Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by magnetic9999:
great light and toning. the very subtle color on the tatoo is a nice touch of warmth.

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by rj324:
Nice tatoo. Great Lightning. 6.

Headed Home
by mbardeen

Comment by Monkey:
I think this would have been a superb shot if the person had looked a little more unsteady.

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by autool:
Nice tones and contrast. The exiting arm is a bit distracting and leads me out of the picture. 7

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by justine:
Neat tat.

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by Kavey:
First thing that strikes me is the strong composition. I like the shapes formed by her crooked arm, body and the frame of the image. I like the way the main triangle of negative space is echoed by the triangular tattoo. I also like the way her hair merges into the darkness at the top right.
That said, I'm not sure about how much this says "nude" to me - given that one often sees this much skin just walking down the highstreet at this time of year (especially given current UK temperatures). If I could vote I wouldn't score down for that, it's just my impression, but I would say that this wouldn't strike me as "nude" if I saw it on another site, in another challenge.
Lastly, darkness: A tutor used to tell me, as I tried to work out whether I'd used a suitable exposure and contrast grade in the darkroom, to think about the white and black in the original scene I was portraying. If there were white highlights in the original then I should see some white in my print. If there were solid black areas in the original scene, I should see those in the print also. This is assuming I the scene was lit as I intended and I had successfully captured that on my negative. In this image, I assume I'm looking at a caucasian model, yet her skin seems rather grey to me. That said, maybe she has a slight tan or a darker natural skintone? Personally I'd prefer this to be a touch lighter over her arm and hand and shoulder blade areas, though it's about right at her neck.
Sorry for rambling...
:D

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by SharQ:
V. cool, but somewhat grainy (i kind of like it, though) and seems to have little or nothing to do with actual nudity. As a nude, however, it is a good shot, but perhaps you should have considered a square shot, and included more of her back?

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by JPR:
really nice image. top shot.

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by Pedro:
like the high-key lighting and composition. the art leaves me wanting - more colour saturation or less. it's hard to tell if it's there or not. I'll look again later on a brighter monitor and see if my opinion changes. 7

Body Art
by mbardeen

Comment by jodiecoston:
Beautiful lighting and textures. 9