A Woman of a Certain Age
by Bear_Music

Comment:
After breastfeeding four kids, those could be mine. :-) Sorry I didn't get to comment on this during the challenge, but here it goes. I think the biggest distraction here is the fabric bunched beneath her breasts. It makes it look as though she were at Mardi Gras and just decided to flash the camera. The pose is rather bland as well. When I see this shot, I think of the Calendar Girls in England. A different pose, with an appropriate prop and B&W would work. This woman makes me think "classic." I don't know why.

~~~ Eve~~~
by Jutilda

Comment:
Sorry I didn't have time to comment during the challenge. This was an excellent idea and I just loved it. I think the softening filter may be what hurt you. Perhaps if the contrast, etc had been upped a bit, but the way it is, it looks like the softness was a mistake or from compression.

Message edited by author 2005-08-30 21:47:09.

Lone Dancer At Window
by Balko

Comment:
The edges of her body (where the dark meets the light) look choppy. Makes it look like you pasted her into the photo.

fruit of our labor
by Seanachai

Comment:
Probably just being picky, but given the title of the photo, I would have liked to see the apple sharper.... Maybe even play with the contrast a bit to get her body to seperate more from the background. Good Luck!

Heliophile
by bicray

Comment:
Might want to play with the brightness, contrast and saturation a bit... Maybe even B&W or selective Desat. Got a bright spot on the left of the photo... looks like motion blur. Nice position and ex[ression, but for the title, I would have liked a warmer tone to imply the sun.

Constans
by heida

Comment:
Looks like a bronze statue. Very nice.

Three are one
by olimar

Comment:
Not too fond of the border. Nice pose. Might have been nice if the woman were cuddling in to him more and seemed to be enjoying the embrace... maybe with her head resting against his chin and her eyes closed?

after...
by taterbug

Comment:
Makes me wonder... After What? Is it shame or fear causing him to curl up in the fetal position?

Less is more...
by dutch_dan

Comment:
Nice placement. Not sure about the focus, though. I think it would have been nice to have the hands in focus as well.

Quasi una fantasia
by nico_blue

Comment:
Very nice. Great lighting and pose. Handsome model, too.