In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by mariomel:
Very nice. I like the soft focus. It makes the photo very romantic.

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by jimmyn4:
I like the soft lighting. I think the photo should be cropped just below the hand. I also think showing her face would be better if she felt comfortable with it. Good work and good luck in the challenge.

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by shareinnc:
I have been partial to nude/pregnant photographs since Demi Moore did Haper's Bazaar. But ( you knew there would be one :-D) the haze in this shot is distracting. It's still a gorgeous photograph, just too hazy for my taste.

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by Morgan:
Lovely. 9 Morgan

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by p_johns:
This is a wonderful piece of art which has been adjusted beautifully. I would be interested to know what has been done for the effect that you have going here. I would have rated it much higher if the detail had not have been lost on the back due to her shadows. The viewer is left guessing what is going on from her butt down and, at first, it is very un-flattering until you can figure out where her other leg is.

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by Twocentz:
Nice picture. I like the color & the softness of it. Turned out good =)

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by DrJOnes:
Wow, a beautiful pregnant woman. I so hoped to see one of these in this challenge! And it's tough to find a pregnant woman to pose! And if this is your wife, congratulations to the both of you for the wonderful thing happening to you. About the photo itself: very good choice of color. Excellent softness in the photo (I suspect a diffuse glow in photoshop). Nice lighting on the belly and breast. Nice dark area on the left. The thing that doesn't for me with this photo is the straight shot and composition. I feel this photo, as it is, would have worked a lot better by cropping a lot closer to the body and putting emphasis on the belly, breast, hair and the leg at the bottom right. Or perhaps just cropping some of the left area of the photo. It's a nice photo, but it's missing that "something" to make it great. Very nice try though! 6

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by JPR:
great tones and lighting. hope you got some with the face for your personal collection. i can understand not wanted to put them on the internet though. really lovely, and congrats.

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by ellamay:
i wished that i knew a pregnant women who would model for me-- very nice, and i am jealous : )

In the Ninth Month
by Gekker

Comment by fleenk:
I think a different cropping woulld really improve this shot, nice ighting