Owachomo Bridge, Natural Bridges Nat'l Monument
by rjkstesch

Comment by jayzundel:
nice!

Owachomo Bridge, Natural Bridges Nat'l Monument
by rjkstesch

Comment by krene-rchs:
looks like a better candidate for the bridge challege up now...

Owachomo Bridge, Natural Bridges Nat'l Monument
by rjkstesch

Comment by Tom:
thinking outside the box... I like it

Owachomo Bridge, Natural Bridges Nat'l Monument
by rjkstesch

Comment by kaiser_chief:
Yep, Natural Monument, slight stretch but I will let it slide........not exactly what the challenge was after but likely to do well.
Reflections are great which help the image. Some work on the colours could have helped as the reds and greens could have really made this image stand out.

Talk ta me sword
by rjkstesch

Comment by jeger:
Thought this would have done better. Great shot.

Talk ta me sword
by rjkstesch

Comment by nutzito:
sword aside, it looks like a salsa singer :-) jk

Talk ta me sword
by rjkstesch

Comment by arngrimur:
Very well done overall.

Talk ta me sword
by rjkstesch

Comment by CNovack:
Coming back to leave comments. You have a good composition here with many good details, attention to details (nice costume on the model), colors, and backdrop environment suited to theme and main subject. Some nice action going on with the stance of her arms and the splash of her feet - but I think it could be even better if the sword were pointed in a more threatening manner at the viewer. Mayhap angle it in a tad more towards us (not too much for then it would not be fully visible). The other thing that is a big detractor from the composition is the harsh flash which gives very strong highlights off of the pants, belt sash, her skin and the red satin shirt. I am going to assume you used straight flash so that you could make your model visible against the backdrop of the sunset at the beach. The problem again is that it creates some rather bold or harsh highlights ....a simple and very inexpensive fix on toning down those harsh highlights is to use tissue paper wrapped once or twice around the flash unit of the camera - this 'diffuses' the light and is something that I have done on several occasions to avoid harsh light from flash and/or deep shadows. Still it is a good shot that captures the spirit of the challenge.

Talk ta me sword
by rjkstesch

Comment by SEG:
Great lighting and pose but she doesn't look too interested in taking this picture and I think that takes a little something away from it. 6

Talk ta me sword
by rjkstesch

Comment by Tom:
Great job with the extra effort to get her at the ocean!