Hephaestos & Hestia
by typologic

Comment:
I love how this subtly meets the challenge theme with a face on the left side and a face and left shoulder on the right. It appears to be two people in repose maybe lying on a sofa with the man's arm around the woman in front of a fireplace. This is exceptionally well done! 10

It Bytes
by sannok

Comment:
Appears overexposed and the format and subject matter seem to clash. With the subject weren't truncated on bottom.

No Teeth
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Meets the challenge theme well. I really like the deep rich colors of burnt orange and brown here, as well as, the testure. Imo, the compostiion is lacking and I wish you could have included more brown leaves and green grass to balance things out a bit. The grain also is film like and very appealing to my eye.

eau de toilette
by grigrigirl

Comment:
What a wonderful concept this piece of photographic art is! Very well constructed image. I love how the angled lines of the walls, the lines of the bars your model is resting on, and especially the lines of the models body (legs and arms) all lead to and emphasize her derierre. The choice of dark black clothing giving her a formless and unappealing shape, along with her distant and disgusted gaze upward give us the first clues as to what this photo is NOT about...it's not about sensuality. The choice of pose is classic for the idea of feminine beauty and along with the distance of her bottom to the toilet seat and paper dispenser alert us to the conflict a woman may undergo seeing herself as beautiful while at the same time having to address her more earthy aspects and possibly the dismay she feels at the thought of telegraphing it through the olfactory sense. As if she wishes she could seperate herself from the act. Well done.

Message edited by author 2005-01-01 13:42:49.

Battle Lines
by Cam

Comment:
Awesome picture! congratulations on your ribbon.

Bright Nail Polish!
by afarland

Comment:
Composition is good but color seems to be off probably from incandescent lighting you used? Also, I don't care for the shadows cast by the harsh lighting.

Sherry's Eyes
by lagavulin

Comment:
I think the background green compliments Sherry's hair, more than it does her eyes and her expression seems quizzical, as though she's wondering what you're doing. The lighting seems a bit too harsh and the shadow on the wall is deistracting. Also, I don't particulary care for the angle of view, and the slanted sofa in the background. Gives a kind of bizarre appearance to the image. Still, this pic is interesting, possibly because of what I discribed above. I may come back to revise my critique.

"Once, I met a Wordsmith..."
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Good thinking outside of the box. I'm not crazy about the composition though, although I think the idea is really good. The focal point of image seems to be where the pen tip, glasses and blank paper converge, but there is nothing there to see. Had you been able to have them converge on the boldface type of the word featuer in the dictionary, then I think it would have had more impact. Also, I don't really care for the color rendition and think B&W would have worked better. One more thing is that I would have liked to have seen the focal point rest on one of the intersections of the rule of thirds.

music lover
by hopper

Comment:
I really like the sepia toning. The plain concrete setting and off center positioning of the subject also help the photo to work for this model.

A Grandmother's Look
by skief

Comment:
Great photo! I think you've really captured the essence of grandmahood :). Tones are excellent and I really hope this ribbons. 10 from me.