Amaryllis
by livitup

Comment by Jutilda:
What makes this for me is the vivid red, my favorite color, with the hint of pink and gold. Great shallow DOF.

Restrained
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Comment by mycelium:
man, this really should have scored higher. I gave it an 8 and I think it deserved it.

Restrained
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Comment by graphicfunk:
Just call me I will be happy to oblige. ROFL Bumping up.

Play Time
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Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

Play Time is a good example of the single out category. After looking at the photo and reading your photographer's comments, it makes much more sense as to why. I like the 4x3 approach, I don't know if I would have noticed without reading your comments, so I am very thankful you posted that. I also think people probably would have voted higher also if they understood what you were trying to do, like if we could see the comments during voting. I really do like the layer and contrast you used to give more depth the shot and single out the subject. The grain is probably a little distracting for some voters, they may even have thought it was a photographic error as opposed to the impression you were trying to achieve. Also I think black and white was a great choice, colors might have taken away from the subject too much.

I think this is one of those piece that you should be very proud of you defiantly captured the subject in a prefect manner.

Restrained
by livitup

Comment by YourBuddyFlo:
The pictue at first seems to be black and white but then i noticed that it was a colour print, nice job with that part.

Restrained
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Comment by yourbuddyjhawk:
This picture is kind of boring but I see the point.

Restrained
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Comment by metoecus:
This looks a little too staged and self-conscious to work. The bright lighting contrasts with the somewhat dark thematic elements, and the composition doesn't use that contrast to it's advantage. The well-manicured nails and the fact that the model's hand is holding the restraint rather than being held by it seems to work against the intended theme as well. This ironic contrast between the various thematic elements could be made to work in your favor, but somehow it seems too accidental to work here.

Restrained
by livitup

Comment by sherpet:
Very dramatic message here..... Fantasy, yes, I do think it fits the challenge.

Honey...Your Drink!
by livitup

Comment by SJCarter:
Very cool capture! LOL Love how you got the liquid swirling in/out of the glass. Nice job.

candid1-dpc.jpg
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Comment by SJCarter:
Great tonal range for B/W. Really good focus too. Looks like there's certainly a story going on... Nice candid.