Strong enough ?
by Andelain

Comment:
Nice diagonal composition. Dark background really helps with the colors. The soft focus at the bottom of the bottle cost you a point. (8)

Strength of a Nation
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
Great focus on the eyes. Good detail in the feathers. Would have been a 10 if the stong horizontal line behind the head were not there. (9)

The Source of Her Strength
by librodo

Comment:
Extremely nice portrait. Great composition. I gave it a very high 9 - but it definitely would be a 10 with the following minor changes: 1) The hands are just a tiny bit hot on the left-pointing fingers (lost some detail.) 2) The rosary is slightly soft - maybe stop down a bit. 3) A catchlight in the models eye woud help a bit. Well done!.(9)

Strength
by lightpro1

Comment:
I love the placement on the whit cloth with the diagonal wrinkles. Exposure is perfect with good clean whites and strong blacks. Composition right on and even includes "serendipity" - the shadow that makes a cross.... (10)

Smash
by novetan

Comment:
My favorite in the entire submission. The black background is perfect. Shutter speed right on with just the right amount of motion. The facial expression of the kicker shows real determination. (10)

After a Storm
by nimrod33333

Comment:
Sky is nice. I think it's a reach for me to get strength from this though.

fragile and strong
by middelbosch

Comment:
Black background works well with the other colors.

Longing for Spring
by jmritz

Comment:
Nice work.

Eighteen Eighy Kennedy
by banmorn

Comment:
Reflection work well. The more you look the more you see.

Rustic Beauty
by PDavis

Comment:
Oh, please get rid of the background. Try a much shallower DOF.