Rebecca Rigg
by jblaylockrayner

Comment:
WOW, this looks like on of those portraits that photographers hang on the big canvases in the mall to advertise their business. I usually just stand and marvel at them. Like I'm doing with this one.

The lighthing is perfect, the blurred background is perfect, the facial expressions (woman & dog) couldn't be better.

I'm not voting, but this would be a 12 if I could vote that high.

Wistful
by whiteroom

Comment:
A wonderful shot. The expression on her face, the black & white, almost perfect.

morning lite on Bells
by griz210

Comment:
This is an absolutely beautiful scene. It is very well composed. I think you could improve this shot a lot by lightening the shadows and applying more sharpening.

Infested
by rox_rox

Comment:
Congrats. Very well done. I personally prefer the color version. The lighting almost gives it the feel of the Sunday Funnies.

Surface Tension
by fracman

Comment:
Very cool photo, but surface tension isn't chemistry. It's Physics.

Concord Point Lighthouse at Dawn
by amandak

Comment:
Hey! You're standing in my personal reserved spot!

And I see you got the crooked horizon comment. I've entered a couple Concord Point shots and gotten them, even the the horizon is straight (notice the trees stright up and down?). I think it's just the lay of the land that gives the illusion.

Nice colors, I love sunrise there. I have gone the last two New Years mornings for the "first light of the year". Weather permitting, I'll do it every year from now on.

Message edited by author 2006-09-10 07:12:57.

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment:
This is excellent. Especially the way you used the back light to get the shadows.

Saruta
by librodo

Comment:
If this doesn't win the blue, let me be the first to say "You were robbed."

This is simply stunning.

Black Prince
by Majanka

Comment:
This is one of the most awesomest photos I have seen. And not just of dogs. The light is perfect. The pose is perfect. The composition is perfect.

Thing from the Addams Family Checks into DPC
by levyj413

Comment:
This is funny and you have cut the hand off well and convincinngly. It does seem a little dark and softly focused, though.