Colour Abandoned
by Coley

Comment by Tammer:
Very creative and nicely done. I like it.

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by magnus:
That was one of my highest ranked photos in this challenge, I don't know what it's doing here down in the 30s! But whatever DPCers think, you and your lovely model have made a photo you can be very proud of.

Colour Abandoned
by Coley

Comment by Shecoya:
Crazy... really like this!! You artistic desat'er's .. I will learn.. i will its my chant.. LOL well done!!

Colour Abandoned
by Coley

Comment by Prof_Fate:
Very creative. i like it.

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by graphicfunk:
Grain would never allow such clear catchlights, but employed with artistic licence as in this case, it makes this portrait sing. Good work. Returning for final bump.

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by DrAchoo:
Great expression, beautiful subject, grain is well done. Both enough, but not too much to ruin her race. 8

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by gaurawa:
returning for comments. Nice expression, addition of grain enahances subject. bumpiiing up

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by tonyv:
of the Lowlands ... La la la.

I'm not sure about how centered the face is. A little more space on the left may have balanced the tilt of the head.

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by fotodude:
this is a great shot, i feel however that grain should add to the photo without being the subject of, or the main thing, in the photo....

it is really sad but this image even as good as it is, looks like it has fog of grain over it, instead (as it is with true grain in film) the grain being on the same plan as the subject...i have shot alot with film and alot with grain and using it as part of the composition, and i feel that this is just over kill even to ASA 1600 film and if i push it @ 800 it just doesn't do that to the photo....i think u really could've had a truly classicly great looking shot if u had only cut through it with some contrast, or just have backed it off alittle......

i really hate to do this to such a great image but its too far, would be a 7/8 instead i have to give it a 6, b/c your use of grain is distracting and not an adition to your overall image

Sad Eyed Lady
by Coley

Comment by tonylees:
I think that this image would benefit from a more varied and natural looking grain. There are Photoshop-actions to help achieve this. If you look at the grain on a non-digital b+w print you'll see that grain is not an even speckle spread over the image. Spread evenly like this and grain tends to start looking like digital noise. A stunning portrait though.