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Comment by ndbryan38:
the eye is beautiful. Great image!

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Comment by kashi:
Portal maybe ?

I like the desat - makes the eye seem to be staring right at me - and he doesn't look happy.

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Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
This image just didn't work for me; if the eye is the portal, I didn't see enough of the eye itself, though the selective desaturation is interesting, the image has too much under the eye and of the nose to really work for me, and the brightness under the eye was distracting for me.

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Comment by Nullix:
Very keen shot. The best of the eye shots so far. I like the lack of color in everything but the eye. I'm really drawn to it.

Good luck

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Comment by glad2badad:
Jack! Is that you!? :D Kind of creepy, but kind of cool also. Good luck.

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Comment by Almilan:
The texture of the skin is great below and just above the eye, but there is too much out of focus. It would have been nice to have seen a little more of the eye too. There is not enough 'hole' to merit the title.

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Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Good tech. Disturbingly sharp.

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Comment by dragonfly1977:
Interesting perspective. Love the angle and the zoom. Good pic!

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Comment by Retroesque:
The skin looks too shiny under the eye and above the nose, perhaps lighting too strong?

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Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Greg,

This has scored lower than I would have thought. You have managed to capture a wonderful contemplative subject in an emotive way - looking at the image stirs thoughts in me : what is she thinking, who is she remembering, etc. This is the greta strength of your shot.

Most of the comments you have recieved already give you some clues to why this has not scored as well as it could have. One reason is the eyes - they say eyes are the window to the soul; in the case of portrait photography the eyes are where your focus should be, and where the viewers eye should be drawn. For some reason my eyes just slip over her eyes; I think it is the slightly soft focus and relatively flat tones there. It would have been brilliant to see the eyes sharper, with the catch-light more distinct. For myself I would have loved to have her chin included in the image - somehow I think chins help complete a face.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul