Once Upon a Time....
by Sherri1209

Comment:
i think this image is hurt by being grainy in color (would look great grainy in sepia or B&W) but in color i can just tell this would be so much more dynamic with out the grain, or at least less grain...

i think u didn't over do it here u just picked the wrong tone to show it in....6

Say What!?
by fotodude

Comment:

Originally posted by photodude: Nice face... Looks like the guy on the left is telling the guy on the right that Santa isn't real. You did know that didn't you?

oh no! say its not so....take it back he is real, he will bring me a 500mm vibration reduction lens this year....he will! he will!

CAUSE HE'S REAL

ty, twin i'm only sad that it was as hard to hold still as it was, the face is just a tad blurry b/c i broke the expression and then got it back

Portrait of an Artist
by Neil

Comment:
steller........just steller

good luck, i'm voting an 11 to this 1....damn can't do that right...ok a 10..but i would go higher if i could...this goes to favs.

truly truly well done....i hope it scores as well as it should

Pink Little Flower
by annah

Comment:
*well ok the challenged ended before i got back to viewing and bumping but i couldn't go any higher on this 1 any how......
i really think u should've placed 1st in this challenge there wern't many others that worked with grain the way film really works with it...so i was left th throw away my film routs and look for the best done digital rendition...and really truly this makes the most of the medium...
however i still think the title is a negitive but what can you do...can't have it all 100% and it is just my poor opinion anyhow.....closing statments still stand*

-best of luck

btw i think the title detracts but i didn't read it till after so u have taken a great stand alone shot....and i hope it gets the vote it needs to place as well as it should

*edit

Message edited by author 2005-11-01 22:01:42.

Cocoa
by ox Krissy

Comment:
just ran across this image as i was bumping around and thought i might drop a comment seeing as how u have so few....

it a good idea and u got a nice score in the end...also ppl. were happy to see something other than sugar...i know i was.... anyways

1st thing is 1st u shot it @ ISO 1600 why? lighting can help out alot even some as non pro as a desk lamp...i use about 3 or 4 clip lights/desk lights when i do my "studio" shots..i would bring the ISO down to around 200 or 400 and add some strong lighting to the subject.
also u took it with a shutter of 1/40 and an apiture of f5.6 if u had droped the apiture to 3.5 (or as low as u can) u would've let more light it allowing for a faster shuter speed and more of a portrait affect with the white cup to be (which in your shot is) out of focus causing the subject the cocoa to really pop off the spoon and grab the viewers attention.

after those points are adressed take it or leave it, u still have a prob. with downsizing to a lower file size.
now there r many different things that cause this...but it is all based on what application u r using to bring your shots down in.

if u want any help with this for future challenges u can PM me and let me know what u r doing in which program and i'll send u back a step by step (depending on if i know the softwhere) on how to propperly do achive a small file...........

the only reason i bring it up is b/c in a challenge such as this 1 needs to have very sharp detail and if u have a low res jpg chunk blocking the subject it detracts from the image and the votes it will recive....

have a great day and keep shooting.....

splendid idea...and good luck to u in future challenges

_brando_

Stratus Eclipse
by Neil

Comment:
man neil the more i look through thses shots the more i add them to my favs.

really great split of earth and sky and the combination of the 2 makes for an over all intreguing photo

u really r a master man great shot

Lonesome
by danderson107

Comment:
thank heven this got top 3 i would really wonder about voters if it haddn't but i don't put it past em', anyhow just wanted to leave yet another comment giving u congrats. on this splendid entry.

sstil as pretty as when i last viewed it just great. doesn't get old at all.

Oriental Mystic
by librodo

Comment:
very nice glad to see this got second placment way to go...as always u r the master of the portrait.

it must go to the favs. simple must.

Missing you...
by Mircea

Comment:
way to go on the blue...

i cheeped out and didn't vote this challenge but i looked and this was my call for the winner...splended job

Windrush
by Imagineer

Comment:
turly a feast for the eyes....most wounderfuly captured, great image