Sunset
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by SJCarter:
Absolutely beautiful image. The lopsided triptych, however, is distracting IMHO, and the layers of borders are take away from the true beauty of the shot.

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by loseme:
Nice lighting.

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by Tammer:
I like the concept, but the sun rays are a bit overpowering for me. Reminds me of the movie "Powder" (which I like by the way)

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by tmorninglory96:
Sun glare, a big no no!!! :)

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by briantammy:
interesting shot but I think a portrait should give more personal details.

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by Elaine:
I like the idea of this picture, but to me a portrait must be more focused on the person (or animal). I am assuming you edited in the "light" but it dulled the colors so much he blended into the background.

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by angflener:
The model seems to blend into the trees too much. Seems washed out.

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by m2iw:
this is an excellent idea - however, you would have done much better in my opinion by posing your subject in an open field or some area that has a better background. You may have been trying to use the sun flare as a creative element here, but I think it distracts from the image. The lighting on the subject can convey the idea of sunlight without the flare. Again, I would love to see this shot with an open background - I think it would really set the photo off. Good luck in the challenge.

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by Nowaytotell:
probably shouldn't have taken into sunlight like that

Into the Sun
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment by hideout:
Don't care for the sun on the lens, especially in a member challenge, if your subject filled at least 1/2 of the frame it might work as a portrait.