Senhora Bem Vinda
by Bud

Comment:
the eyes seem just a bit soft, this might knock it out of the top spot, but this ought to do very well, I like the way the slight tilt to her head is ballanced by the slightly greater space you left on the left side. Deftly handled.

Chairman of the board
by Chez

Comment:
great model, i am sorry that the top of his cap and left elbow are cut off, makes the composition seem un intended. In a more spacious framing the modle's tilted seat would have added to the style, with the framing so tight, it hurts. Anyway, I like the shot and the slightly washed out colors you used, I hope it does well since there is a ton of personalty here, and i like the old world feel.

corinne
by parrothead

Comment:
I find the jutting angle of the model's neck to be rather disconserting, and the eyes are a touch soft, but i love the tones and the way she blends into the backround

Falls
by madhatter

Comment:
Lovely shot, my only improvment might be a bit of burning at the top edge to keep the eye from wandering off the top of the page. Lovely color and tones. Of course it will probably get hammered since the subject is not a head and sholders shot with one hand supporting the chin, but it is a lovely photograph

Confession
by pitsaman

Comment:
amazing light! In the thunbnail I thought it was a Vermeer painting. i think it would have been dunned in the challenge for not being a classic head and sholders portrait, bit it is a lovely work of art.

Solitary
by JPR

Comment:
great moody shot with lucious color. the brnach may be too minor an element to do too well in this competition, but the shot is very nice.

Fraxinus
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Delicate and lovely, ought to be right at the top

Rippled Reflection.
by timmeriowa

Comment:
great shoy but way too small, bigger is brighter and better. this shot is nice, and I want to see more. 640 pix on the long axis is what this deserves.

Rays Thru Redwood Branches
by Stang

Comment:
more trunks than branches but i lovethe rays of light, interesting b&w reduction, well framed

Reach for the Sky
by MattB

Comment:
best so far, great forms and tones, My only complaint is that the branches blend into the dark band of backround (Mountains?) minor quibble with a very nice shot.