Dance

Wow Bob, this is your best work EVER. That first one is killer, looks like it was shot in a studio. The last two are also amazing. Although, it looks like you put a fake star on the sword. I do that all the time on rings, but I would tone it down a little with some blur and tilt it so it's not straight up and down. Those things will make it more realistic.

thanks! I never thought of tilting the "star" good idea.

I agree, these are the best belly dancer shots yet. Crisp and clean with better color than you've had before.

What did you do different this time?

You gotta love a squeaky wheel sometimes.

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I'm going to be super critical here because you are asking about a contest. Remember I think they are great shots and I don't think I would have done near as well.

#1 doesn't have a dynamic crop. She is sorta centered in a horizontal picture. Kinda blah. I am also a little concerned that the lighting on her face is a touch hot, but maybe not, it's a small picture to see that kinda stuff.

#3 is messy with the girl behind her, although that does tell a story, I guess. It's not as striking as the others though.

#6 is the best I think. It's clean, it's dynamic. I wish you hadn't cut off her reflection because it's pretty cool looking. I might crop in a little tighter on her to give less weight to the reflection. I'd use this one.