The priest
by heida

Comment:
this was my favourite of the challenge! :)

What Lies Beneath
by crabappl3

Comment:
what a sleeper hit... congratulations on a very eery photo that is well done! For what it's worth, the lights are not *that* distracting!

The Perfect Storm
by marbo

Comment:
stunning! Congratulations, marbo!

oldnude.jpg
by theodor38

Comment:
it looks like a painting. its awesome. If this were a large print, I would not hesitate putting it up on my wall. I love it.

edit: I thought I would come back and leave a proper critique:

Colour, Composition, Contrast

There has been some comment that more face and less nipple would be better. To me, that's a different picture all together, and I like the emotion and feel of this one (though more face and less nipple could also be a very nice picture). You can see the outline of her lips, nose and chin if you gaze into the photo, and the nipple is beautiful without being pornographic. She is a beautiful, mysterious and exotic woman. I would not change a thing about this composition.

I also love your very unique colouring of the photo. The grain and the colouring give it a renaissance painting feel and the look is magnificent.

focus and lighting:

If you get the chance, post some details about how you took this shot, I am very curious as to what you started with originally and then what you did in post processing.

The fading of the shot around the edges adds to the warm and mysterious feel. I do think the highlights (on her knee especially) is a little blown out, but in the context of a "painting-like" photo, its completely in line. The vignetting works extremely well for the type of finished product you have created and I know you must be proud of it!

Message edited by author 2005-01-07 14:29:16.

maldives
by whiteroom

Comment:
they had these sorts of mannequins in singapore too! they are frightening! lol

Rain_Dancing
by BAMartin

Comment:
what a lovely shot. I like the softness of it. It is a very beautiful impressionistic photo.

Fore Bitten Fruit
by Node

Comment:
hilarious. don't care for the slight shadows, but you have an insane sense of humour! :) 8

My Beautiful Daughters
by tgordon

Comment:
and what lovely young women they are! You certainly look like a proud papa. :)

Kaleidoscope2.jpg
by scalvert

Comment:
what a cool shot, shannon! This is one of the most interesting fall colour shots I have seen this year. I truly appreciate your choice of DOF and the way you have capture the light peeking through and spotting the image with its soft glow. Just lovely!

Bennie Mouse
by Konador

Comment:
i love that they are minnie mouse ears! :)