Kodachrome
by Senay

Comment by dtremain:
Is that really a Nikon? Nice shot. Not sure if the "scuz"/"grime" helps or hurts this.

Vivid
by Senay

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Great portrait. Nice job making the eyes pop- they add a nice intensity to the pose. I'd like this quite a bit more if the bokeh weren't distracting... perhaps its the lens that you've used, or the aperture or the distance to the trees in the background... not sure which. Either way, I'd like the branches a bit more blurred out. Maybe also consider composing the shot such that the line where the snow becomes trees is not included in the frame. Elevate the POV to include only snow or lower it to include only trees so that there isn't that strong line between light and dark in the background.

In Full Bloom
by Senay

Comment by bcrants:
beautiful shot- top 5

Animosity
by Senay

Comment by ChikaZAWa:
I enjoyed this image during the challenge. The only thing that bothers me is the nose being out of focus but using such a low aperture does that. The one thing I might try and do is enhance the eyes a little more to intensify that feeling of hate.

Kodachrome
by Senay

Comment by Art Roflmao:
A wee bit of a shoehorn, but nicely shot.

Vivid
by Senay

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Perfect title for a stunning portrait.

Animosity
by Senay

Comment by Ivory:
Thats pretty intense! Nice teeth as well, lol.

From The Depths
by Senay

Comment by JacksonGariety:
Here's your critique and feedback as requested! :D

I must say, this is a very cool shot. The DOF (Depth of Field) and contrast together create that darkening effect as the focus gets shallower through the image. The Purple colors against the black is beautiful and the texture on the end of the black strands just makes the whole photo pop. Congratulations, there's just a few things that could've been done differently. First of all, as you noted, the end of the purple strands are very blown out, this takes away from the photos impact. Also, the crop along the bottom seems a little tight, I'd like to see some more empty space below the furthest down stands. Also, image quality and detail is a little low, I believe this came form a combination of your lens, sharpening in Post-Processing, and the overall image grain coming from your colors and 800 ISO speed rating. In the future you might want to try putting your light behind a screen or using a reflector so the brighter parts of the image don't get blown out as the rest of the image is brought into midtone. Also, shoot with a 50mm or 100mm macro lens to capture as much detail as possible. And in post processing, use one of the many Noise Reduction tools such as Noiseware Pro, Noise Ninja, or NeatImage. Those are very useful filters that can be applied to virtually any photo graph and are allowed in basic editing here on DPC. NeatImage is free, but I personally recommend Noiseware Pro. To wrap this up, great photo, the reason it didn't get something more like a 6.0 or 6.5 is because of the blown highlights and image grain, reducing the photos impact and detail. Great photo none the less, keep it up! :D

- ColemanGariety
The DPChallenge Critique Club

P.S: You had me stumped, I thought it was a tooth brush!

Animosity
by Senay

Comment by SandyP:
Wow! I agree. You did a fabulous job for such a makeshift lighting set up. That's one dramatic facial pose you have there too :)

Animosity
by Senay

Comment by smardaz:
wow, you did quite nicely with the equipment you had! working at that aperature is tricky and one thing that jumps out at me is the oof nose