Lady in red
by asij

Comment:
Great composition, coontrasts, and focus. Your model has a nice relaxed look that totally makes the portrait. Color saturation is nice and vivid, while still not sacraficing skin tones...... I give a 9

Portrait Double
by Coley

Comment:
Very cool idea and execution. Great contrast and focus..... I give a 9

The Soul of a Woman
by librodo

Comment:
Great photo. The use of shadows creates an imbalanced composition which I like because it gives it the feel os an "untraditional" portrait. The model has very beautiful facial features and your use of lighiting on a single side to sillouhette her really emphasizes those features. This contrast of light and dark also brings out the depth of her dark eyes. NIce work ...... 9

Outside in
by geewhy

Comment:
"I like this shot alot. The details and textures throughout are fantastic and the deep DOF through the window is great. I'm gonna step out on a limb here and pick this as one the top photos in this challenge.... 9"

Can I call 'em or what ; ) Again, nice photo and congratulations on that ribbon!

Battleship grey
by bpickard

Comment:
Wonderful photo and subject. Congrats on the ribbon!

Summer at the Farm
by L1

Comment:
Well deserved ribbon Laurie! I loved every aspect of this photo and the job you did on the desaturation os nothing short of flawless. Kudos!

POLICE UNVEIL ATVS FOR BEACH PATROL
by ellamay

Comment:
I can tell you purposely desaturated the pic and added noise for a "newspaper
effect..... I like it. Composition with much of the beach in view works well with the title.

Midnight Run
by C-town driver

Comment:
Wow! Thanks everyone for the kind comments. As a beginner who is constantly amazed by the caliber of photos on this site, it is such an honor for me that this photo has been so praised. The comments and feedback I've recieved in this challenge (and previous ones also) has really helped me progress through the learning curve. Many of the people on this site are a constant source of photographic inspiration for me, and I am humbled that many of these same people chose my photo for the ribbon. I look forward to the coming challenges and, with any luck, this won't be my last ribbon :) But win or lose, for me it's all about having fun!.... and what a fun time it's been.

Free At Last
by EddyG

Comment:
Great use of the desaturation to emphasize the subject and title. The dark background works well too. As a thought, maybe the spilled jelly beans could have taken more of the compostion by placing some on the table and cropping further back? Nice shot nonetheless.... 7

Hanging On
by TerryGee

Comment:
Fantastic detail and DOF! The background looks great against hte subject..... 7