okay so I originally shot this for the 7 deadly sins challenge for Sloth, because I read something that said it means unhappiness, but later found out that's not the case. But I think that it fits in this challenge just as good.
I picked this photo for it because you can see she's dressed for a funeral, but even though she's crying she's being mentally tough and trying to hold it together.
minimal PP:neat image, smart sharpen,contrast +33,midtones bump in levels, and save for web
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Place: 8 out of 83 Avg (all users): 6.3769 Avg (commenters): 7.7500 Avg (participants): 6.2308 Avg (non-participants): 6.4125 Views since voting: 2135 Views during voting: 388 Votes: 199 Comments: 16 Favorites: 2 (view)
Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are natural, skin tones are excellent!
Brightness and Contrast: Excellent work. Details are held in the highlights, and the darks are nice and inky.
Focus and depth of field: Lazer sharp focus, depth of field is about perfect for this type of image.
There are only two very minor things I can think of that you might want to look at in this image. There is a pale area to the right of her neck that is a little distracting. I'm not sure if it is background or what. But it is disconnected from everything else, and almost comes across as lens flare, which should not be the case with this lighting. The tear does not look quite real. Placing and size comes across as suspect to my eye. (Now if she really is crying I'm gonna feel like a jerk.)
Other than the two above mentioned details, this image is killer.
Congratulations on a very well deserved top ten finish.
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