Green Goddess
by ellamay

Comment by hortopth:
great texture. Brilliant greens

Sandcastles
by ellamay

Comment by La-Luna:
I think you should try this photo early in the morning because a better (soft) light all over the body, not only in one sholder... I like the idea and I like it is done in B/W

Whale Watching
by ellamay

Comment by pinback:
Looks like it should have been in the nude challenge?

Sandcastles
by ellamay

Comment by tfarrell23:
LOL...I wouldn't do that..effort counted in score..

Whale Watching
by ellamay

Comment by KingLok:
Should be in the "nude" challenge........

Whale Watching
by ellamay

Comment by ChrisW123:
LOL, whale watching. I didn't know you could get that close to whales. :D JK.

Whale Watching
by ellamay

Comment by SharQ:
hehehe.. Not really atemperature image, but still brilliant as can be.

Whale Watching
by ellamay

Comment by wewillexplore:
Eek.
Uh...there's a harsh reflection and some pasty white skin and ... uh why wear sunglasses if you're nude?

Sandcastles
by ellamay

Comment by KevinRiggs:
I'm not sure I understand the title but I do like the photo:

The subject in the foreground is off-center; thus giving me more context (the water and the skyline in the background) in which to interpret the foreground subject. I'm intrigued by the posturing of the model; hands on hips and one leg thrust forward. I interpret this pose to be less contemplative and more evaluative. In my own life I strike similar poses when I'm unsure of something and I'm evaluating or trying to determine womething. I like the ripples that are expanding outward from the subject as they are at the bottom of the photograph and inobtrusive; thus lending promenience to the subject without overwhelming the viewer.

The perspective of the viewer seems to say a lot but I don't know exactly what it says. I have some feeling about the size of the subject in relation to the size of the skyline in the background. My best guess is that this comparison is what engendered the title for this work.

The lighting is decent for a panoramic shot. I don't like the lighting as much for a portraiture as the definition and tones of the subject's back are blurred and without definition. The bright sunlight on the subject's right shoulder implies that if this shot has occurred 20 minutes before or after (depending on locale and orientation) the back of the subject would be in more detail. The lighting also casts the back of the subject's head to lose any definition other than its outline.

Sandcastles
by ellamay

Comment by David Ey:
Reginald? Is that you?