Key to the Doorways of the Mind
by Arcy

Comment:
Wow, you should win the "thought-provoking picture" price! Very well shot too, with the blend of crisp texture (the letters and lines of the palm) and smooth gradients. Only nit to pick is that little distracting bright dot on the far right - 9

Exposed
by Travis99

Comment:
Good pose and background (and great model!), but the skin is to heavily processed for my taste.

Grandpa
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment:
Great crop and excellent use of very high contrast - 8

blue sky above a hill
by eirasi

Comment:
Gorgeous shot. The fade to black at the top is perfect. Too bad about the noise, Noise Ninja/Neatimage might be able to solve that. Also, the high-contrast frame is a bit too distracting, a thin solid color would've been better. 7

Titmouse with seed
by canyoncat

Comment:
Fabulous lighting! That little sliver of light on the eye really makes the photo. The out-of-focus background is excellent, but unfortunately it makes the noise very apparent. Noise Ninja/Neatimage would solve that, but you might have to mask out the bird to save the plumage. 8

dulcet tones
by nomad469

Comment:
Lovely photo, but I'd much prefer it with the whole bright region in the lower right corner cropped away.

Electric Lady
by Nazgul

Comment:
Very well done! I shot a pose like that too before my wife cut her hair...

Martini Lounge
by debitipton

Comment:
What a fantastic set-up! And your model rewarded you with a perfect I-can't-believe-you're-doing-this-to-me look. Superp photo - 10

Study in Black Light
by LeeD

Comment:
Very nicely done! Looks just like she's lying on a light-table. I've seen nudes by some famous photographer done that way (can't remember who), your's are just as good. (And without the $1K light-table!). The only minor changes I might suggest are to space the progression of motion more evenly. The top and bottom panels are an excellent start and conclusion, but the middle one is somewhat similar to the top one. As individual photos, they are all great, but this might work even better as a dyptich, skipping one of the top two. Finally, I'd simplify the framing a bit, nesting black wiithin blue within black is a bit much. But all in all excellent work!

3 by 3, the Peppers Dance...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Good idea, but I'd find this far more interesting if the side panels were actually different.