Portrait 05 - Cartesia III
by Ken

Comment:
Nothing really wrong with the 70-200mm as a portrait lens, really. It can suffer from some distortion (causing a measure of flatness) at certain focal lengths depending on shooting distance, but it can be really nice for candids.

The lack of shadows in this shot hurt it more for flatness than the distortion though, and it looks a little over-sharpened, especially in the eyes, giving it more of a 'point and shoot' look. I like the soft-focus though.

Background is a little dull, and the natural color of her hair is begging to be released a little more in my eyes.

Lady With Cigarette
by bvy

Comment:
Nicely creative, and while the B&W conversion has the highlights a bit bright, it is also nicely done. Invokes some feeling of older-time photography.

Boat ID: 27683
by JulietNN

Comment:
Well, I'm impressed. The sheep didn't go for a stunning landscape in a numbers challenge. lol

In Daddy's Arms
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Ironically, I get a sense of not safety in this shot, but one of threatening. Whether it's a sense of tension in the pose, or something else, I can't really place it, but my first reaction wasn't the one I think you meant.

Charlotte's Nightmare
by K3Master

Comment:
Thank you for the comments everyone.

Pappy: Such is the risk we take in putting up photos that can lead to such things. For every spider that gets us a lower vote from a phobia sufferer, there is the uber-cute child that gets an emotional boost vote from some parent or other. Such is the expectation when sharing our work.

The Scream
by raish

Comment:
A nice attempt, but the pose is wrong ;)

Counter Attack
by CarpeLumen

Comment:
That power line hurts this.

A Moonlit Night With Ike
by bvy

Comment:
I'm loving the painted effect in the treetops.

Zoom into the Night
by kdogg628

Comment:
kind of chaotic, but not in a good way.

P A R A N O I A
by Cuttooth

Comment:
haha.. the eyes on the side of the head cement this one for me.