The Gospel Singer
by xtian

Comment by dtremain:
What a great shot! Normally I dislike pictures of people with their mouths open, but it just adds to this shot. Your capture of the detail of the texture on her hat, blouse, and handkerchief is superb. A little shadow from the hat is not a big deal because almost everything else is well lit. This is so good, you can almost hear her singing!

riding the waves
by xtian

Comment by posthumous:
insane vignetting. let your picture do the talking!

riding the waves
by xtian

Comment by Haneck:
I love this! The smooth, tones are contrasted so perfectly by the sparkles of the water. And neat use of the sepia tone. Great image!

The Gospel Singer
by xtian

Comment by takinou42:
great face expression, great light too

riding the waves
by xtian

Comment by johnmcboston:
Nice. Good B&W tone. The vignette gives you a bit more focus. (although not all will agree)

The Gospel Singer
by xtian

Comment by MacDonald:
What life in this shot . I feel like yelling out AMEN!

riding the waves
by xtian

Comment by boyd2000:
Riding a Jetski or something in the surf. Nice vignette.

riding the waves
by xtian

Comment by rinac:
Great use of vignetting here! No complaints about anything, excellent work :)

The Gospel Singer
by xtian

Comment by Rino63:
unfortunately is basic editing. the light on the top right is a bit distracting.

riding the waves
by xtian

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
Good take on the challenge, with some interesting elements to support it and good composition. Overall the size of the elements in the DPC image causes them to lose something (not sharpness, something else), which for me makes it a bit more difficult to get into. The water highlights are nicely handled, though, as were the waves themselves (nice movement in the water while not being too blurred).