adams-falls_3684_2_3.jpg
by bs-photos

Comment:
Beautiful shot of a beautiful spot. Great work.

Kyana42.jpg
by Kronus

Comment:
Great shot. I like the models curious expression... sort of aloof, but appreciative of the attention of the viewer... sort of a Mona Lisa smile in profile. I might suggest a little more depth of field to keep the hair on the back of her head in focus. There is a quite bright area of the background just under the model's chin that is a little unfortunate. The defocused background is nicely done.

got back
by outafocus

Comment:
I really like this photo. It is the sort of image I have tried to make and, lacking both the model and talent, have never come close. With that advisory, I will go ahead and offer a few observations and comments.

I like the mirror arrangement giving us an interesting vantage point. I don't know about the low saturation of the photo. It is neither black&white nor color. I think fully desaturating the image might have helped it a bit; or leave it in color. (I took a look at the channels, and I believe the blue channel gives quite a nice contrast.) If you choose to leave it desaturated, I would have preferred it not have the blue color cast.

The model is lovely with a beautiful smile, but I do agree with the previous comment that if she were less engaged with the photographer, it would have made a better picture. An alternative to being more or less oblivious to the photographer, you might consider having her give a considerably more come hither look.

All in all, I find this a very engaging photo. I will look forward to more from you... and her.

Smallest Clock on a Needle
by danielcheong1974

Comment:
I still love this photo. I am still a bit confused how you managed to keep the drop spherical. It seems the gravity would have pulled it to be ... hum ... drop shaped. I will have to try this.

Great shot!

Originally posted by wehrmacher: I don't have a clue how you made this photo, but it is amazing. I look forward to the end of this challenge so I can learn a little about how you created this photo.

Lost
by Ice-Lady

Comment:
Pretty girl, great shot. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought the model was walking into the sunset. I wonder if you took one like that? Anyway you could have tweaked up the cloud definition?

In any event, I love the shot.

Ejecta
by JMart

Comment:
Absolutely great shot. Not really a macro shot, but amazing in every other way. As a general entry, I would give it a 10.

The Kindergarten Teacher
by scarbrd

Comment:
Love the shot. How did you manage to keep the kids from knocking over your camera setup. My wife is a 1st - 4th grade teacher. I have seen this sort of classroom myself.

You should send this to your local or national teachers union. I am sure they could find a good use for it.

Little Sister
by Jutilda

Comment:
Great shot, focused at the right spot... wonderful bokeh. I don't understand the almost undetectable frame line. Just a question... is the foreground petal in focus? I can't tell if it is out of focus or plant fuzz.

You're the Odd One!
by littlegett

Comment:
another littleget? ... or one finger, one nipple, one nose, five fingers..

Definitely enough oddity to go around. :-)

Aloi
by violinist123

Comment:
beautiful, healthy eye. I am curious about the highlight in the eye... a soft box? At any rate, I would have preferred to see more detail of the iris and less lighting reflection.