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Keep coming back to this - very cool.
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FABULOUS image!!!
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Nicely done Richard. Congrats on your ribbon. :)
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Congrats Richard on your ribbon...good work.
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Charming and divine! Congratulations on your Red.
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Congratulations on a beautiful image. I'm amazed you could do so much in basic editing. There is much you could teach me! :-)
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Congrats on the Red! Spectacular... glad you put it back in :O)
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Very interesting shot. congrats!
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Way to go! This is so-o-o pretty! Better than in person, lol! (Now, tell me about tone mapping.) Congrats!!!
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One of those where the desat works. Almost turns it into a patriotic portrait with a Japanese flavor. Congrats!
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Simply beautiful!
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Very nice photograph...congratulations on winning he red ribbon with this gem!
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I was there. How come my shots don't look like this? ;`p
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Way to go Richard on Winning the Red. What a cool picture. Nice work !
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Congratulations on your ribbon.
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I am sooooooooooo happy that this ribboned! Amazing image- I love the way you captured the expression on her face. Congratulations!!
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Congrats! The selective desat and the DOF made it my top pic in this challenge. Great shot!
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Fantastic image.. Initially I wasnt too keen on the composition but viewing it again I like the crop. well done!
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Congrats on the ribbon. The desat works well and her expression is captivating.
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congrats Yanko great shot dude
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Well done Richard! A red ribbon! Great shot for the challenge...good thing you changed your mind. I wish I changed my mind on my latest entry which is not going so well...
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My top pick! Great shot, excellent PS work - congrats on the red!
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Nice Dude! Would have been killer for desat! :-P
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Congrats on the Red, Richard! gorgeous!
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Congrats Richard. This was my top ranked image in the contest. I'm glad to see we both made it to the top! :-)
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congratulations! i was so surprised to learn that this was shot in my very own town! it's a beauty...
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great warm up - now let's see what u can really do:)
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Wow Richard! Way to go. I can't believe what you did with this. Congrats.
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very nice Richard, well done
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Beautiful shot, thank goodness you left it in! Congrats on the Red, Richard.
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Richard, WOW!!! I am so freaking impressed that you got this shot during our GTG. I know the lighting was horrible -- and there were so many signs on the walls and distractions. You are AWESOME!!! And so is your ribbon winning photo!
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Just wonderful :) Congratulations!
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Another great shotm and another great result for you Richard, with this super shot, for the "red ribbon".
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Congrats on the red and a new PB, I had this one for the blue!
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man 7.7 and a red. great shot, it was my top shot.
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Nice use of selective desaturation. I like the writing on the wall too. Good luck!
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nicely done, would have been good for the selective saturation as well
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I love the sharp focus of color against the gray stone fuzziness.
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the more i look at this pic the more l like
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I like the difference between the bright foreground and dull background. Beautiful.
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WOW! Can't wait to see how you did this.
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One of the better shots of the challenge (not sure that is saying a great deal - I'm afraid!) but yours stands out. The sat/desat works well and so does the centered composition. Beautiful colors and model. Something strange about the skin on her face - maybe it's the makeup but it looks weirdly smooth. Back to bump you up to 8.
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I like the colors of your subject, but I am not sure that I wouldn't like it better if the whole picture was in color. I'd like to see the original to compare.
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Beautiful colors, wonderful detail! 10
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...this should definately get a Ribbon... i`ll help.. 10 kudos
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I think this is the best one. I hope to see this in first. 10
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Very nice picture, colors and detail. I almost have an idea who took this picture, I will let you know if I was right.
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What an excellent shot. Well done.
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Very bold and dynamic color...a real eye grabber against the desaturated background. The geisha(?) is quite fascinating and really holds my attention. Well done!
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Wow, your image really pops, I give it a 10!
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WOW. The smoothness of the photo really goes with your subject. The colours are amazing and the subtle background really works. The only thing you may have done differently is not have the women dead centered.
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Wow what a nice photo, nice going on the color. Is this a dance? and where in in Japan is it?
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Fantastic shot, clarity is amazing, love the vibrant colors. 10
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very nice shot - great dof with the soft grey background - 9
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Great image, nicely done.
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WoW! this is an exquisite capture, beautiful light, beautiful saturation of color, fine details. very nicely done
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gives a nice perception of depth
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I love this image. The black and white background contrasted with bright colors creates the eye to look directly at the subject. Nice job!
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nice editing job. i wish there was a more interesting background here, but it still a strong image. great job.
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fantastic color saturation ... wish she wasn't so centered ... maybe crop some from the left side to bring it more in-line with the rule of thirds ... anyway, really like this ... 8
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Beautiful subject, but I would have gotten closer. The background doesn't add to this shot.
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Great desat. Great focus. Great colors. Great DOF. 7 as it is. Perhaps na 8 if you would have moves her a step to either the right or left, to avoid having her so centered in the shot.
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Beautiful, mesmerizing photograph.
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Love the processing you have done here. Hope you have it in your comments how you did it. Great focus and composition. Love the desaturated background. Make he girl stand out even more.
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