Mona Lisa
by liebe

Comment:
I imagine that the original file was beautiful... perhaps a little out of focus. I have to say you did a terrific job getting an honest emotion in the photo. She looks intreaging. I think, in the end, it there is just too much Photoshoping. I understand you are going for a high-key high-contrast image but there are too many areas of solid black with no detail and white with rough edges. It has potential to be a terriffic photo.

Good Old Day's
by Diana

Comment:
The method you chose to convert this with is unique.

Dove
by owen

Comment:
This is very well done.... especially with such a uncooperative subject. It is slightly oversharpened for my taste (strong halo) but I don't count off for that cause I know the original file was great too.

Alien Ghost
by Jasper

Comment:
That wall by itself would have been a 10 in my book but the thing on the left just isn't photography to me, although I'm sure it was legal for the challenge, I doubt it helped your score.

...help me
by taterbug

Comment:
I believe it would have been stronger had it been cropped one third of the way down... from where the light falls off the back. The pose of your hands (athough slightly over exposed) is very emotive and serves your title well.

Sunlight on grass with flower footlights
by puzzled

Comment:
This is a well done photo aside from the extreame over sharpening (white halos are around everyghing in focus).

Great Dane
by Discraft

Comment:
A challenging subject with the contrast in tones. You could not have done better. It looks natural but I bet you even posed this hansomly proud pet. Well done.

Ducking Apples
by Falc

Comment:
You deserved a Ribbon on this thing. Congrats

Footprint in the Sand
by Sammie

Comment:
DOF is perfect. Grain is well defined. If you would have went with Black and White with this one you could have called it "One small step for man..." I think it would have scored higher with that slant on it.

Salt Of The Earth
by Dusty

Comment:
First place and you know it!