Wow...what can I say? I was stoked this got first....I thought it might get top 5...but Blue???...wahooooooooooo!! Kita stood beside me with a big grin on her face as this challenge rolled over. We sat on 7.000 for ages during the week...and then sunk way down in the last hours. At rollover 30 votes got wiped which pushed me back up .05.
This image was a rush job. The night before the challenge started I decided to do this right on Kita's bed time. A 10 minute make up job...then stood her in the shower and sprayed her face with hairspray and then threw glitter over the makeup..hence the eyelashes...then about 10 shots under the studio lights...a quick wash off and into bed. I was dead tired from writing the Floods book...so this was not my best work...but a big shock on the votes.
So thankyou, thankyou everyone.
But most of all...thanks Kita...you are the best babe.
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Place: 1 out of 299 Avg (all users): 6.9649 Avg (commenters): 8.1333 Avg (participants): 6.8158 Avg (non-participants): 7.0395 Views since voting: 11103 Views during voting: 442 Votes: 228 Comments: 56 Favorites: 19 (view)
Amazing Photo, Ms. Judi! However, just remember that glitter makes great seasoning,...but...No Worries! You are excellent, expert, exquisite, and glittery, but not flaky! :} Get it? Friendly little barb to a superb photographer! :)
Judi at this rate I'll never catch up to you. I was sure this was yours and now I know. You rock Judi. How do you find the time, I wonder, but that's what makes you great you find the time. All the best to you and yours.
Lovely. There's so much potential distraction here, but your framing and DoF make sure that the viewer's eye is always drawn back to that one magical spot. Nice work.
i love the sharpness of the left eye and i think that it stands out partly due to such shallow dof. I think though that if the eye was any less sharp the shallow dof would actually be a negative thing. 7
I think the glitter detracts from what is a great photo. All the elements are there already...lighting, focus, composition. Without glitter...I'd give it 8. With the glitter...a 6.
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