Inspiring Photo: Fire and Ice #10703603

Fire and Ice

Uploaded: August 31, 2010

Description

Exif: F Number: 1.4, Exposure Bias Value: -2.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 85.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700

Comments

Dominick M. Dimacale August 31, 2010

Will be seeing this in the Winner's Circle next month, for sure!

Beautiful, Violeta!

Dominick #1303596

Usman M. Bajwa August 31, 2010

Let the POTD arrive first! The colors, details and treatment on the face are terrific, Violetta.

UB. #8873116

Michelle Alton August 31, 2010

Amazing portraiture...those EYES! #8873242

Rod Partington August 31, 2010

Fantastic portrait Violeta!
A winner for sure! #8873487

Valentin M. Armianu August 31, 2010

WOW Amazing A WINNER!! #8873896

Naomi Weiser August 31, 2010

great shot, the colors and the eyes are amazing #8874206

Violeta Harrington September 01, 2010

Thank you all, I would be honored to have this image picked as a winner :) #8875418

Michael M. Petrizzo September 15, 2010

Beautiful finalist. Congrats. #8902419

Mark Dodge September 15, 2010

Your portraiture work is always so excellent, Violeta. I really like the way you framed this. Excellent lighting as always. Beautiful work. Congratulations. #8902443

Sherry L. Davis September 15, 2010

Gorgeous! Congratulations! #8902444

Lynn M. Whitt September 15, 2010

Absolutely gorgeous, CONGRATULATIONS!!! #8902578

Rona L. Schwarz September 15, 2010

Stunning Violetta! Many congratulations on your superb Finalist, and good luck in the next round! #8902945

Sherran Andersen September 15, 2010

Congrats. #8903227

Linda D. Lester September 15, 2010

Awesome....Congratulations!!!!! #8903601

Rolando Rosito September 15, 2010

Outstanding finalist Violeta, good luck next round. #8904246

Linda L. Ruiz September 15, 2010

#8905846

Susan K. Snow September 15, 2010

Those eyes are amazingly beautiful. But more than that, the details, sharpness and clarity, tonality, and positioning in the image makes all this a real winner. I agree, I think this will be in the winner's circle, it's an outstanding finalist, Violeta.
I wish you well.
#8906334

Usman M. Bajwa September 16, 2010

Happy to see this again, Violeta. Huge CONGRATZ. on this beautiful Finalist.

UB. #8906991

Jessica Jenney September 16, 2010

Congratulations, Violeta on your stunning finalist! #8907910

R. J. Laudenbacher September 16, 2010

Congratulation Violeta on this outstanding Finalist....I see nothing but Gold here #8907928

Anne M. Young September 17, 2010

Superb Finalist! Congratulations this is beautiful! #8912265

Val Feldman September 17, 2010

Beyond superb...in another realm entirely...Congratulations, Violetta on your First Place and much deserved Gold Win. Incredible work! Kudos!! #8912731

Bill Currier September 17, 2010

Congratulations Violetta on a well deserved first place finish! I love this pice. Superb and beautiful!! #8912745

Linda D. Lester September 17, 2010

Just beautiful.....Congratulations on your first place win! #8912843

Phyllis H. Burchett September 17, 2010

Stunning...Congrats on your 1st place win!! #8912845

Usman M. Bajwa September 17, 2010

Huge CONGRATZ on your First Place Win, Violetta. And let the POTD arrive afterwards!!

