The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by whitewolf:
Nice rich color!

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by glad2badad:
I like the composition, and it's very well focused (maybe a little oversharpened). Very well balanced lighting also. Couple of things distracting for me are the positioning of her hand (seems very posed and unnatural) and the fingernails could be neater (??? sorry, not a manicurist - don't know the term, just see it as a distraction). Good luck in the challenge.

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by beam:
I really like this image. Only thing I would suggest would be to change the pose of the hands. Looks unnatural how it is here. Looks too much like the hand is in this unnatural position just to show the fingernails. The contrasting reds here and the subject matter are really excellent.

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by 777STAN:
Aged Rose...Maybe,...but...Beauty Queen...Always!

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by doug61853:
nice allegory

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by noraneko:
Lovely portrait, though I think it might be even nicer without the hand (the hand looks very posed, while the rest of the photo has a natural flow to it).

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by doppelganger:
nice meshing of colors

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by xdsp:
good concept and caption..

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by RACosta:
I don't know if it was intentional - and no disrespect if it wasn't - but I really like how the splotchy nail polish fits in with the title of 'Aging.' IMO I think a more wrinkly/age spotted hand would have looked better and an older/wrinkly face to give it that real aging look. Still, nicely done = 7.

The Aging Beauty Queen
by pipsqueak

Comment by robinssong:
Very unique for this challenge. There is emotion and the photo tells a story. This is what a good photo should try and do! Your lighting, focus and composition are all wonderful! Great job!