Holy Water
by MAK

Comment by moondog:
awesome great processing

Holy Water
by MAK

Comment by wsteyn:
Wow, this is magnificent!

Holy Water
by MAK

Comment by emayner:
It's a beautiful, moody photo. I don't usualy like heavy post processing, but this one works for me.

Mesmerized
by MAK

Comment by Mydee1:
love the face ....

not fond of the flame....too white

Mesmerized
by MAK

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
This is nice. There's some story to this perhaps? A lot of sweat or glare visible on her face is a distraction for me and changes the mood of the image. Without sweat/glare: quite contemplation.
With sweat/glare: fear and anxiety.

Mesmerized
by MAK

Comment by Simms:
Trying to capture a flame whilst also trying to expose correctly for a subject lit by the same flame is a nightmare situation, the exposure here favours the model, thus blowing out any detail in the flame (which, apart from the small amount of blue at the base, looks like a white blob to me). However, the focus on the models eye is bang on, the colour is well controlled and the DOF is to die for.. a pretty good study that was always going to be tricky to expose for.
Good luck (either Mak or Hanae).

Holy Water
by MAK

Comment by FocusPoint:
Excellent. Very nice photo.

Holy Water
by MAK

Comment by Sam94720:
Overprocessed for my taste. I'd find it more beautiful if it were more natural.

wintersong
by MAK

Comment by Melethia:
Excellent entry for the challenge - I love the gentle tenderness of the reds.

wintersong
by MAK

Comment by posthumous:
This is so odd yet so beautiful. I have no sense of scale, no idea how far the berries are from the pillars, or how big the pillars are... is it architecture or decoration? Is that worn stone or freshly shaped clay? It is, as you say, a song, or at least a verse, a few muttered phrases by a voice haunted and beautiful.

Posthumous Red Ribbon