Hollyhocks
by Jesuispeure

Comment by happyehello:
beautiful, nice capture

Peek-A-Boo...
by Jesuispeure

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Critique Club:

A wonderful idea, utilising great composition. I think I would have prefered this in colour though, fans are traditionally quite colourful and I'm not convinced there's a good reason for a duotone treatment here. The noise levels don't look effective to my taste, looking more like noise than grain. The black vertical marks in the lower corner of each eye are a bit distracting, and nothing seems quite sharp enough. The lighting has resulted in an unappealing shadow on your subject, thrown by the darkest fan. The eyes don't look sultry, more startled or afraid.
Sorry about all the nitpicking though, as the first impression is good when looking at this photo, these details only become apparent as the viewer looks at it longer. I love a lot of your other work, especially the recent 'Pale Josephine' entry, so I hope to see a lot more!

Bob

Edit: Just read your description, so I see your reason for converting to quadtone... a shame you didn't get better lighting!

Hollyhocks
by Jesuispeure

Comment by channeled:
Exquisitely beautiful!

Hollyhocks
by Jesuispeure

Comment by GolferDDS:
Good portrayal of the challenge.

Hollyhocks
by Jesuispeure

Comment by graphicfunk:
very nice

Peek-A-Boo...
by Jesuispeure

Comment by grigrigirl:
heh...i knew this was yours. I like.

Gothic Lolita Two
by Jesuispeure

Comment by L1:
This one is my favorite of the series...I think the pose looks more natural and it's just more "cute." Good shots! :o)

Peek-A-Boo...
by Jesuispeure

Comment by green_knight:
the way the tones are, and the way the lines work, everything pulls you to look at the eyes. Very nice shot.

Peek-A-Boo...
by Jesuispeure

Comment by movieman:
I have a feeling this is going to score pretty high.

I think focus is a little bit too soft, and it's too grainy.

I like the idea, though. And the composition is pretty good too. It's just not working for me, I guess. 5.

Message edited by author 2004-06-10 01:14:10.

Peek-A-Boo...
by Jesuispeure

Comment by ddmckinney1954:
very nice