Wind & Wonder
by mandyturner

Comment by wavelength:
Hi Mandy!

I guess this was one of the ones you were experimenting with on your new 20d (yay!). I think maybe if you'd added more fuzzyness in an action or something, maybe something akin to goth glow (I can tell you how to approximate if you dont have CS/CS2), and tried to sharpen the eyes a bit manually, you may have pulled this one off. For me, it just looks out of focus right now. Learning new equipment sucks, hope you get in your groove soon and turn out what I know you're capable of doing. I love the pose and the windblown hair though. Good luck!

Wind & Wonder
by mandyturner

Comment by BlownAway:
You definitely "have the eyes" in this shot. IMO, a tad bit sharper, and without the hand and it would have been perfect!

Wind & Wonder
by mandyturner

Comment by MadMan2k:
I like the composition and the lighting for the most part, but it seems like the focus is on the strands of hair in front, which is unfortunate since the DOF is as shallow as it is.

Blue Eyed
by mandyturner

Comment by YourBuddyFlo:
Nice job captureing the eyes.

Blue Eyed
by mandyturner

Comment by mycelium:
hi cutie!

Blue Eyed
by mandyturner

Comment by Melethia:
Very pretty eyes, I like the hair in the face. Don't care for the hand at the mouth in this case, though.

Wind & Wonder
by mandyturner

Comment by lawanda862:
sweet

bring on the rain
by mandyturner

Comment by cfischl:
very good composition and lighting. i like your decision to go with black and white since it was raining and the color probably wasn't ideal. i like the black border but there seems to be a bit of white in each corner...i think it would be better without that. overall very well done

Wind & Wonder
by mandyturner

Comment by firedude144:
Just a bit too soft

Wind & Wonder
by mandyturner

Comment by doctornick:
Beautiful pose, but ruined by being out of focus...the eyes should be in focus not the hair in front.