Eyes
by sangeeth

Comment:
Great catch to get the eyes, but to emphasize them more, i think it would have been better to get closer.. much closer. vote=6

The Heart
by fencekicker

Comment:
I like the left half of the face, i don't like the right half of the face. Very nice light and very clear eye on the left. The right has the shadow side, but while a slight turn of the head (look at the slight light fall just above the eye) would have resulted in a clearly visible eye as well, now it is hidden and very hard to see because it is in the darkest part. On the contrary i do like the light falling on the hair (both sides).. it is not overexposed which is very nicely handled.

Position-wise: i like it.. it works with her. Very nicely captured. But i would have asked her to turn her head just a small bit.

Expression doesn't bring me the message 'heart' but more a questioning look.. again it fits with the dark-light part because a question could turn either way.

vote=7

Frosina
by tsikakis

Comment:
Nice look of Frosina, like the clothing, but the lighting is right in my opinion. The white in the eyes are darker than the highlights in the skin, which doesn't seem right. This Grey in the eyes make the photo seem too dark, too negative which doesn't fit the expression. vote=7

All Roses Have Thorns
by ranm

Comment:
Unexpected view.. but nice, very nice idea.

Light: the overexposed parts on her skin are daring, but they fit the whole look of the person. So while i normally would say they have to go, here they are needed to create the very feel of the shot. I also like how you set up a bit of light behind her so we can see the hair jumping out. However i do miss this light for her hair on the right side of the shot.

Composition: offcenter, partly hidden from view (hair on the left) helps to create the feel as well.

Great choice of model, good idea and great execution of idea. vote=9

Snow Queen
by goc

Comment:
Wow.. great idea, great look. Unfortunately there is a small bit overexposed which to me detracts from the look. Bright spots always compete for attention. vote=9

Give Us This Day
by james_so

Comment:
Looks incredible pixelated.. and it doesn't fit with his face (too little wrinkles,..)in my opinion (vote=4)

My Grandaughter
by Crafty

Comment:
I like the whole idea. The umbrella works well with the lady. But technically the composition is wrong and i feel it in the end result.. meaning: she looks to the left, you have the umbrella leaning to the left, yet you give no place to either of them. You have so much space to the right, why not move your granddaughter up to the right and as such give more space to the look, as well to the umbrella which is presently cut off.

The lighting is spot on.. very nicely toned.

I get the impression you really searched and found the right person for this challenge. Just that small detail of composition.. vote=6

Fence in her rebellious spirit
by shoggy

Comment:
I like the shot, but i don't see the fence in it.. her dress but how? I simply don't get it. vote = 4

Edit:
"Maybe it was my mistake on translation (i'm italian, ..and sorry for my bad english in this few rows.. :P ), but i meant as fences anything that wrap or frame something. this is why i've searched something different that cage a cow or that is around a house."

Thanks for this reply, because it helps me to understand where you come from. Words can mean different things in different languages and i for one think we should take that into account. So as you understand fences as something to wrap or frame something, i'll look at your shot in that way.

Your title indicates that she is rebellious, so i expect her to fight the wrapping, to fight against her limits. I don't see that. I see her sitting passively and that actually destroys the impact of the wrapping.

As to the light: you have something strange going on, you have blueish tints in her dress, hair and even on the ground (at least on my screen) and there doesn't seem to be an explanation for it. I think a bit of postprocessing would have helped you there.

I do like the idea very much, but i would have liked to have seen you go all the way (fighting against her bounds). Vote=6

division...
by Hairlessman

Comment:
I feel that there is too much white-isch sky in your image. Also you have a high contrast throughout your image, which should bring out the dark fencepoles better, but the first one doesn't pop out against it mixed background. I know that this sound like a contrast to my previous statement of too much white. But if you wanted to go for the white sky, go for it all the way, so kneel when taking this shot and get also this first pole against the sky and not the ground. Or don't go for it at all. In the last case, a better dof, here small focused area would help bring out the poles against a very blurry background or maybe color - non color would have been better to bring them out of the buzzy background.

vote=4

Green gate in fence
by astoner

Comment:
Too small for me to really judge, but in short:

A burned out sky, which is very noticeable. It attracts the most attention and not the focus, which i think is the green door. If you would have nice sunlight falling on the door, it would attract more attention, because the sky would probably not have been burned out. Also it would have given a warmer feel to the image.

The green door: maybe it has an interesting structure, but i can't see it because your image is too small.

Composition: the door is nicely put, but i can't see the fence sufficiently to get a sense of depth around the door.

vote=3