Alien Probe
by JulietNN

Comment by PapaBob:
Wow, that brings back some bad memories!

Bubble Trouble
by JulietNN

Comment by JH:
I didn't vote on this challenge - but here's a bit of up-front technical critique as you requested in the forums :)

- Composition: The shape looks too 'long' and the face is too small in the center. A squarer frame cropped closer to the face might've worked better. Also, the space at the top and bottom draws my eye to the weird vignetting effect in the corners.

- Colour/Contrast: His face looks too orange. The bubbles appear blown out with no real texture visible. Contrast is a bit high as well, giving his skin a blotchy look.

- Focus: Face is too small in the frame, but it gives the impression his eyes aren't in sharpest focus.

I'm reminded of a shot by Judi, which I'll post here for reference;

Bubble Trouble
by JulietNN

Comment by ltlmschrisss:
I didn't vote on this one, but it would have probably been a 4 or 5 from me. The head could be straight but even with that it would still look freeky. (although I must say Charlie is a cutie :).. ) Way too much negative space for me and it does seem blown out. It takes a while to get that it is bubbles. So I would have really liked this if you had gotten a little more up close and personal with some softer lighting, and maybe a conversion to black and white. jmo

Bubble Trouble
by JulietNN

Comment by pineapple:
I voted a 6. But for me I did not feel comfortable with the redishness of the face or the expanse of the foam. I think I might have preferred a slightly desaturated image which was cropped much more closely to the subject's face. Perhaps even in a rich monochrome or duotone. Not that I know anything about nothing, of course. ;-)

Alien Probe
by JulietNN

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
looks weird. Why did you invert this?

Alien Probe
by JulietNN

Comment by Hotspam:
Cool, where on earth did you find an alien probe? LOL

Alien Probe
by JulietNN

Comment by PleasantDreams:
Not sure what to say about this, except...Better you, than me!

Alien Probe
by JulietNN

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Yikes! Put that thing down - you never know where it's been!

Bubble Trouble
by JulietNN

Comment by bubeltrubel:
Juliett, can't believe this really nice pic got so many 1 + 2 + 3!
It's underrated, IMO

Bubble Trouble
by JulietNN

Comment by CrystalFury:
Very creative...sort of creepy.