18 inch rims
by shutterfly

Comment by brettd:
I like the composition.

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by wingy:
Well, I'm torn on this, especially given all the recent controversy about "meeting the challenge". Nude means (dictionary.com) "Having no clothing" and involves "full exposure of the body". This isn't nude. So you don't fit the challenge and I'll take off for that. But now that's out of the way so lets forget about it.
I really like this shot a lot. Everything about it really works well. The most obvious thing about it is the muted colors and it is brilliant. The grey skintones (which I love on their own) contrast beautifully with the blue, but a fully saturated blue would have been too intense to flow together nicely; the mild blue is perfect. The other touch of color, the hair, adds another entire level of depth and interest. Also, the freckles add a lot of character to the shot, and make it seem less generic. The face turns away from the camera keeps the emphasis on the body, which works well for this shot.the composition is wonderful, a tight crop to hold back enough to keep curiosity (which is added to by the open shorts and what seems to be a tatoo peeking out) but wide enough to give the viewer a strong understanding of the subject. The diagonal lines are nice. The background is surprisingly nice as well.
I'm sure you'll get a crummy score for this, and I can't say I feel bad about it, because this is a pretty clear failure to meet the challenge, but this is a wonderful shot either way, and I hope to see more of your stuff in the future. (If I remember I'll be sure to add this to my favorites as well.)

Message edited by author 2003-07-18 18:20:20.

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by Pedro:
if the challenge were 'almost nude' or 'bikini' or just about anything other than 'nude' I'd have given this a 7 (for creativity, colour/desturation, lighting, composition etc). At least it's not just a picture of a toe. :)

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by Chiqui:
I dont understand how this is nude

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by Alpine99:
This image has a lovely range of colours that blend into each other.. like that a lot. Marked down as too many clothes for nude in my mind, sorry

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by SoulHunter74:
not a nude

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by SharQ:
A very distinctive model who would have done great in the nude challenge. If she was nude in any way, of course.

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by DrJOnes:
Shot well done. Nice colors and use of saturation reduction. Nice composition. Unfortunately a bit offtopic on the nude challenge. 6

blue bikini
by shutterfly

Comment by JPR:
not nude, but nice, especially the color desaturation and the matching blues.

belly
by shutterfly

Comment by Diversq:
Nice tat. Belly ring is pretty cool too. Somehow I don't think it would look as nice in my pudge pack. Good shot.