildiris

Comment:
front page image ... this is stupendous .. an amazing photograph .. the colours are to die for ... WOW .. !!!
i'm not voting yet .. :)

Jan 17 2010
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
i can see why jason says its very enjoyable .. lol .. being a guy and all ..
but it is a great image .. i love the weirdness of this .. her make up .. so extreme and the hair .. so different .. the clothing .. just see enough .. her pose .. 'who me?!!' ..
you really take the best sexy portraits jaime .. great stuff .. :)

12-jan 2010. portrait.. melissa and guinea pig
by roz

Comment:

Originally posted by caseyface: Great shot! I used to have guinea pigs, so this automatically jumped out at me. What did you do to this one? The person's coloring looks more muted. It's not a bad thing, mind you, but I am just curious if you processed it somehow.

put it in photoshop so i could tell you .. !!
duplicated background layer and did a gaussian blur on new layer in soft light blending mode ..
lucisart/whyeth action on the pig .. sharpened ..
black and white adjustment layer at 61% but painted it out in a mask on the guinea pig ..
levels adjustment layer ..
for vignette i created a new layer and selected an area a lot inside the image border and inverted the selection .. then select/modify/feather at 250% and filled the area i'd selected with a very dark brown colour in soft light blending mode .. brought down the opacity to 81% ..

Colours
by Jedusi

Comment:
this is amazing steve.. i love the different fabrics and shapes & the fantastic crop and then her eyes ..
i've seen a few shots in this side challenge of a young woman who the camera loves A LOT .. !!! .. i was wondering if she was your daughter .. ?? .. anyhoooooooooooo .. she has the most amazing eyes ..
this is so excellent .. i've opened it a couple of times in the last day or wotever but hadnt commented .. it deserves a heap of comments .. its WOW .. !! ...

Hot and Spicy
by njsabs

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lol .. this is so cool .. he's not only an incredibly photogenic guy but tough as well .!!. i mean 1 straight and undiluted drop of tabasco on the tongue and i'd be screaming .. !! .. he certainly is a very good sport ..
i love the imagination behind this idea .. different, funny, interesting, brings a smile to my face .. the lighting and processing is perfect too .. love the hat . !!.;)

Can I help you?
by Paul

Comment:
this is so cool .. just love the 'step back in time' feel ... love her pose, expression, hair, the clothes, the tears on the sleeves ? .... its like a weird concoction of modern and a bygone era .. fantastic portrait . !!..:)

. . and the lion shall lie down with the lamb . .
by Jedusi

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I LIKE IT .. !!!!!!! ..:)

by yanko

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i love the contrast between the old fashioned and the modern .. exceptionally fine colours ..
this is a stunning portrait .. !!..:)

curb feelers
by Jutilda

Comment:
this is so excellent judy ... love the white border and your crop .. WOW .. !!..:)