Fade to Black
by Jutilda

Comment by mexico:
Nice effect you have here. I think the necklace is a little distracting, but apart from that, nice job.

Catch the Moon
by Jutilda

Comment by stphq:
very nice picture... would like to have seen the tree a bit darker against the sky but could just be a difference in monitor displays... i like this one

Ninja Princess
by Jutilda

Comment by Nitin:
Greetings from the critique club
Look whose photograph I get to critque? Judy, you're an inspiration!

As soon as I look at this photograph, the first thing that strikes me is how different it is! Next, the attention is drawn to your eyes, which are well lit and in focus.

Composition wise, as you mentioned in your photographers comments, the branch is obscuring the eyes, which are the key focal points of your entry. If they were leading to the eyes, but not obscuring them, I feel it would have worked better.

You've not mentioned the aperture used, I wonder if using more depth of field could've brought the branch in focus too.

I like the lighting on the face, but seems a little harsh on the hand.

Your image size is only 74KB, which is half of the maximum allowed. I would recommend using something close to 150KB, to mimise compression artifacts and preserve detail.

Overall, I like the photograph and think it should've placed higher. Keep up the good work!

Fade to Black
by Jutilda

Comment by loseme:
Good shot, the lighting is very nice on the dark.

Ninja Princess
by Jutilda

Comment by Evaan:
Beautiful clarity. Like the mystery of the shot. Eyes turned out very well given how little light was used.

Fade to Black
by Jutilda

Comment by rscorp:
Simple, clean and straightforward. Lighting is nice in most areas of the pic. Maybe a half stop hot in some places but not bad. Lighting in the hair is great. Like the dark on dark look.

Fade to Black
by Jutilda

Comment by tjbel05:
great job.

Ninja Princess
by Jutilda

Comment by tinmason:
nice texture around eyes...I would have liked to have seen the area around the mouth totally dark to match the dark around the eyes...but then, you can't have everything.

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by Jutilda

Comment by troberge:
I think I would like to see a little less neat image used. He is certainly a good looking model. The only other thing I would recommend is to maybe have his chain fully out. (no biggie!) Good Luck in the challenge!

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by Jutilda

Comment by AzCKelly:
Very nice picture. Its a bit soft but I love how his eyes seem to melt with the background yet stand out on thieir own.