baby got back
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Hey, your picture; you call and make the shots. Somehow, though, i can't believe that this pose and model would be boring in nude. Just a little puzzled, that's all. Besides, most people might like this version just the way it is. I'm merely the opinion of one :)

baby got back
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Like the lighting of this picture. Like the pose of the hands and arms. I'm honestly not a good judge to evaluate this picture: I don't quite understand the title (am i very nerdy?). I also tend to prefer nude over sexy clothing with holes and so on. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just that i personally don't care too much for it. The picture also reads as a little busy, might have been better without a few of the straps hanging there. Might have liked this a lot better if it were nude, since i do like the pose and composition. Just my personal taste, mind you.

conehead digest
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Really nice portrait and deviating nicely from the usual serious poses one tends to associate with portraits. Love the composition and the wonderful mood created here. Good job on the lighting, too. Nice how your mood and smile mirrors that of the sculpture. Find this picture very classy and original. Again, i have the sense that this picture captures the real you very well. That sculpture you have is great and a fantastic prop!
That's really the pits about these challenges. Perhaps as Magazine Cover it isn't the most suitable submission but as for self-portraits it should have garnered top 5. It's one of the reasons that i prefer lately to spend my time viewing/commenting on people's portfolios rather than on challenge submissions.
From what i'm seeing, you'll be able to pull a lot more good stuff out of the Minolta but you are also definitely worthy of better gear.

Message edited by author 2003-07-12 13:52:48.

Fence
by paganini

Comment:
Yes, definitely what grigri said. Then there's the psychology of the fence/barrier language, that i see being expressed by lots of people, here as well.
It is powerful to me because it IS a more personal/unique view of Colorado. Not the usual 'scenic' shots of the mountains that people have come to associate with Colorado. Here, there are the mountains as well but the image is really saying here, here, there is much more to Colorado and its landscape.
Suspect that the image wasn't really all that much of a fluke after all. You probably 'saw' it clearly and it was good enough to slam on the brakes for.
Probably my usual mumbo jumbo.

Message edited by author 2003-07-11 22:15:17.

soft sun
by DrJOnes

Comment:
DrJ, i owe you, and your model!, an apology.

This submission is one of the best, if not the best, submission here. It has real professionalism; i suspect you are a pro and also have the studio and the appropriate gear. The biggest difference between this and your magazine cover is that this picture, my taste mind you, is much more appealing and far less lewd (for lack of a better word). This is probably because there are no skimpy clothes. The message of the image is a great deal softer as well. Not so much in-your-face but i think all the guys' reaction is still the same ;)
The lighting here is perfection. The pose is lovely and so is the hat. For some reason, what i like most is that hand reaching towards the hat. It's a bummer that you can upload 150 kb max because i would have liked to see this image without the compression blockiness. 8
Hope my apology will be accepted. Salut

human landscape.jpg
by grigrigirl

Comment:
This is a part of the human body that i indeed find very beautiful and i fully agree with your title. What *i* don't like so much is that the picture seems underexposed (or something else ?) and it creates blurriness. I suspect that this is deliberate on your part and hence i cannot really judge this until i know your motivations.
I do like the border but i don't like it here. I find it distracting and interfering with the actual landscape. Would have preferred either no border or a black border (same black tone as is in the background).
YMMV on all i have said above.
I sense that you have a real knack for nude photography and can only encourage you to keep on exploring this until you find your own language there. Please keep this in mind when i comment on your other nude pictures, okay? If any strong disagreement with my comments, feel free to contact me.

BTW, i find your profile picture one of the coolest i have seen on dpc and wish i could see it in a larger edition.

Fence
by paganini

Comment:
I just looked at your 4 Colorado pictures in your portfolio. Also like the one with the rainbow; it has extraordinary light. The exposure of the waterfall with the flowers in front is truly excellent.
Yet, i keep on coming back to this one. To me, personal taste mind you, this is the most powerful of the four by far. I would have speculated that is because this is the most personal/personalized one of all four and that aspect shines through.
However, i just now see your comment and this shot was really a fluke :) So, i can't explain this at all. I have that as well that i did something decent without any effort whatsoever; then there is other things that mean a lot to me, keep on shooting it, yet it keeps eluding me.
Why not run your copyright notice as an action on a separate layer in PS; cuts down on one save and degradation?
Would be interesting to hear what other people think of this and how they rank these four.
Have you tried to sell this one? Looks very marketable to me.

Baby Brother
by greenem2

Comment:
Didn't vote on this challenge but just read all the comments about people liking or not liking the softness. I find this portrait very beautiful. Just love the light and composition is fine. It works well soft and it probably would work well if in slightly sharper focus. Now that's postvote you might consider editing out that white shape that hangs ominously above his head. Doesn't need to be black, a med to dark grey would work fine, too. You probably already considered that.

Tropical Storm Tranquility
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Beautiful shot! Nice, SUBTLE portrayal of speed.

If only you had marred it by having a doggie run through the lawn, you would have made it ;)

Speed is relative
by Chez

Comment:
You know, Chez, this is a very good picture and i like its sensitivity. I like it a whole lot more than a lot of high scoring pictures that screamed SPEED. Nice subtlety, nice mood, AND, for me, nice portrayal of speed :) I didn't vote on this challenge but i would have scored this very well.

I see a little bit of noise in the sky. It isn't bad. You might want to run it through Neat Image and see whether you like the results thereof better.