My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by juliaperson:
I think a greater DOF would have improved your portrait, but then again, I sort of like the softness of it all. I really like the colors and the lighting you used - its very dramatic, but not overly so. Good work.

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by magnus:
The saturated colors separated by the black are a great idea, but the in-focus shoulder with out-of-focus face is odd.

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by kyrielle:
I like the contrast of colors, the green against the red, but they dominate the picture far more than you do. Your face is blurred and in shadow, and tinged by the adjacent colors in both directions. That may have been your intent, but I find it off-putting for the subject to be so - unsubject-like. The whole photo, really, seems to lack a focus, with the only thing not blurred in some degree being the brilliant but fairly undifferentiated green. My eyes "wow" on the green but they don't quite know where to stop and rest.

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by basia03:
very vivid and dynamic, i like it a lot, 8.

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by carolee:
Dramatic! Love the choices of color, and because it's done almost as an abstract, the darkness on the right is acceptable as an element. I like!

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by floyd:
Wow pretty impressive use of light and colour. Seems bound to score badly on DPC but I love it. Well done. 9 - floyd

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by SweetKali:
This is a stupendous photo!

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by wingy:
Daring shot. I'm sure you're getting killed for this, but I love it. The colors are wild but they contrast the figure great.. and the blur fits well. Great work. 9

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by Annida:
I like the feeling of mellowness in this picture. Although the focus isn't perfect, it still appeals to me very much. Gorgeous.

My Portrait
by MattOz

Comment by Konador:
I really like this photo. The green and the red look really great and the fact your face isnt in focus only adds to the great style of the photo. One of my top photos this challenge. 9