poise
by rami

Comment by posthumous:
beautiful soft shape conveys not just humanity, but poise. fascinating interaction with the horizon line. it's all barely there, but there nonetheless. 10. I know this won't ribbon, but it is one of my ribbons.

poise
by rami

Comment by PhilipDyer:
Ooh, I love this one. Very nice take on this challenge.

poise
by rami

Comment by redmoon:
already voted on this; gave it a 6. but here's the thing - i love this photo hugely. the only problem i have with it is that, to me, it just doesn't fit the challenge appropriately; it's massively out of focus and not really "soft". it's basically a guilt thing - i want to give it a 10, but then i feel bad for everyone else who i feel met the challenge.

this picture is fantastic for a large number of reasons; firstly is the feeling of summer, than there's the real sense of joyous freedom and love that comes from her pose and posture. the monochrome, principally bright shades of grey and whites works tremendously well given the beach setting. composition is perfect for the pose. the level of noise and grain is sublty lovely. i'll bump to an 8. really great stuff.

poise
by rami

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Soft focus is designed to leave important details clearly evident, but to soften context and unimportant details. You've gone too far, IMO, to really meet the challenge.

poise
by rami

Comment by TooCool:
I'm sure you've already heard this but it's a smidge too soft...
TC

poise
by rami

Comment by talj:
IMHO this is far too blurry, with just a touch of softness I am sure this would be a nice image

poise
by rami

Comment by pawdrix:
Soft Focus? Who cares...

I love the form in this image. The overall feel of the image has a liberating effect. I fear that it won't do well because it's more "out of focus" than it is soft but that's that. Good Luck!

poise
by rami

Comment by xblahx:
I think its a little to blurry.. if it was just a tad more in focus i think it'd be a great photo!

poise
by rami

Comment by pamelasue:
too blurry ... no detail left

poise
by rami

Comment by Milacroft:
stunning