erin_____grasshopper__rice

Lovely- as if she is inhaling the essence of the flowers. 

 

The veins on her arms are slightly distracting.

Wow. This is amazing, Doug.  Congratulations on creating such a vivid and contrasting image.

I also wanted to chime in and say that this one is splendid. My only niggles are her clenched right wrist appearing out of her skirt, and the hill behind her, though it gives a nice contrast to the blue sky.

 

I'm really enjoying the various flowers, they help me to look at other parts of the picture and not get to focused on the face.

Just wanted to say that it works very well with her eyes open.  The plant on the right seems almost like the antithesis to what you're trying to accomplish, though?

Hi Doug-

 

I like this photo the best of the three I've seen so far. I think the crop you suggested would be a good idea. I think I'd like to see her eyes open and looking at the camera, as well.

 

Beautiful shot and great concept. Hope you are well. 

 

Erin

Someone from Indiana. ;)

Hi, Carl. Congratulations.

I have tp say I'm not a huge fan of the original(coutesy of Dougs link, Thanks, Doug.) And even though I like this; I'm not sure I can really praise it because it is something that was achieved in PS, the colors aren't close to the original. It's like a woman who's in her fifties and has had a lot of work done. She's beautiful; sure- but... it's not real...Does that matter, though? Does achieving a great photograph through the use of photoshop lessen the greatness of photographs obtained by conventional means? Or is a great photograph a great photograph, no matter the means? It's hard to say and I'm not even sure of my position; though I'm inclined to go with the lesser.

You've turned an OK photograph into this great looking POW, great job. But, as opposed to rating this, I'll rate your original. I try not to rate Photoshopped pictures if I can help it, though occasionally I break my own rule. The reason is because I just don't know what to rate them. LOL Perhaps we should have a third category "Use of PS".

Again, Congratulations.

anyone else see the skeletal face in the lower right?

Nice. Good DOF; though the colors present in the background are distracting. A little washed out, but works.

Pretty; out of focus.

I appreciate the need for the sign; but feel this would benefit from a crop right up to the sign post.

I don't like the mountains in the background. They steal from the sand. I'd like to see them cropped out.

Add a hand; subtract a foot.

Creepy. Nicely done.

LOL. This could replace the picture of the eyes they use for electronic surveilance. Really nice.

eh; it's cute. Would be much much better without the glasses.

Oh, I love this. Terribly good.

Way to big. I do like it, though.

Ok. Well, nice bottom portion. Ok center piece. Tops a bit to dark.

*yawn* Yes, it looks much worse on the actual page. I'm sorry. The bad thing about the gallery is that you don't get to see little comments that explain the pictures. Seeing the picture in the context of what you described gives it more life for me. Almost like shes winking at you. "I knew what you wanted the entire time; I was just giving you a hard time"

 

 

So, maybe not so boring after all..

How exactly does one come by a white tongue?

 

There is just way to much white here. I like the angle of her face though.

I like the bench; looking out at the tree, but otherwise I think there is just way to much here. I'd like too see this from an angle behind the bench (almost directly) with better than blah lighting.

Cute; but hate the background.

The lighting is not very good and I'd really like to see his eyes.

It seems really busy. And the different colors in the sky really turn me off to this.

 

I like the tree, though.