Shallow Field Deep Soul
by Coley

Comment:
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
happy to see this lovely, luminous entry do so well

The Number 24
by figaro

Comment:
PostLuminous Award WINNER!
wonderful composition, selective focus, luminous exposure

Beached by the storm.
by RamblinR

Comment:
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
very nice

Weathered Tools
by hutchpj

Comment:
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
absolutely beautiful and luminous b/w, nice, original approach to the challenge

Waiting
by roba

Comment:
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
hafta wander over to Lake Union, I guess! Very nice.

Oldtimer
by silverscreen

Comment:
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
wonderful luminous tones

Shallow Field Deep Soul
by Coley

Comment:
lovely, luminous, well composed, would only burn down the lower right corner when the rules allow :-) 8

Death
by meyers

Comment:
Ah! Sandman's Sister! I like this, and she certainly captures that spirit very well, and is a lovely subject. You nailed the exposure and focus on her, the sense of paleness is spot-on. I presume the basic editing rules prevent it, but I would like to see the background much less bright--she should be the brightest element in the image, as she is truly luminous here. I do like the slightly off center crop to this, but you might be able to crop in from each side some, and still retain that off-center dynamic. 8

"Purity"
by mariomundo

Comment:
luminous, layered, and well done. the element near her face seems just a bit too bright, possibly. 8

you girdled sorrow // you clung to desire
by mk

Comment:
I like this, and it seems to me to "live up" to the rather dramatic title--took a risk there, but it works, I think. Probably get some push back on whether this is really a portrait or not, but either way, it gets an 8 from me