Cell 1
by Melethia

Comment by Jutilda:
Perfectly suited, deb.

Morning conversations
by Melethia

Comment by annig:
Gorgeous! tonally (is that a real word??) is so soothing
compostion is fabulous too
11th place with a sunset!

go girl!

Distinguished
by Melethia

Comment by JerseyGenie:
Congrats Deb. Nice portrait. You're certainly seizing the opportunities over there.

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by Melethia

Comment by sherpet:
Deserved a much higher score IMO.....

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by Melethia

Comment by pcody:
I think the darkness in the original draws the eyes to his face more than this lighter version. I actually really like the darkness a lot. I agree on his expression also.

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by Melethia

Comment by Jedusi:
I'm with Art - basically a good photo that dissappeared in the crowd. My only thought is that 'pimping' his eyes may have made it jump out more - whiten those whites and mybe even add colour to his iris.

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by Melethia

Comment by Art Roflmao:
This is a good portrait, Deb. Just suffers mostly from the nearly 600 entries in a FS. Middle of the pack and 5.7+ is very good though. If I was to change anything just for a higher score, I would go for tmore of that darker, grunge / Lucis Art look - more depth in the wrinkle on the face. One other observation is that his expression does not help the photo - it looks somewhere between curious and an angry "WTF?".

Hope that was helpful.

In progress
by Melethia

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Great photo, Deb! It is interesting, exotic (from a US perspective) and has all the technicals. Probably lacks the right challenge - it definitely fits, but might do better in "construction" or something. Lacks that WOW factor as well - not sure what you can do about that.

I would name it "Rebuilding the Tower of Babel" just because that's the first thing I thought of. :)

Slight tilt
by Melethia

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Need to straighten the horizon. :P

AFG 4
by Melethia

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Wow! It's just how I pictured it! :) GREAT shot here, Feb! THANK YOU for you sacrifice and selflessness both in serving our country and serving up these awesome images on DPC. :)