Whoopi look-a-like
by MacDonald

Comment by bvy:
Her smile, her teeth especially, nicely echo her scarf and jewelry. This has a lot of warmth -- even in black and white. (The Whoopi comparison was unnecessary.)

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment by Brin:
Fantastic capture, my favorite in this challenge and the only one I gave 10. Congratulations on the blue ribbon!

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment by bucket:
beautiful image..the background really makes this work!

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment by sekarmalathy:
Glad this ribboned! Huge congrats!

Whoopi look-a-like
by MacDonald

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice portrait, good detail.

meagan-with-b&w-border
by MacDonald

Comment by MacDonald:
Critique by Ursula

It actually is a beautiful image, and both the member opinion and the crew vote/opinion were quite divided on it. I think, with a little bit of polish, that image could be just beautiful. It is beautiful now. The light/treatment feels slightly to the harsh side, as if the contrast is just a notch beyond where it needs to be, as is both the smoothness of the skin (face) and the sharpening. Just my opinion, but toning it down just a notch would give it that extra "mystery" that the high contrast, lack of detail areas, smoothness, and sharpness takes away. I'd be tempted to try and get a bit, just a little, more detail in the body/dress. The lacy dress lying on the water is just beautiful! But the top left edge of it has lost all detail at the tip, as has the edge on the far side of her back. The part of her dress in front out of the water could use a bit more definition. I think I would experiment with burning the bright rock behind her (at photo left) so it doesn't catch so much attention. I think I would also experiment with trimming the right side hand side of the image, about 12%, so that she still has good space to look/float into, but not too much - right now she has a bunch of extra space there, in my view. I think I would also experiment with trying to bring out the sky reflection in front of her just a touch, and also her reflected arm/face. Last, I think I would experiment with making her dress not so different outside of the water compared to where it is above the water, just a little more even overall.

Whoopi look-a-like
by MacDonald

Comment by grahamgator:
What a beautiful shot. For me, the crop is a little tight but this does not deminish the photo.

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment by easysue:
nice view!

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment by grahamgator:
Congrats on the blue! This was one of my favorites of the challenge.

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment by snaffles:
Great work Maggie! Congrats on the blue :-)