What the...?
by ajgardner

Comment by AzCKelly:
Wow, interesting picture, a bit out of focus but the light is intriguing(sp)

What the...?
by ajgardner

Comment by echo54:
cool

What the...?
by ajgardner

Comment by train:
cleverly taken but flash seems to give that halo effect which is maybe what you were going for

What the...?
by ajgardner

Comment by hollisterGq:
if this wasn't so grainy, I think it would score much higher. Or maybe even just focusing on the hand with the light coming from it instead of the person and all the background.

What the...?
by ajgardner

Comment by cheekymunky:
the force is strong with this one...

Christina
by ajgardner

Comment by SteveJ:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Christina was your entry for the Light On White II challenge and your image does fit, but would not be to everyones' taste for this challenge.

Technical:
By using a small aperture and high ISO you have introduced an amount of grain/noise into the image. Judging by this combination, I would guess you were handholding the camera. If you were using a tripod, you could have backed off on the ISO and produced a much crisper image. The use of a single lighting position has created a distinct cut off between the sides of your model's face leading to blown out detail on left and unflattering shadow around her nose and cheekbone. Sharpening has created artifacts on her hair. Cropping is extremely tight and brings the viewer's focus on to her lovely eyes.

Composition:
Nicely composed with maximum impact on model's eyes and the slightly downward tilt of her face makes for an interesting portrait, using landscape format.

Overall:
Your second challenge entry and not a failure by any stretch of the imagination. Being a new camera and eagerness to enter challenges mean we sometimes overlook faults that at any other time would be corrected. My technical comments may seem over critical but if I didn't comment on these things there would be little point doing a critique, this should give you tips, ideas and help for future images. On the matter of your score, I expect voters didn't like the contract between light and dark. I didn't vote on this challenge and I think your score was pretty fair. I hope you find this helpful and constructive.

Steve

Christina
by ajgardner

Comment by ajgardner:
i honestly thought this would do better

Christina
by ajgardner

Comment by Jutilda:
I like that you didn't "un contrast" this like so many of the shots I'm seeing. The harshness of the light doesn't even bother me. Great eyes. I like her pose and her hair falling over her face. It has an ethereal quality to it. 8

Christina
by ajgardner

Comment by chele:
i love this! very nice partial potrait.

Christina
by ajgardner

Comment by Jammur:
Just a touch overexposed. Lost detail on her nose and cheek, but very good composition. you also captured this wonderful distant stare.