Dali's Earrings
by labuds

Comment:
Simply beautiful. Great sense for how to compose and crop. Photo gets a 9 from me. Wish you had added some "ad copy."

Sapphires and Diamonds
by hughletheren

Comment:
Outstanding job. Good dof with such close-up detail!

Gruen
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Very well done ad, but I think with that copy, you'd have wanted to show off that curve.

OUTBACK
by DrJOnes

Comment:
Outstanding! I feel like I'm reading SI or US News. Definitely advertisement material and belies a very talented photographer behind the lens.

Skull Ring
by pawdrix

Comment:
While I don't care for the ring, you've created a tremendously appealing photo advertisement. Use of lighting, vignetting, shadows is just excellent. Very well done!

Little Angel
by Corwyn

Comment:
She sure is. The softness and tones are outstanding, but I think the shadows on the face are a bit too much. I'm not sure what kind of lighting you were using but there's obviously a powerful overhead providing the majority of the illumination. I envision more of a backlit bright, with soft fills coming from the front/side of the little girl to soften the shadows on her face.

Failed Artist
by Discraft

Comment:
Wonderful study. Like any good photo, it makes me ask questions: why? what's wrong?, etc. Excellent use of lighting and shadow. Very nice.

Four Señoritas - Albuquerque NM Tricentennial
by jemison

Comment:
Terribly unfortunate shadows on the faces, and smiles that look sooooo forced. This had the potential to be an incredible picture, but these errors may have been beyond your control. Too bad. A potentially great opportunity.

America's Finest Sunrise
by ScottK

Comment:
The blockiness of the buildings is almost suggestive of the profiles of Stonehenge. It's a very evocative image. Simplicity and elegance. Nice composition.

Riverbend — April, 2005
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Superb colors and textures. What a nice feel. Too bad the grassy vegetation at the bottom seems crooked, but your horizon was the priority. Something about this image makes me want to come back again and again to identify just what that certain "something" is, so I can make use of it in my own shots. After the challenge, I look forward to seeing anything you may have said about your capture or post-processing. One of my favorites of the challenge.