RGB
by mgarsteck

Comment by littlemav:
You Did GOOOOOOD

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment by mgarsteck:

Originally posted by tanguera: Very brave of you, Matt!!

I try :)

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment by mgarsteck:

Originally posted by tanguera: Very brave of you, Matt!!

I try :)

Contemplation
by mgarsteck

Comment by ScooterMcNutty:
this is one of my absolute favorites from the challenge! :)

i love the editing done to this! :) beautiful portrait! gave it a 9

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment by tanguera:
Very brave of you, Matt!!

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment by bassbone:
curves indeed - but the crop appears wrong and Weston didn't use strobe flashes

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment by jayzundel:
Does this fit the challenge? Cool photo

I Will Be The Flame
by mgarsteck

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice colours and smoke forms.

Curves of Seduction
by mgarsteck

Comment by DiscoVader:
I like this shot a lot, but it doesn't seem Westony to me. I think this approach has promise and is certainly a creative way to try to capture the Weston spirit. As much as I love the intensity gradient on the edges of the Tronesque smoke, it evokes the sense of depth that Weston seems to flatten out into abstraction. Whether or not the trailing/weaker edges of the smoke are in focus, they seem out of focus, again defeating what I think Weston would strive for in this shot. Finally, I don't think the form is the star here and it doesn't lend for ambiguity. The smoke itself automatically lends itself to abstraction, so it can't be abstracted further. A tighter crop may have tricked the eye into seeing something else, and that's where I think this type of approach could have some Westonish promise. As is I think it misses that mark.

Contemplation
by mgarsteck

Comment by mgarsteck:

Originally posted by bassbone: I am surprised to see this one down here. I think you did a great job to convey the intent of the challenge, with the lines leading to her eyes and face, etc.

Thats exactly what I thought. I felt this image should have done much better in the challenge