Scything
by primabarbara

Comment by Teafran:
Terrific capture - excellent color - a great entry into the challenge.

Mountain Water
by primabarbara

Comment by Teafran:
I am not a huge fan of the whole "flowing water" genre of photography, but the subtle light touch in this image is nicely done. The picture is a little on the pale side which creates a "blah" effect and the dark border at the top detracts from the overall image. Still, a decent entry.

untamed
by primabarbara

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge.

I like the idea and your lovely model has gorgeous coloured eyes, however, I feel it is let down technically. The two big problems I have with it are that your DOF was far too shallow and your focus point was wrong. Every effective portrait I have ever seen always has the eyes nice and sharp, unfortunately her beautiful eye is soft and the hair which is the subject matter is also soft. The focus point appears to be her lips hidden behind her hair, if instead of using the lens wide open you had used perhaps f2.8 this would have rendered both the eye and the hair sufficiently sharp and increased its impact. Alternatively, focussing on the eye at f1.4 would also have increased its impact while rendering the hair even softer. Hope this helps, thanks for your entry Barbara

launching base
by primabarbara

Comment by pixelpig:
Congratulations on your Top Ten finish, Barbara. The intense color in this is perfect.

untamed
by primabarbara

Comment by blindjustice:
Very raw and hairy- goes well with the one beautiful green eye. Great reality shot.

untamed
by primabarbara

Comment by pixelpig:
startling

long distance relationship
by primabarbara

Comment by tanguera:
life, in a picture.

long distance relationship
by primabarbara

Comment by jomari:
That's pretty cool.

long distance relationship
by primabarbara

Comment by posthumous:
It starts with a Kingsize bed. Then she takes a job in the next town.
After a while, her shoes turn into sneakers. You can't smell her hair.
You only see her for five minutes a day when you talk about dinner.
Then you only see her through windows. She is rooting for a rival sports team.
She has entire bank accounts you know nothing about. And vacations.
She is the poet laureate of a completely different state. She eats haluski.
After a few years, you're hearing about her children. Autism, not autism.
Her voice becomes more wonderful and strange than polar bears.
She's just a picture in a book you never opened because you're saving it for a gift
for someone you haven't met yet, who will need just the right thing.

I'm hanging this in my fantasy gallery

long distance relationship
by primabarbara

Comment by illini75:
Very surreal and well done