white
by hopper

Comment:
Congratulations on getting a ribbon with this image. Lighting and skin tonality are near technical perfection and the crop highlighting her eyes makes this a very, very strong composition. Super portrait! Well deserved ribbon.

dreaming of you
by Rikki

Comment:
This is one of the very few images I scored lower than the group. I only gave it a 6. I review images scored lower than the group to see what I overlooked and most of the time the group is right.

Image composition here is fantastic, especially with the hair and reflection. Lighting and color are basically good. But a couple technical issues were bothersome. The whiteness of the eyes seems unnatural. Focus on your model is in that never, never land where it is not soft enough to be considered artistically soft focused but not quite sharp enough to be considered in best focus. The ear ring draws strong attention to this fact. The reflection in the mirror (a very nice touch I might add) appears to be in better focus than your model. That should be the other way around.

Blue Eyes...Green Nose
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Fine image, good capture, because of the blur you might consider criopping off the whole finger on the far right side from the composition.

Shahina
by teddls

Comment:
Very interesting. I can't tell if this is a "real" woman or not. The image has a "Karma Sutra" look to it that fascinates.

white
by hopper

Comment:
Beautifully composed. Shallow DOF with soft focused lips gives your model a wonderful, seductive look. Technically superior image. My only recommendation would be to eliminate the slightly distracting strap in the upper left corner, but still one of the best of the challenge. Kudos to you!

The One of my Dreams
by Kivet

Comment:
Like the hair, high-key and blue eye combination... Very good technically.

The Dressing Room
by scarbrd

Comment:
Agreed this should have scored and placed much higher. Wish now I could say I was the one to give it the 10, I did not, but I did give it a 9. This would make a great fine art print. Kudos for your fine work.

The Fisherman
by arnit

Comment:
Great use of muted browns. Works exceptionally well in this image. Great composition and quality.

Up to the Sky
by mariomel

Comment:
Wonderful dichotomy and exceptionally well composed and framed.

Sunrise in Bora Bora
by doctornick

Comment:
You captured the feel of the south seas very well. The only bad thing about this picture is that I was not there.