Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by Morgan:
Nice face. Reminds me of my high school girlfriend who was just as beautiful as your model. I appreciate the smile and the eyes. Good image, good luck. 8

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by Kaz:
I like the way you've composed this portrait.

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by dimitrii:
Good lighting, and focus; I commend you with not going crazy with a shot DOF. The colour of the background is a bit distracting to me. Overall, a good job, congrats!

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by goodtempo:
nice background to compliment the facial tones. good lighting. would like to see a little more of her chin, might be cropped a little too much but overall a very nice picture.

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by justine:
She is a beauty. I'm sorry the light is so harsh. It's takes away from what would of been a very _good_ portrait. It is good, just the light is too harsh. I like the colors, the girl is wonderful and the compostion is very nice.

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by muckpond:
The lighting from the right is really really harsh and casts a shadow on her nose. Except for that, this is a very well-taken image. Great framing and detail and a lovely subject to boot!

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by Kimbly:
Pretty portrait, nice expression. The side of her nose looks a little blown out on my monitor, but I know that it has a tendency towards brightness.

Portrait of a Beauty
by byetko

Comment by kandyj:
The background to the left distracts me a bit for some reason.

Don't Drink and Drive
by byetko

Comment by BigSmiles:
First before I critique I must ask myself why used without cameras voted this image so low compared to users with cameras.
the image is comprised of a vehicle, smashed up, a police officer (I think..) a tree and a few poles. The vehicle's doors are open and there aren't any passengers from what I can see. The whole front end is smashed up esp on the right side. The right tire appears to be either turned so I cannot see it or it is missing altogether. The officer is just looking at the damage with the papers at his side. I find the two poles to be extremely distracting as they oppose the general flow of the picture. i.e. the flow goes from left to right on a horizontal plane ending with the officer at the extreme right side. The poles interfere with the flow as they cut directly into the vehicle on a vertical axis. (do you understand?)
The open doors suggest there were at least 3 passengers (though I could be wrong) What would possess two other passengers to get into a car with a drunk? Or to let him drive in the first place?
Technical... The exposure is done fairly well although I would have liked to see a bit more contrast.. the chrome should appear to be lighter with a few specular highlights (pure white).
Even though there are a few things that could be improved it's definitely worthy of top 10

Don't Drink and Drive
by byetko

Comment by Marklane:
Congrats on your 2nd place win!