Peace
by hanae

Comment:
Great idea. Great score. Well deserved top ten!

Yellow Fellow
by hanae

Comment:
Very nicely cropped - I think the negative space on the left works very well here. Beautiful soft yellows. The composition of the shot has a very pleasing artistic feel (all of your work does!). I like the texture in the background but I think it would look nice a wee bit darker (and I think the lines could have been cloned out cleanly). Your model is great. His expression is interesting...can't quite tell what he is thinking about...sort of a Mona Lisa thing! Maybe a little more warm golden light on his face? I do not understand why this shot did not score significantly better! Maybe voters were unforgiving of the lines in the background?

Message edited by author 2006-10-12 20:16:18.

Pinky & perky
by hanae

Comment:
Great colors and composition here. I love the curves and the shapes the birds make. Nice lighting. Cool border. Great score! Only small potential improvement in my humble opinion would be a sharper focus.

midori
by hanae

Comment:
I absolutely LOVE this shot. It really stood out to me the first time I visited your profile and I think it is underrated. Beautiful clean colors, textures. and skin tones. Interesting and pleasing crop and composition. A couple small things my eyes notice - you might have considered a cleaner background for each side of your head and there is a bit of a halo on the inside of your border. The halo is possibly an artifact of sharpening or noise reduction after putting on the border. Congratulations on a beautiful shot!

The thunder god
by hanae

Comment:
Lovely colors and clean focus. I'm afraid I agree that it's a bit busy for my taste too.

beyond the bathtub ...
by tate

Comment:
Back to bump you up to 8. Cool colors and perspective.

The Execution of a Bad Ducky
by Zeus

Comment:
Ha! Extra point for the blindfold - made me laugh! 7

Minnesota Summer Sunset on the Lake
by jjstager2

Comment:
Lovely colors and silhouettes. Looks like a beautiful place to be.

Starting a New Family
by Transit

Comment:
This is so sweet and creative. Nicely lit, and composed. Back to bump up to 8.

despair
by tcmartin

Comment:
My guess is that you are in for a ribbon. I hope anyway - I like the emotion of this shot. Perfect positioning, crop and background. Lovely light. Bumping up to 8. Good luck.