human landscape.jpg
by grigrigirl

Comment:
This is a part of the human body that i indeed find very beautiful and i fully agree with your title. What *i* don't like so much is that the picture seems underexposed (or something else ?) and it creates blurriness. I suspect that this is deliberate on your part and hence i cannot really judge this until i know your motivations.
I do like the border but i don't like it here. I find it distracting and interfering with the actual landscape. Would have preferred either no border or a black border (same black tone as is in the background).
YMMV on all i have said above.
I sense that you have a real knack for nude photography and can only encourage you to keep on exploring this until you find your own language there. Please keep this in mind when i comment on your other nude pictures, okay? If any strong disagreement with my comments, feel free to contact me.

BTW, i find your profile picture one of the coolest i have seen on dpc and wish i could see it in a larger edition.

Fence
by paganini

Comment:
I just looked at your 4 Colorado pictures in your portfolio. Also like the one with the rainbow; it has extraordinary light. The exposure of the waterfall with the flowers in front is truly excellent.
Yet, i keep on coming back to this one. To me, personal taste mind you, this is the most powerful of the four by far. I would have speculated that is because this is the most personal/personalized one of all four and that aspect shines through.
However, i just now see your comment and this shot was really a fluke :) So, i can't explain this at all. I have that as well that i did something decent without any effort whatsoever; then there is other things that mean a lot to me, keep on shooting it, yet it keeps eluding me.
Why not run your copyright notice as an action on a separate layer in PS; cuts down on one save and degradation?
Would be interesting to hear what other people think of this and how they rank these four.
Have you tried to sell this one? Looks very marketable to me.

Baby Brother
by greenem2

Comment:
Didn't vote on this challenge but just read all the comments about people liking or not liking the softness. I find this portrait very beautiful. Just love the light and composition is fine. It works well soft and it probably would work well if in slightly sharper focus. Now that's postvote you might consider editing out that white shape that hangs ominously above his head. Doesn't need to be black, a med to dark grey would work fine, too. You probably already considered that.

Tropical Storm Tranquility
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Beautiful shot! Nice, SUBTLE portrayal of speed.

If only you had marred it by having a doggie run through the lawn, you would have made it ;)

Speed is relative
by Chez

Comment:
You know, Chez, this is a very good picture and i like its sensitivity. I like it a whole lot more than a lot of high scoring pictures that screamed SPEED. Nice subtlety, nice mood, AND, for me, nice portrayal of speed :) I didn't vote on this challenge but i would have scored this very well.

I see a little bit of noise in the sky. It isn't bad. You might want to run it through Neat Image and see whether you like the results thereof better.

Nature, Simplicity, Country
by paganini

Comment:
Figured this one was yours. It got a high score from me. Particularly liked the transparent, translucent quality of the flower. This image is sorta of the skinny side - i think you cropped ;)

Message edited by author 2003-07-02 00:42:56.

Halfway Up
by mcmurma

Comment:
Hello Michael, nice to meet you. This portrait doesn't make me feel that it's the kind Michael i know somewhat. Think the lighting has something to do with that.

Me
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
This pic is terribly, terribly underrated. I liked it a lot and gave it a high score for this challenge. Actually like how the hair is blowing all over a face and yet there is a lot of visibility of the facial features. Liked how the light (sunlight?) is playing through your hair and particularly how it shines through the background. Also liked the expression on your face. Found this portrait sexy in a quiet, understated way. Great job!

Message edited by author 2003-06-25 00:38:44.

Me Myself and I
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Hi Julia, what's wrong? You got clothes on! :) I liked this portrait and the effect you accomplished. Thanks for posting the recipe. I'll try it out myself sometime. I know you're quite a modern woman but in this picture your looks are Pre-Raphaelite. Take care.

Rule of Thirds
by robsmith

Comment:
Hey Rob, you did quite well. Congrats. Really hope i didn't offend you by calling the guy in the middle a scary sob :) That's the result of the middle getting the longest exposure. I'm sure you look just dandy in real life. Am curious now though how you really look like. Hope you post a picture sometime somewhere :)