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by nsoroma79

Comment:
well done concept for this challenge. keeping the focus on the eye/eyelash is well done. I find the lighting to be a bit bright/harsh. not sure if this is a grab shot or a set up where you might have options. playing a bit with the highlights (bringing them down a bit) and maybe a slightly richer tonality (perhaps even a sepia, b/w, or duotone?) might align to the mood a bit more. This is a nit, but the numerous specular highlights on the mesh seem distracting to me--but I am not sure I would have the patience to go and spot all of those down to black/gray... of course, feel free to disregard all of my comments--you still get a 7 from me

Around the playground
by bennettjamie

Comment:
beautiful lines, color, composition!

Rainy Day Blues :: Nature Essential
by glad2badad

Comment:
Thank you! I love when someone commits to the color of the day, the weather--auto white balance or pp warming would have destroyed the mood and feel here. 7

Rejected
by Dr_Toto

Comment:
brilliant! isolation, distance, loneliness in a crowd, all conveyed with the appropriate coolness of color/tone 8

Joy!
by Oich

Comment:
This is great! Joy is not exactly the feeling it gives me--more like a dark figure lurking in there, up to something. The colors and exposure, dof all contribute perfectly to this image. very well done! 8

Ascension to Joy
by Citadel

Comment:
brilliant, luminous, joyful abstraction 8

Nature's Treasure Trove-- a thousand jewels.
by digifotojo

Comment:
very nice, vibrant and bright--I wonder if it is just a bit oversharpened, but that may just be my monitor. I love the composition, and deep dark area anchors the image 9

onion tears
by yanko

Comment:
the tones, texture, luminance are just stunning--exceptionally well done 9

Zen Pond-My piece of Harmony
by ShutterHack

Comment:
vibrant, dynamic, slightly abstracted--this is an image that invites contemplation and meditation 9

Tin Tin
by riversong

Comment:
started at a 7, bumping you up to an 8--I keep coming back to this image. The slightly blue/cool tonality to the light here is well done--white balancing or warming it up would not suit this image at all. She is bundled up, so cool lighting reinforces that. Her eyes suggest she is about to smile or laugh, and the hint of a forming smile at her lips suggests some mystery about what she is thinking.....