head and heart
by posthumous

Comment:
Seems the top of the crop are going for this dreamy look. This may be too far out of the box to score well, but it rocks. Gentle haunted and haunting.

Message edited by author 2010-06-10 12:01:31.

Stoli
by brookecoltz

Comment:
shame its so small because this is a rich complex and balanced image that would benefit for all the size possible. I love the gentle sleepy mood

the worst picture i have ever taken.jpg
by mycelium

Comment:
I love it. Leaving the ".jpg" on the title just makes it all the more prefect.

The Great Outdoors
by Shermy

Comment:
Beautifully lit, funny set up, very nice image, but not your classic portrait shot. when the face is taking up less the five percent of the frame, its going to knock your score down a bit. full marks on everything else though.

Grrr.... Why couldn't I come up with a good idea for this challenge?!
by hernan43

Comment:
Had you trimmed away all the stuff that wasnt helping your image, the blurry geometric shapes in the background, ect, and really gotten into the face, uncomfortably close, this would have been a contender.

Eye Of The Beholder
by mefnj

Comment:
Great idea, i just wish there wasnt such a strong break between the soft and hard focused bits, a wider feather, an easier gradient and it would be the best ive seen so far.

Self Imagining
by LindaLee

Comment:
There are somethings in portraits that just bug me, and framing a woman so she is cut off just below the breasts is one of them. It looks awkward and sets up a dichotomy between the chest and the face. Just below the collar bone works, just above the hip bone works, why? shrug, I don't know .
The wealth of detail in the dark shirt is robbing the face of the detail I would like to see. High key is a tough balancing act and I love the idea here to show off those lovely eyes, but losing all detail from chin to cheeks to forehead, is too high a price.

Parkour
by Deen

Comment:
Nice cartoon feel.

Rodeo Clown
by BaldurT

Comment:
The soft natural background and the strong flash seem to be at odds with each other. good detail and tones.

Elegance
by Caitiebug94

Comment:
Your background really killed you here, the strong contrast of blown whites steals gradations of skin tones that ought to make up the power of this image, instead all we get is flat unflattering light. Interesting framing, I love the expression and the pearls compliment the reflections in her eyes, with good lighting this would have done quite well.