rainforest nymph
by tanguera

Comment by SandyP:
I am so surprised that this didn't win. I stared at it admiringly so long in voting. I'm in awe that you get to have a back yard that beautiful. And what you did with that beautiful model. What a master artist you are!!!

rainforest nymph
by tanguera

Comment by Pangurban:
Beautiful.

rainforest nymph
by tanguera

Comment by SandyP:
I love fantasy photography like this so much! And admire the talent of the photographer even more!

oasis
by tanguera

Comment by spencelg:
Great color!

oasis
by tanguera

Comment by GeorgesBogaert:
Like a fairytale I really like the tree that looks like a little plant

purple
by tanguera

Comment by tnun:
the left buttock.

purple
by tanguera

Comment by tanguera:

Originally posted by Lydia: I like the "feel" of the image and the composition and colors. But... if you're asking for a critique, what I'm disappointed in it about (even more so now that I know that such a talented portrait photographer took the shot) are: -On my monitor it doesn't appear to be in focus anywhere. I really want her to be in focus. -I think it would be hard to find a lesser flattering pose of her. Ha! She appears to have a slim waist and body, but her butt is closest to the camera and seems to be largely increased. -There's something about her legs that I can't figure out. Her right side of her rear leg. I wouldn't think that the low score was because of DNMC... it's just not up to your usually stellar work with portraits, in my opinion. Hope this helps and doesn't offend, sweet friend.

Never offended by constructive critique ;)

purple
by tanguera

Comment by Lydia:
I like the "feel" of the image and the composition and colors. But... if you're asking for a critique, what I'm disappointed in it about (even more so now that I know that such a talented portrait photographer took the shot) are:

-On my monitor it doesn't appear to be in focus anywhere. I really want her to be in focus.

-I think it would be hard to find a lesser flattering pose of her. Ha! She appears to have a slim waist and body, but her butt is closest to the camera and seems to be largely increased.

-There's something about her legs that I can't figure out. Her right side of her rear leg.

I wouldn't think that the low score was because of DNMC... it's just not up to your usually stellar work with portraits, in my opinion.

Hope this helps and doesn't offend, sweet friend.

purple
by tanguera

Comment by gipper11:
It may have scored low because it looks more like a painting rather than a photograph. It is also underexposed; it probably has nothing or not much to do with the face being absent.

purple
by tanguera

Comment by SandyP:
I agree, Johanna! The thing that starts concerning me when I start really focusing on challenges is that I find myself squashing creativity and sometimes even my heart on what I love in photography, in favor of what I think will get a great score. It tends to make me afraid to get outside the box or get too creative because the voting on challenges seems to be so narrow. You are such a true artist! One of my favorites of all the artists I know and have been exposed to. I have seen some of the most amazing art here on the low end of the results because of the voters’ narrow definition of the challenges. Kind’v stifles my free spirit about trying to create art for challenges. :(