Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by f-32:
Look out Lance Armstrong. There's room at the top in the cycling area.

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by mrorange002:
Excellent form!
The image seems a little too soft and the light maybe should have been placed a little further away to even out the bottom left corner and the top right corner. i like that it fades from light to dark, but I think it needs a little more light on the bottom left.

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by frisca:
great concept! Would have been really cool if the wheels were in motion. Also, the focus is off on the head of the model, which sort of throws me. I like that you have left a slight colouration on the shot..gives it a little something extra.

Rosa Solaris
by blemt

Comment by L1:
Clara...this is beautiful!!! I love the lighting and the soft look to the petals. You did a gorgeous job on this...are you SURE it's your first studio shot????? ;o)

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments.
The lighting and pose here is very good. The only thing I would change is the angle, just enough to catch definition of the other foot.

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by Elemmennope:
Really love the concept and meaning behind this. The naked body with only shoes on looks kind of weird, but it might seem weirder with them off. (Hey, is that the Colorado flag on there? My homestate. :))

High points for effort! Good luck!

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by willem:
funny, have to keep the shoes on !!!! You could have done some more with the background, for example some olympic rings. The idea is good but the light and color bring this image down for me. 6 for now.

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by vadvirag:
The idea is good, but selective desaturation doesn't really work here. There are some brown and blue areas and a lot of B&W. When using this technique, always think about: What do I want to tell people with leaving some parts colourized, some parts B&W? Is there any additional message of this technique? Here it rather spoiled your photo... though, it would be nice if it was a bit sharper and completely black and white. I would also improve lighting a bit, it's too straight for me... or is it symbolising that she sees the light in at the end of the tunnel? :-)

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by Konador:
Nice shot, but I think the wheels cropped at this point seem a bit awkward, and the focus overall seems a bit soft too.

Message edited by author 2004-08-30 08:25:58.

Olympic Dreams
by blemt

Comment by BooZon:
Sitting here watching the olympics and voting on DPC... Oh yeah comment. Great lighting and good soft focus. (10)