Vicki
by Konador

Comment by soccerdad:
This is an excellent portrait. But I think it might have a tough time against some of the other entries in the challenge.

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by jonpink:
black and white with blue eyes? A shame as this would work very well as a normal photo in B&W.

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Nice portrait, the earrings are wonderul and are the icing on the cake for me. You've captured her complexion really well... no-one can have a complexion that flawless, so you've done an amazing job of flattering her skin tone while keeping plenty of detail. The lighting is nice and smooth everywhere, and the hair is nicely backlit. The shallow dof is perfect. My only criticism is that I'm not that fond of her expression, she looks like she hasn't quite dropped her defenses enough. 8

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by Bud:
Nice portrait.

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by Artyste:
I don't know why, but this picture seems a little stretched horizontally. The saturation in the eyes is very nice, very subtle, but still noticable. The soft focus is good. I'm not too big on the crop though (which may be why it looks stretched), and I don't get a lot of emotion out of the pose. 7.

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by magnus:
Gorgeous! Excellent skin texture and soft lighting. Not sure if the subtle use of color is too distracting, I bet the photo would work at least as well without it (maybe darken the lips instead of coloring).

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by rich:
Good interesting portrait. Makes you wonder what she is thinking.

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by soup:
this is about a good a portrait as you can find.
the subtle color could be overlooked - but adds quite a bit.

good luck - 8

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by mariomel:
Excellent capture of her eyes. I find the desaturation of all but her eyes leaves the image a little unbalanced. I think you also left some colour in the lips, but not enough to balance it out. An excellent photo, nonetheless.

Vicki
by Konador

Comment by DougPaz:
Vicki is beautiful and has fantasic eyes. I like the crop and composition but feel like the jewelry is a distraction. Especially the necklace. It would give a more "model" type feel without them. Nice shot.