wow! this is simply a visual feast. what an incredibly dazzling array of colors. great job with this. i hope this doesn't get overlooked in this monster challenge, and that viewers will give it time. good luck in this challenge, and in 2005, as well!
I kept wondering: This is a great portrait, but why did I give it an 8? I had a look at it several times and I think it is because of the balance between the person and the reed wall. For my feeling there is a bit too much wall, it brings the impact of the photo out of balance.
Had a go at it in Photoshop and cropped this version from the left with a constrained aspect ratio of 5:4. Less wall, more emphasize on the face. IMHO the 5:4 crop works better.
This is an awesome portrait, color is wonderful aswell as the captivating eyes, im guessing this is yours librodo? if not sorry....well best of luck ;)
Great portrait. Golden cast to the lighting works really well, if this is librodo I don't quite agree that this is your best shot for the year (though who am I to judge - I think you know your own work better than anyone else) - if this is anyone else - take the fact that I thought this might be one of librodo's images as a compliment :). Whatever the case this is still a 9.
Edit: had another look at this - and after staring into those incredibly deep eyes, I can't help but bump this to a ten - maybe it was the right choice :P!
Great candid... exposure's a bit hot, and contrast is a bit high... you could really apply leverage to the emotions going on here through more sensitive cropping and composition. 7.5
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