mango
by rinac

Comment by riversong:
Pretty...love the colors.

DePhunk Limited
by rinac

Comment by graphicfunk:
Nice overall treatment and delivery. Congratulations on your top 20.

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by stevieian:
Cool gothic feel. I like! Good luck in the challenge .... 9

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by DefyTime:
Very good idea...well done. Great contrast and exposure. Like how the A was painted on. Good execution.

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by EducatedSavage:
What a great subject for this challenge! There's a graininess, too, that really adds to the mood here.

DePhunk Limited
by rinac

Comment by posthumous:
Corinna DePhunk was a spoiled child. Her parents had made a fortune with laser-guided staple guns and could never say no to her, no matter what she asked. It was a childhood with no limits, ponies in submarines, hula on the high seas, phenomenal flying machines... but nothing ever seemed enough. She thought there must be something more extravagant she hadn't thought of yet... some brilliant ecstatic ridiculous bauble that would make her happy. In her teen years she became interested in photography and spent obscene amounts on top-of-the-line digital cameras, German glass, an entire spectrum of lights, supermodels... but all her pictures seemed... kinda... meh. They were no better than this guy in Iceland named Paris or something like that. Horrified that she could bring to bear anything in the outside world but still fail because she was lacking something inside... she gave it all away to the North Jersey Photography Club. She renounced her whole fortune and went off to the Lower East Side to die like a rat.

And there...

in the garbage...

she found an old Polaroid camera. She took a picture of moldy lasagna... and... it was beautiful. the most beautiful photo she had ever taken. That's when she knew she that it was only by letting the outside world limit her that she could find the unlimited possibility within herself. She made instruments out of garbage and played on the streets until the world took notice. And when it came time to sign that first record deal, she knew just what she wanted to call herself.

Message edited by author 2014-06-12 10:54:29.

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by rossbilly:
The subtle touch of red on her lips is a GREAT touch!

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by neophyte:
Nice job! great tones and execellent idea.

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by Tygerr:
Nice idea. I like the processing, but I think you could have lit her lips/jawline a bit more. Would have added more sensual connotations to the image.

The Scarlet Letter
by rinac

Comment by Ivory:
Very cool shot, love it! 10