david_parmet1

Nice use of the square format. I like it alot. the look on the model's face, her position in the frame, all is just perfect.

...breaking the first 'rule' of photography -- shooting into the sun...

I'm not sure if this needs more contrast, or less. I do like the

abstract-ness of it. I printed it on Oriental Seagull #3 and toned

it in KRST 1:20.

Any profound thoughts?

Tom,

I can't see anything wrong with it, except as someone else noted there's no nude woman in the photo.

It's says 'this is bob (or whomever)' It's a decent photo that captures 'guy on a boat on a sunny day...' Nothing wrong with that. In fact most of the portraits on photo.net don't even manage to capture that much.

Definately doesn't deserve a 3/3. Don't let the turkeys get you down.

It reminds me of Stieglitz's picture of the horse carriage in a snow storm. The story goes that he stood out in a blizzard for three hours waiting for that shot to happen. I hope you didn't have to wait quite that long.

This is one of those pictures that makes me remember why I love black and white photography.

child not eating bubble, bubble on child's nose, child standing on head with bubble coming out of nose, etc., obviously never photographed a 2-3-4 year old child.

I love it.

I agree with Brett. Nice composition and colors but it needs to be sharper.

On a personal note - I grew up in Setauket. My sister was born at Mather and my grandmother died there. Small world.

the framing is perfect. it's as if the hands need some room to flow and you've given them that room - I know that sounds abstract but it works.

vertical would have done nothing for this photo.

kind of a sad commentary that we have to tag a picture of a seven year old as 'nude'.

it's a beautiful picture. it just glows. i can see the Sally Mann influence. there's an article written by her daughter Jesse in the current issue of Apature that's a must read.

shows some real imagination and creativity. i love it. 90% of the nudes that show up here are either cliche or borderline pornographic. this is the first one i've seen here that shows some thought went into it.

beautiful... a keeper and one to take out years from now.

Congrats by the way. Happy Father's Day!

and I would love to get him to sit still like that.

It's a beautiful picture.

Taken last month at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in

Westchester Co, NY. Yes, I need to work on my Photoshop

skills.