UB. #8912865

Jennifer L. Alder September 17, 2010

A very pretty winner, Violetta! Congrats :) #8913051

Jessica Jenney September 17, 2010

Congratulations, Violeta on your superb First Place Win! #8913080

Lynne S. Fried September 17, 2010

Amazing work..Congratulations on your FIRST Place win! #8913217

Liz Mackney September 17, 2010

Stunning! Congratulations! Well deserved! #8913279

Nancyj E. Hovey September 17, 2010

On your First Place WINNER! 8o) #8913362

Gerri R. Jones September 17, 2010

Congratulations on a beautiful winner! #8913689

Shelly A. Van Camp September 17, 2010

Very Beautiful!! Congrats! #8913693

R. J. Laudenbacher September 17, 2010

WTG Violeta....I am thrilled to see this with Gold. Congratulations on your outstanding first place win. #8913884

Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 17, 2010

Congratulations!!!
JP #8913933

Patti Coblentz September 17, 2010

Congratulations on your stunning 1st place win, Violetta! #8914128

Amanda D. Austwick September 17, 2010

WOW what a gorgeous portrait, and a well deserved First Place! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #8914323

Rich Helmer September 17, 2010

Very Beautiful!! Congrats!! #8914344

Stefania Barbier September 18, 2010

a true beauty... congratulations! #8914659

Anita Hogue September 18, 2010

Extremely gorgeous, Violetta! Congratulations! #8914944

Hosey M. Harrell III September 18, 2010

This is truly a stunning winner, Violetta. Congratulations! #8914977

Violeta Harrington September 18, 2010

Thank you so much, my friends!
What great news for me! Awesome.:) #8915325

Jeana Clark September 18, 2010

A huge Congrats Violeta for your outstanding 1st place Winner!!!
It's truly Stunning!!!!!
~J~ #8915463

Sharon Sawyer September 18, 2010
Violeta, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding First Place Win!!! #8916128

Kim Andelkovic September 18, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous Violeta......stunning work, Congratulations on such an amazing win :-) #8916299

Randy D. Dinkins September 19, 2010
Big congrats on this beautiful portrait win! #8917056

Renee Doyle September 19, 2010
Those eyes!!! WOW!!! Big congratulations to you Violeta on this stunning and deserving winner!! #8918033

Donna R. Moratelli September 20, 2010
I love your work. I been fan of yours for a while! what do you do to the eyes of your subjects? What program,action or filter do you use?THat's what really makes your people pop. Congratulations! #8918956

Judy V. Kennamer September 20, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful 1st Place Winner Violeta! #8919757

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 20, 2010
Congratulations on your First Place win Violeta! Lovely eyes!! #8919764

Violeta Harrington September 20, 2010
It is overwhelming to have so many nice people stopping by and leaving their comments and congratulations here. Thank you!!!
Donna, I am truly honored to have you as a fan, because your work is outstanding! I have been asked the question about the eyes quite a few times. There is no program, action or filter, each image is edited differently, because each image is unique. Most important to me is to have well lit eyes, with true highlights. I am going to post more about the way I edit the eyes on my blog:
blog.violetaharrington.com
Feel free to visit and subscribe. Once again, thank you for your kind words!
#8920173

Lisa J. Boulden September 21, 2010
Absolutely stunning!
Love the colors and those beautiful eyes!
BIG congratulations, Violeta!
~♥~Lisa #8921854

Carol L. Fowler September 21, 2010
Beautiful Winner! Congrats! #8922140

Bill Houghton September 22, 2010
Violeta, Congratulations on your fantastic win. A truly magical shot. Have a great day, Bill
If you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography

#8923182

Robert D. Proctor September 24, 2010
Beautiful, Congratulations on your win. #8927150

Datha Y. Thompson September 24, 2010
This is a FAV for me!!!! GORGEOUS!!!! Congratulations on the GOLD!!! :) #8927180

Dominick M. Dimacale November 09, 2010
Violeta, belated congratulations on your Win, I told you so!!!

Dominick #9022718

Lynne Morris April 26, 2012
Wow Violeta this is absolutely stunning work, love it. #10110909

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.

Did You Know?
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

19

You & 19

Love It!

Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Violeta Harrington.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.

My Profile

My Photo Shows

My Photos

My BetterPholio

My Messages

My Courses

Description

Comments

Get Constructive Critiques

Did You Know?