bar
by ytshuva

Comment:
7

First Wildflowers of Spring
by grahamgator

Comment:
7

Keroin falls
by Urho

Comment:
7

Beauty is Racial Unity
by rebekahbianca

Comment:
Not loving your title. It limits beauty to only racial unity. But that's not what's being voted on here anyway. (I HATE having to have titles!)

It's a beautiful image.


Unity of any kind is beautiful.

The shadows are not.

The tones are.

7 from me.

B L U E T I F U L
by KMcC

Comment:
7

Savoring the moment
by wildiris

Comment:
7

Mother's Milk
by vawendy

Comment:
7

Life
by gyaban

Comment:
I love this. I find great beauty in pregnant women.

Her left hand position... although, probably natural... in this "expert editing" sort of image... We all know it's not "real"... I want it to be perfect. I want it to cradle her child more. From below the bump... with hand held open and widely loving.

It seems that she's hesitant. And in her hand position alone, it makes me think that she's afraid of something. Then, I search more and find that her eyes agree.

I am now uncomfortable.
I want to be feeling the peace of the baby floating inside her and her mimicking the floating outside.

All that stops me is ... the hand.

Call me picky... but... if you're gonna do the "expert" part... make it perfect.

I never can. So, I didn't enter this challenge although I had something shot before I saw it was "Expert".

I want that hand to make me feel like she's LOVING the baby... not protecting him/her from something.


Then... I look at the lighting. All of the light on the body is from the top right corner going to the bottom left corner.

But... the light on the "ripples" comes from mid top to mid right.

Unless there are two light sources... the second, LESSER strength, which seems to be added later with a minimal light from just below upper right... onto the body, but it gives MORE effect. The highlights on the body are much stronger than even the other, stronger light source.

But, in "real life" there's only ONE light source in an underwater scene, right?

This leaves me confused.

Still... an 8 from me.

I do love looking at your image. It's a WONDERFUL creation! But for beauty... it makes me uneasy. I want that hand to help me. And, it doesn't. I want it low and cradling... not tense and protecting.

I only say all of this because you OBVIOUSLY aren't a newbie. You know what you're doing.

Well done is my final critique. Well done, indeed.


ETA: I've started playing a game while voting...

Wanna play along?


Describe your image (without knowing the challenge topic) in four words.

Is "Beauty" one of them?

Nope. Mine either. Here are mine:

Underwater

Pregnant

Afraid

Jellyfish

White Beauty
by illini75

Comment:
8

Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time
by signal2noise

Comment:
And... this Beauty has obviously not felt "time". She's lovely Your work is lovely. Beautiful image. Thank you for keeping it tasteful. I love it you were not "in my face" with her form. I love it in BW.
9 (one of only two)

ETA: Oh! Just saw the other nude. My comments on this were not pertaining to that... only to how the "idea" of sensuality leaves so much more to be had than the "in your face" sensuality. :D