Something About Those Eyes
by Damian

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Returning to make comments: This remindes me of old shots of Audrey Heburn and other glam film stars from the 1940's. Only two thinks kept me from giving this a 10. (1) the shine on the nose was slightly distracting. All that pancake makeup in the 40's keep the stars from showing any shine, and (2) there is a big white fleck of dust or fuzz along the bottom border. Aside from that, the "mysterious" placement of the face, the bit of hair obscuring the right eye, and the strong lighting all work well for me. Excellent work. 9

Resourceful Redhead
by dsidwell

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Returning to make comments: There's a lot I like about this photo. The auburn hair and pale skin play against eachother very well. The vibrance of the eyes, which you can tell are naturally this bright from the subtle color variances, are specially shocking. While I enjoy the glow the skin, I would like to have seen the freckles and the eybrows preserved more. The composition in the left 2/3rds is very strong, but I feel as if the right eye is lost in all this wonderful porcelain skin. Keeping that eyebrow I think would have solved this for me. Very lovely. 9

Vehicular Communications
by Gil P

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Beyond a doubt. This is my favorite. Love it, love it!!!

Erector Set
by skief

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Greatings from the Critique Club

This photo is an excellent interpretation of the challenge. The intersecting lines, depth of focus and brilliant colors are amazing. The strong lines of the supports force the eyes up into the top of the shot, and then linger in the center of the wheel. There is only one part of the photo that draws away from the overall complexity of the image and that is the bottom of the landing. The darkness of the shadows and the repetition of the squares set this area apart from from the otherwise sunny and random patterns. Good work though, excellent interpretation.

flower 2
by danrm

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I had to go back to your photo three or four times before I could really get a handle on what I thought. I agree with arpita on the fact that it looks a little busy. The point where I get that busy feeling is when my eye looks at the focal flower. My eye moves down from there where I see two more blooms, then back up where I see at least two more. I would have like to have seen those uppermost two blooms removed and replaced with more green. IMHO, the single petal of the in-focus bloom at the top of the frame should also be removed. It looks a little lost. The out of focus bloom next to it is brilliant. I wish there were more of them. It's a nice way to repeat the color without taking attention away from your focal point. The other thing I enjoy about this is the dimensional contrast that you create. The lower 1/3 is practically one dimensional with the cream vase on a white background. The upper 2/3rds then is vibrant color and clearly multi-dimensional. I found it a bit jarring at first, but then quite beautiful once my eyes settled into it. Did you plan this, or was it a pleasant suprise when you looked at it on the computer? Definately keep some white space between flower stems, however, as it helps to balance out the upper and lower portions.

Whoa! I talk too much. :-) Anyhoo... I hope this was helpful. Very nice work. Print it!

Recreated Images
by HRoxas

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Greatings from the Critique Club.

There's little that I can say that hasn't been said by others. The tonal range is exceptional. I especially like how you kept the focus slightly soft on the foreground so that the eye goes to the reflected image first. While I initially thought the light might be a little hot on the temple and cheek of the reflected image, my eye immediately goes to that spot, holding me on the face, focusing on the detail of the hair, and then finally pulling back to take in the rest of the shot.

It's such a beautiful image that all I can do is point out some very minor details that caught my eye:

1) Does the bust have a dimpled chin? There is a small 7 shaped shadow under the lower lip and traveling down the chin. It made me wonder about the shape of the lips and the chin.
2) Maybe I can't see it on my monitor, but it looks like the line of the arm holding up the frame is lost in the background. Right before it hits the base, it becomes very dark. As I said, maybe I just can't see it, but it was the only time I saw a line get lost in the shadow.
3) Is there a crack on the bridge of the nose? I noticed some strange little lines.

There's nothing more I can say on this one. It has been beautifully executed. Please excuse the anal-retentive quality of the comments, but your skill has left me precious-little to critique. :-) An excellent, excellent job and intrepretation of the challenge topic. Congratulations!

Oops
by aKiwi

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Was this actually shot against a yellow background? The line of the glass looks very rough, which makes me wonder.

soap bubbles
by claudia26

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Good color on this one. I love when photos capture sunlight filtering through skin, as you can see on the underside of his fingers.

How To Stop A Running Gerbil
by kkd01

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Love the cropping. Does the little guy have red-eye from the flash, or does he actually have red eyes? Cute shot.

Catch!
by artvet

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Love the eyes on him!