Eyes
by librodo

Comment:
Whoa... National Geographic here you come! Awesome picture, this one is going straight to the top of my list! I haven't seen the rest of the pictures yet, but if this doesn't get the blue, it's sure to be near the top!

Long red curly hair and a bright smile
by floyd

Comment:
It seems the strands of hair up to teh right are more in focus than her eyes and mouth. Perhaps a little more depth of field or a little better focus would have helped.

Game Face
by alanfreed

Comment:
Nice and sharp on the subject, good use of depth of field. Good luck in the challenge.

Carpenter Hands
by Prime_Time

Comment:
Perhaps a bit dark and out of focus... I'd like to see the hands a little better to understand just what is so interesting about this person's hands.

I'm cute...and I know it!
by mariomel

Comment:
It could be an optical illusion stemming from the tracks, but I think there may be a slight clockwise rotation here... turn it back just a little and it would remove the distraction. Other than that, I love the autumn colors and the depth of field. The kid is cute too. Good luck in the challenge!

The Eyes: Je ne sais quoi
by Sweetlips

Comment:
I really like this idea... I just would expect that the shot, being so close, would be sharper... the eyes, the eye lashes, the eyebrows. With sharper features I would have voted it much higher.

Red Hair
by SteveJ

Comment:
Suggestions for improvement: Move the model forward (away from the wall) to get rid of the background shadow. With a shallow depth of field the move might also lessen the background distractions on the right. Use more ambient light ... or less front-on flash. On camera flash tends to "flatten" the face and, in this case, over expose a bit. Ambient light might have given more of a three dimensional look. On off-camera flash to the side would accomplish the same thing.

her glow...
by melongrind

Comment:
I mostly like the picture of the subject... but the white line on the left causes some distraction. The very front of her face may be a tad over exposed, though I love the lighting on the rest of her skin.

The Blue Window
by aKiwi

Comment:
This photo, for some reason, really turned me on. I didn't know how well it would place, but I handed out an extra 10 on this one hoping to see it score well. Congratulations! And thanks for showing us that even the simple things in life can be beautiful.

Natural Woman
by heida

Comment:
Beautiful image heida, congratulations!