Blowin' in the Wind
by Azrifel

Comment:
simple and lovely use of the technique -- one of my favorites

Snow Cap
by ButterflySis

Comment:
one of my favorites this challenge -- awsome tones.

Queen Anne's Lace
by scrum8

Comment:
great eye for the simple and complex -- one of my ribbon picks in this extraordinary field of entries.

Betty - The Sunset in Her Eyes
by nsbca7

Comment:
Betty is one of my ribbon picks --- complimentary tones sets the subject apart from the beautifully soft back ground

Wonders of a Winter World
by docpjv

Comment:
one of my favorites == excellent interest in the background colors

January Bloom
by PDavis

Comment:
one of my favorites this challenge -- colors and composition are very strong... going in my site favorites as well!

Pine Cone
by Judith Polakoff

Comment:
really like the composition and muted tones... one of my ribbon picks this challenge

Ice Buds
by cloudsme

Comment:
One of my ribbon picks -- your color pallette and water/fog/wood elements are excellently composed.

Coffee shop smiley
by blanceric

Comment:
Hi Eric,

Greetings from the Critique Club...

Congrats on your personal best with a top half finish. Clearly meets the challenge in "Hidden Faces"

I agree with your decision to rotate the frame so the face is clear to the voters -- even though it gives an off-balance sense with the other items in the frame. Good sense of fun as well.

While the photo meets the challenge well, it needs to be stronger compositionally and lighting wise to keep my interest outside of a challenge.

Please pm me with any questions or comments. I hope this was helpful

Regards,
Theresa

Trapped in Quartz
by LisaCan

Comment:
Hi Lisa,

Greetings from the Critque Club...

Great placement for your Hidden Faces entry. Certainly meets the challenge. You got many comments during the challenge and I really cannot add to much to what's already been mentioned.

I agree with many of the comments on the rotation only because that makes the face a bit easier to see. I think the comments on moving it more in the center are also about making it easier to locate the features. As a general comment (not connecting the shot to the contest but as a stand-alone photo) I find the cropping too tight as it cuts off parts of the "mouth". I know that sometimes tight cropping is a must as it eliminates elements that would destroy the "face"

Adding color or warmth through light would be a good thing to play with if you wanted to. This may have helped add an interesting element.

Please pm me if you have any questions.

Regards,
Theresa