February
by nico_blue

Comment by cloudsme:
Those stripes really make the photo. Hope you tell how you did it.

February
by nico_blue

Comment by graphicfunk:
For some lighting reason the beauty of the stone is not brought to its apex, yet this is a very nice composition and capture. Bumping up.

February
by nico_blue

Comment by nova:
Love the reflective technique used - hope you'll describe your process after the challenge. On the (very minor) negative side, the gold on the top of the ring looks almost tarnished. Great photo, 8.

February
by nico_blue

Comment by byoung:
super presentation in lighting of hard to render metal and gems ...
one of the best in the challenge ... coupled with creative curved radials make this a real winner

February
by nico_blue

Comment by Jewellian:
I really like the light pattern on the backdrop, as well as the color in the stone! Great job!

February
by nico_blue

Comment by w24x192:
Probably one of the finer examples of using and controling reflections to make an interesting shot. While parts of the ring are a bit dull, the overall shot is one of the best, in my eyes.

February
by nico_blue

Comment by Steveinnz:
Quite nice but I find the reflections on the ring distracting

February
by nico_blue

Comment by kiwinick:
beautifully photographed. 7

February
by nico_blue

Comment by ebertdj:
Awesome shot!

Bumping this as much as I can! Congrats! 10

Weathered
by nico_blue

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a great shot, I really like the overall feel of the picture, the moodiness of the person works well with the surroundings. I read your comments and find it hard to think of this as a classroom area, the walls are so bare and such. I'm used to lots of things all over the place.

I read the comments below and really can't add much to them. I love the shot and even though I didn't get to it during the challenge to vote, I would have given it an 8. The points off would have been one for the title, while it fits the background it certainly doesn't fit the person inside the shot :) And two for the dodging and burning done around the edges and such. The way you left the bright light go up the center bothers me personally for some odd reason, maybe if it was more balanced with the bottom. I agree about the cropping, it's perfect, nothing to change there.

Hope my comments help, not that you need any help with this one! Great job!

Deannda