nikon grrl. . .

first, congratulations on having your image selected as POW. second, i do wish i were able to

produce work on this level. i think i am very far away from such advanced studio type work.

that being said, i have to say that my first, visceral response at seeing your image was just

completely unemotional. is this a photo, or an illustration. were your image to have

emotional quality, i wouldn't care. i can't quite pinpoint what it is, but there's just no 'there'

there. also, the image itself appears flat. there's no depth, either visuallly or emotionally.

still, criticisms aside, your technical skill is evident, and i congratulate you for that. (the one

out of focus eye does bother me, though) congrats!

I love this picture. It looks like something out of National Geographic. The color and compositon are amazing, and there's a sense of intimacy here that's really nice. I don't know how to describe the feeling other than very intimate. I thank you for this.