my virtual friends and me
by cutout

Comment:
Um....okay - I get it - I think. Well, on second thought, no, no I don't.

The Man of... My Dreams
by Lydia

Comment:
Nice control of the gray scale, great focus, terrific shading - it's a really great image. Well done.

Birthday Smile
by MattO

Comment:
There is something about babies that just demonstrate pure emotion. Obviously baby is amused and that's a good thing.

Unpaid
by herfotoman

Comment:
I love conceptual art that makes you do a double take just because it is so different. I like this a lot, then I'm more into abstracts and portraits than most. Nice. If I were in control of the voting, this would be a winner. As it is, it probably won't garner a lot of high marks.

Rain, Rain, Go Away...
by Tommy_Mac

Comment:
I think this is a great image it just doesn't have a lot of "pop" if you will - something is missing to make it truly memorable. Still a good image - nicely captured.

Life Next Door
by jagar

Comment:
Accidental maybe, but the reflection in the glasses as he peers through the blinds just makes this a brilliant portrait - almost candid in it's execution. Very nicely done and a Top Five for sure.

Every portrait that's painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist,not of the sitter-Oscar Wilde
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
".....The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion. It is not he who is
revealed by the painter, it is rather the painter who, on the colored
canvas, reveals himself’". Well, I think we got the general idea here - apparently the artist believes that the self is disorganized and out of focus. Ok, I'll buy into that. Well done.

Looking Out Her Window
by FtWorthphotog

Comment:
This looks a lot, and I do mean a lot, like a early 40's black and white movie poster. Just perfect - lighting, conversion, everything is just perfect. A worthy contender for a Top Five finish.

DAVID
by RianBotes

Comment:
Love the pose but the overwhelming neutral colors don't do the boy's complexion any favors - there appears to be an unnatural amount of grain which is probably due to a slight over tweaking of the image.

natural beauty
by klkitchens

Comment:
I readjusted the color temp on my monitor because I thought something had gone wrong with the video card. I like it - a very natural pose, interesting subject but the lack of real contrast between the dress and the face washes it out. What I'm trying to say (badly) is that the dress and skin are very similar in terms of color scale and everything just blends together. It would have made a really good image if the dress had been black or a dark blue.