And Falls
by Tranquil

Comment by Rikki:
IMHO the dark areas around the image helps frame it. The hotspots on the rocks aren't as distracting as I look at the images again. I also like the fact that the water is not portrayed as smooth and silky. Mother Nature's true power is unleashed in this image due to your capture of the water :) Great shot!

Flutter-By II
by Tranquil

Comment by Rikki:
Was this a studio setup? It's almost always hard to get a little critter like this to stay put... let alone on a nice white background :) Amazing contrast of colors. I like that it's off center and this definitely follows the rules of thirds to the point :)

Beauty Is In...
by Tranquil

Comment by Rikki:
I've always liked shots like this! This is just amazing. The clarity and DOF is perfect! You're making me want to try it out for myself :)

Spike a Drink
by Tranquil

Comment by Virus610:
Very tacktical photographing here. The green was an excellent choice of colour for this. I don't think any other colour would have done quite as well. Kudos for that title too. I'm most fascinated by the way the water (Assuming that is your liquid of choice..) splashed up in the back, in a quasi-serpentine way. Congrats on 1st place.

Airborn
by Tranquil

Comment by Zap228:
crazy contrast

Sidelong
by Tranquil

Comment by jpochard:
This was the best of your series I think. For me, the reason has mostly to do with the lighting of the face and the eyes. I think in a portrait the eyes are so important. This has a nice, natural feel to it, and the emphasis is on her face. Very nice job.

Dan and Renee
by Tranquil

Comment by jpochard:
This is a nice portrait. The lightness of her shirt is a little distracting since most of the shot is rather dark. The lighting is pretty good, although I think maybe just a little harsh. I would also like to see the tones warmed up just a bit. Those are all minor things, but hopefully will be of some help for you. Nice job with not overexposing things and getting fairly even lighting.

Beauty Is In...
by Tranquil

Comment by orussell:
A near perfect shot but for the glare just outside the cornea on the white of the eye.

Beauty Is In...
by Tranquil

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
i fink ur thilly

great picture, the detail in the eye is very cool. It would be cool to paint over those reflections in the pupil... Yeah yeah I know, I edit too much.

Artificial
by Tranquil

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
So lee-baby this is a good picture, I'm still trying to figure out how you got it. Maybe from a tall building window or sometihng, or something along the lines of flying. It met the challenge well and looks very dodged-and-burned with the big unsharp mask and contrast, very nice idea to compensate for a basic editing challenge.