Absolutely underated. Congratulations on genius and guts! One of my favorites and if other people can't see it then they need to study more photography and less advertising.
even if it is more out of focus than soft focus, I like it! 8. You have some courage if you posted this on DPC - a technically inclined voting majority. What a heck...9!
This picture keeps growing on me and I'm bumping up. I love how the figure is recognizable yet so abstracted. The effect lends the image an ethereal and very alluring quality.
ok i've come back to this one after some thought, and now i can say without hesitation i like this photo very much, the shape captures my interest from her shadow to her finger tips, easy 9 !! good luck
beautiful soft shape conveys not just humanity, but poise. fascinating interaction with the horizon line. it's all barely there, but there nonetheless. 10. I know this won't ribbon, but it is one of my ribbons.
already voted on this; gave it a 6. but here's the thing - i love this photo hugely. the only problem i have with it is that, to me, it just doesn't fit the challenge appropriately; it's massively out of focus and not really "soft". it's basically a guilt thing - i want to give it a 10, but then i feel bad for everyone else who i feel met the challenge.
this picture is fantastic for a large number of reasons; firstly is the feeling of summer, than there's the real sense of joyous freedom and love that comes from her pose and posture. the monochrome, principally bright shades of grey and whites works tremendously well given the beach setting. composition is perfect for the pose. the level of noise and grain is sublty lovely. i'll bump to an 8. really great stuff.
Soft focus is designed to leave important details clearly evident, but to soften context and unimportant details. You've gone too far, IMO, to really meet the challenge.
I love the form in this image. The overall feel of the image has a liberating effect. I fear that it won't do well because it's more "out of focus" than it is soft but that's that. Good Luck!
This is more Out of Focus then Soft Focus, but I love it. It is visually striking. Well done, I just hope that other voters will not bring it down. Good luck.
Interesting, minimalist, and daring. I would be glad to know that this was done in-camera, as opposed to with post work, but either way, this is a lovely, evocative, dreamy photograph. Thanks for this, a refreshing change.