i'm sorry, i can't be perfect
by photokariangel

Comment by network45:
the hand takes it off centre

the deep breath before the plunge..
by photokariangel

Comment by bmartuch:
Excellent job.

i'm sorry, i can't be perfect
by photokariangel

Comment by bmartuch:
...and the neat thing is, you don't have to be. Nice job. So plain and simple. Keep up the good work Kari.

i'm sorry, i can't be perfect
by photokariangel

Comment by houstonian:
Every time this title crosses my eye I cant help but sing that song =) Lovelu self portrait.

i'm sorry, i can't be perfect
by photokariangel

Comment by Paul:
II'm giving a mediocre 5, so I'll let you know why. Although I like the pose and the intensity of the gaze, I'm not at all taken with the composition - perhaps I'm looking at this with an unsophisticated eye but the left eye (your/her left) holds the focus but the centred composition draws the eye away from here to the nose, which because of your depth of field is slightly out of focus. I think this would be a far more effective image if you had place the left eye dead centre.

Perhaps it was your intention to confound and provoke in this way, perhaps the title alludes to a deliberate unbalancing of the image - but in the final analysis, it isn't quite working for me.

i'm sorry, i can't be perfect
by photokariangel

Comment by HarveyG:
Mesmerising eyes, yet not studio-like, made me look again and again and again, the unkempt hair, the hand. The lighting is just fab, not harsh or dazzling. This is a really good portrait.

the deep breath before the plunge..
by photokariangel

Comment by Melethia:
You have interchangeable hair? Way cool! :-) Lovely feel to this - perfectly titled.

i am not pleased
by photokariangel

Comment by mpeters:
I can't top K10DGuy's comment! :) If you crop through the middle of your forehead it really looks like you were having a bad day. The eye is good.

..i feel a change
by photokariangel

Comment by mpeters:
Really nice, particularly the slight grainy feel.

i am not pleased
by photokariangel

Comment by K3Master:
Hello, You have been selected as one of my Daily 5! I shall be commenting on five random photos that don't yet have comments from the "Recently Uploaded" section of photo browsings, every day, as part of an effort to distance myself from negativity on DPC.

I just wanted to say that this thumbnail dragged me kicking and screaming in to look at it, and seeing the larger version wasn't a disappointment.

I like the subtle 'acid' treatment (have always been a minor fan of this method, when done right), and in this case, it really serves to bring some attention to the eye. An eye which screams at the viewer "I notice you there, and I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT".

One feels obligated to spend time with that eye, before finally noticing the rest of the shot. The face is cut off mid-line, adding a mystery. The pursed lips are simultaneously slightly sensual, yet foreboding, and the drop-off into a blurred background is like drifting off to sleep, but with the reminder of the discomfort, so perhaps dreams that will follow will haunt you.

However, morning shall always come, and the light shall always banish the dark, and things always look fresher when the air and the cobwebs of the mind have been cleared.

Things usually do turn out ok, but in the meantime, you have created a moment that captures a time when things weren't at their best, a moment that can be reflected upon, and remembered.

Message edited by author 2009-11-17 22:31:06.