There was a desert wind blowing that night....
by Hussar1812

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Thank you all!

The End.
by h2

Comment:
Good to be out of the box once in a while. Great composition and lighting!

The Pearl Necklace
by tanguera

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I knew this would do well. Congrats!

Agent Schultz
by mbrutus2009

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Congrats on top 10 and new PB!

The Stalker
by jagar

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Congrats on the top 7, but I have to say I'm a bit disappointed this is not on the front page. This was a top 3 shot for me....at the very least a top 5. Nonetheless, well done!

Dangerous girl
by roksibanc

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Congrats on the ribbon! I love this image but the shadows are a bit too soft and I just don't get a "noir" feel from this. Nonetheless received a high score from me.

Distraction
by josephtagle

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One of my favorites! Had this slated for red :) I picked the 1 & 2 clearly on this one. Congrats again on superb shot!

Murder on Montrose Way
by LevT

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Best shot of the bunch! As I already said, I'd be extremely disappointing if this did not get Blue. Well executed and congrats again!

PHOTO DEADLY
by ShutterRev

Comment:
I like this shot primarily because of the composition and the props used. With the more dramatic lighting and more natural position of the gun this may have been an 8-9 from me. Nonetheless great job! 7

Who Doesn't Like Grandma's Cookies?
by love

Comment:
I came away extremely conflicted from this image. On the positive side, perhaps no other shot here (with exception of one) has made me come back to it as many times and stop and think about it. The model is just superb! She did a fantastic job with the facial expression, posture, etc. It just screams Hitchcock to me!!! The lighting is almost great....I just think it's a touch too harsh as the completely washed out areas on her face and forearm indicate. I also like the processing with a slightly greenish tint. However, here is why I'm giving this the score that I am:

1. Technical aspects (not sharp enough, high-key areas are over-exposed...there are also two distracting white spots on the black part of the blouse (either hot pixels or ???)..should have been cloned out. More of the knife shadow in the composition would have been great!

2. As much as I love Hitchcock and horror genre, in my classical definition of Film Noir this just DNMC. I wish it did...and perhaps it's my own film snobbery but I simply cannot vote this higher in a Film Noir challenge.

With better technical aspects this would have been a 7-8 shot from me in this challenge. The way it stands...it's a 6...although part of me really wishes I could score this higher. It's a superb shot on it's own.