Part of me
by vivien

Comment by srbrubaker:
High key goes about an octave too high: strikes me as screetching high key.

On the wooden bridge
by vivien

Comment by aronya1:
This hurts my eyes to look at. Were you trying to convert to sepia? Strong color on the left side, gray in the center, pale color on the right. The bridge itself is a little hard to see. Composition is framed well enough, I think, but your post-processing needs some work.

On the wooden bridge
by vivien

Comment by Mr_Pants:
For me, this is a lot too dark. I get no sense of 'bridge' from it.

On the wooden bridge
by vivien

Comment by Glen King:
Need more contrast to grasp the full impact of the image. Try tweaking your levels by channel.

Part of me
by vivien

Comment by timmotyka:
love it

Message edited by author 2005-03-23 16:01:15.

Part of me
by vivien

Comment by aagro:
Very pretty but washed out

On the wooden bridge
by vivien

Comment by missy:
would be a really nice photo but its a bit too dark

Part of me
by vivien

Comment by Neil:
Vivien, right? You are very photogenic and this is a great shot (as have been the shots for your profile images.) I like the way you've done this high key, and there seems to be a motion/brush stroke texture that I really like here, though I'm can't exactly tell how it was done. I like the post, the clarity, but the crop is in-between the extremes, which could make the difference between a good and a really great photo. I see a number of really interesting crops here. One is a relatively square crop in the upper right, showing just your eyes and the bridge of your nose (hard to see exactly the shape of the crop here, since I am just using my hands to simulate it). Another would be to try and find a lower end crop, again moving more towards a square here, which I think works well with the head angle. You are lucky to have such a beautiful subject to photograph. I had a lot less to work with ;) Bumping up.

On the wooden bridge
by vivien

Comment by NathanWert:
Too dark for my tastes.

Part of me
by vivien

Comment by graphicfunk:
The missing tones here are exceptional and very artistic to lend a kiss of a graphical treatment. The face angle is great and the cropping makes this image sharply impressive. Bumping up.