The beauty of de-feet
by Tikicharm

Comment by claudia26:
interesting almost-abstract image, too bad the bottom skin is a bit fuzzy

The beauty of de-feet
by Tikicharm

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Not sure quite what your punny title means... why a play on words of defeat? Where is defeat? Without your title, I would not have been aware that this photo depicts feet, so this drawing could have been on any body part, and I think that makes this too abstract for me for a nude challenge. For me, the point of a nude study is to explore the nude form, and I'm not sure this photo does that. The skin used here is very much just a background for the Japanese looking artwork which doesn't captivate me I'm afraid. The composition doesn't really draw me in, and seems a bit haphazard.

The beauty of de-feet
by Tikicharm

Comment by jonpink:
For a naked challenge - this really does not show me naked of any kind. For me the hardest part is meeting the criteria and this fails.

That aside, i like your b&w tones.

The beauty of de-feet
by Tikicharm

Comment by rightmirem:
Well done...extra points for attempting something a little more daring!

Flowering Tree
by Tikicharm

Comment by pottersclay75:
Too much contrast. Plus, there is no real clear focus to the pic

Flowering Tree
by Tikicharm

Comment by adine:
In this very busy image you've done two things to simplify - narrow DOF to blurr the background and isolate the subject, and desaturate to draw attention. But my eyes are draw two ways - the bright desaturated flower - and then the dragon fly which is not at first apparent. I think desaturating the dragon fly would work better - or desaturate all the plant life - show how plant and animal life are different...

Flowering Tree
by Tikicharm

Comment by Olyuzi:
A little too dark to be able to discern detail. The bug gets camoflaged in the background and composition is a bit too cluttered.

Flowering Tree
by Tikicharm

Comment by willem:
messy composition. Need to think what you are trying to show, what the subject is. I see a distracting background, a damselfly facing sideways, a messy flower. Subject totally unclear to me and no impact.

Flowering Tree
by Tikicharm

Comment by claudia26:
the colors are off and the broken stem right across the main image is distracting

Flowering Tree
by Tikicharm

Comment by strangeghost:
Lots of potential but the focus is soft on your subject and the background is way too busy.