Once upon a time there was a muts and a ball...
by Arti-Elvi

Comment:
Haha... who better to win a self-portrait challenge? Congrats on the bluey!

by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Um... you sure there's such a thing as ISO3600? You've got my 5D beat by 400. :-(

Clearing storm
by Gordon

Comment:
Oooh... good one! It looks like a giant wave crashing onto the shore.

Fantasic Four
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
AHAHAHAHA!

d a i n t y
by librodo

Comment:
Some odd pixelization in the background and pink areas, but I prefer this shot to your entry. Excellent, as we've come to expect!

Emerald
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
This is a great shot. Wonderful location and composition. I agree with Brad on the colors though... particularly the blue. Knocking about 2/3 of the saturation out of the blue channel seems to work much better IMO.

my pal
by lynnmarie

Comment:

Originally posted by lynnmarie: My choice to keep the negative space on the left... may have cost me some votes.

Definitely! You captured a creat moment here with beautiful lighting, but the dark area pulls your eye away from the story IMO. Crop that out and this shot scores over 6.5 easy.

Small Wonder
by whiteroom

Comment:
Personally, I prefer your B&W version. The only thing I can find that looks like pixelization is the uneven lower eyelid (but that's just looking too hard). This could almost pass for a Librodo shot... except that he almost always crops down to the forehead. Good job! My only (minor) gripes are the lack of shadow detail and the somewhat blank expression.

Model Shoot 7
by elsapo

Comment:
Geez... good thing you couldn't have two entries in the last challenge!

The Other Side of
by Cutter

Comment:
Maybe not a ribbon, but certainly underrated in this challenge. Should have been top 10. The people behind those 1 votes probably didn't have their blindfolds properly calibrated.