Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
by melismatica

Comment by Anachronite:
good idea... might be even better to show the entire persona of each model... a GI and a ballerina dancing would be intersting

40
by melismatica

Comment by scottwilson:
Well i like the colors but I just don't get what I am looking at.

Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
by melismatica

Comment by thunderbug:
great quality...the wrinkles in the fabric give it a nice texture

Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
by melismatica

Comment by menardmam:
we got the same idea... nice light !, better mood !

Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
by melismatica

Comment by trying2bstill:
I really like the contrast in subjects here, works well. Nice light.7.

40
by melismatica

Comment by MrAkamai:
Interesting subject to say the least. Very patriotic colors. Good details on the tarp and nice contrast. Overall, image seems to have been slightly oversharpened but it's not distracting. 7

40
by melismatica

Comment by blemt:
Excellent contrasting textures and colors. Very strong vivid image. 8

40
by melismatica

Comment by Artifacts:
Interesting concept. Overcropping the 40 works well with this image. Red and blue are always good colors in photography. Overall the image appears to be slightly soft focused to my taste and reduces its technical merit for me. There is nothing special about the lighting either. If possible, taking the shot from much further to the left or right to change the perspective and point of view would improve this image immensely. In that case shallow DOF might also be good, but I am unsure of that. Esthetics is important too. This image leaves the viewer asking, "What is the significance of the 40?" but does not provide an answer or make it seem more mysterious which would make it more interesting. Rating - 5

Smiling Dog
by melismatica

Comment by Neil:
Shie is smiling. Dog shots are hard (I can rarely get a good expression in my dog's eyes like this--usually you just get black) One thing you might do is clean up a little of the bits in the snow, and lighten the stained snow, to keep the attention on the dog.

Message edited by author 2004-05-05 01:22:13.