The Eyes: Je ne sais quoi
by Sweetlips

Comment:
Composition is good with the angle of her head and the way the hair sweeps but the color looks off and image is a bit on the soft side. Catchlights are too conspicuous, imo and attract a lot of attention.

smile
by whiteroom

Comment:
Wonderful vibrant and compelling subject ! His smile and energy are infectious and make this image very compelling. You could just feel it looking at him. What happened to your background, though??? I think you used too much flash. Try a slow synch flash to get the background, next time. Well done! 8

Rhythm
by jmsetzler

Comment:
Equisite tones and fascinating subects really push this up to the top of my ribbons list. Focus is right on and this image is very compelling. Love the backlighting too. Very well done. 10

Hip Hoppin Dancer
by Sonifo

Comment:
Interesting, sassy and attractive subject. I really like the the reds your subect is wearing against the black & white striped background. It appears, though, that the image is underexposed on my monitor, anyway, causing the reds to be subdued. Would like to see more pop in this photo. Also, I find the foliage she's standing on to be unattractive and doesn't fit with the rest of the image. Despite these flaws, thie composition is good and I can see this picture being used in some advertising circular. 8

His Gentle Eyes
by annasense

Comment:
Good DOF and I like the capture alot, but think the eyes should be lighther with more detail showing. Background, though blurred, still has some distracting hot spots that pull your attention away from your subject.

EYES . . . . The Baby Blues Never Miss A Thing.
by dartompkins

Comment:
Gorgeous subject and priceless gaze with beautiful color but I think the eyes should be lighter. Also, it looks as though you may have used a noise reduction program as there is very little detail in the skin. Still scoring this highly. Very well done, despite the minor flaws. 9

Those Wide, Innocent Eyes
by mocabela

Comment:
Funny look. Interesting subject, but it looks like you've cut his left arm off. Eyes have no catchlights to give him some spark and life and I think the lighting is a bit too harsh. If you're going to go with a high-key brightness and just black and white as the colors, I would hope that you would get more detail and better color in the skin. It appears a littel too blanched to me.

An Officer and a Gentleman
by drydoc

Comment:
Composition and concept here is excellent. Really like it but the image could use some improvement in other areas, such as, exposure (too dark) and it looks a little soft to me. Also, skin tones appear a bit too red to me. Other than those issues, which can easily be fixed, this is a great photo! Well done on the composition. 9

The Platinum Triplets
by ccasey

Comment:
Wonderful shot with a cute sense of humor. Very effective use of black and white. Good job.

Way with words
by lyta

Comment:
I like the composition and grainy appearance a lot but certain improvements, I feel could give it more impact. First, what's your keyboard doing in there???!!! Secondly, I would like to see more even lighting and possibly some fill light on top to illuminate the rock and top of the paper better. Wish you had photographed this on some old antique desk or something. Also, the color grain could be eliminated with a noise reduction program like Neat Image and would like to see the luminance grain left Good idea, but needs improvement.