Eorzea's Next Top Model - Cycle 3 Round 11

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Welcome back one an' all, to round eleven of Eorzea's Next Top Model! I apologize for m'absence in recent weeks - I've come t'believe that th'reason th'Maelstrom use red for everythin' is 'cause o' the amount o' red tape I've been caught up in o' late.

So we're now down to five, with th'loss - for real this time - o' Adam. Let's see what happens this week, with only one elimination left before th'final four move on to th'last round!

Th'description this week was as follows:

"Stargazing. Nobody in Eorzea ever looks up! Go find a nice spot and watch the stars for a bit."

So for this round, you need t'pick jus' two o' our models that y'think had th'best shots this week! One change - I figured jus' labelin' th'shots worked out well enough so I decided not t'scrawl all over 'em th'way I was doin' before. So really not so much of a change as I'm keepin' on doin' things as I was.

So, without further ado....

Eorzea's Next Top Model - Round 11

Wow!! some really amazing work here this week! Well here are my top two, and some kind words as well ^.^

Top 2:
Flare Anderfel - Wow! This is just so wonderfully cute, sweet, and dreamy! It's like a bed time story gone right! Almost like a sweeter version of Ted with someone still holding on to precious childhood memories of his best friend from long ago, still gazing into the heavens to find out there are still dreams worth dreaming about at night!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!! It's so point on, and just sends me into a wonderful world of imagination and happiness, I literally yearn for my childhood stuffed animals now! So we can go gaze at the stars, and keep the dream alive! Your lighting is done well, I love the location, and you really stuck true to the theme!

Eirwen Mackenzie - I really adore this shot a lot! It's like you decided to just take a step back from the adventuring long enough to allow yourself to get lost into the beauty that is the night time sky in Eorzea! I love that lil' flare effect you have going on as if it's a really shiny north star or something, I love the lighting on you as well, it's very well done. I appreciate any story/idea you were going for, and it's really shows off well what you put forth into your shot. I now have the urge to stop my crafting for a bit and just go take a relaxing break the same way you seemed to have, by looking into Eorzea's heavens above! Great shot this week

All the models did really well this week as well too!

Also Yay first vote this week ^.^!

My two cents for this dealio.
1) Adeline
2) Flare

Best of luck to both:
1) Adeline Urusa
2) Rhaya Relanah

YASSS I GET TO VOTE!! *ahem* I have to apologize first if I offend anyone. I can be blunt sometimes. Without further ado...

ITS JUDGE ADAM dun dun duuuuun

In no particular order, my top two;
Adeline - Out of all the pictures, I have to genuinely say that your screenshot was my favourite out of the lot. From my take on things, the scene seems very serene even though there were multiple extras in the background. I can even imagine the faint whispers and small talk as this small group of friends gather together to gaze up at the stars. I'm very pleased and impressed that even with that many extras, you still manage to pull focus onto you! And the colours are subtle, but they really make your picture stand out to me.

I do have to point out that you should be very careful with the lighting (some of those extras look brighter than the others). With the angle of the lighting as well, it just seems out of place with the light source coming from nowhere. Maybe if you shifted the lighting a bit south so that the shadow on your face is shifted to the other side, and the light on the models were moved to their backs, but slightly faint, that would give an impression of a dim light source from a nearby lamp post in the back.

Eirwen - Your pose, that background...! I love it! Your attire was a nice touch as well (maybe except that chest piece)! The clouds start off very packed together, and then as it goes up, it gets clearer. I get the impression that on the other side of the camera is a cloudless night sky - and that is what you're looking at! It's a great shot with great lighting, great background, and great effects!

Everything about it just works very well together! But those sparkles around the picture just seem to be very out of place especially the one that big one that looks like a super grainy smudge glowing because of a star that's hiding behind it. Then again, that could be a very good thing too! Hence why I chose yours over most of the others! It has that certain pizazz that makes it feel complete.


For the other models;
Flare - It's a cute scene! It's as if you're ranting about your day to that cute bear sitting next to you whist gazing at the stars! Your expression and pose does suggest so, I think. The background is even more lovely! This scene you created... I like it! That bear must be your long-time companion and best friend. It's a very pretty thing. I have to point out that the stars behind you are a lot more nicer to look at. It makes me wonder why you would choose this picture. And then it hit me! You must have chosen this to tell a story!

I really want to like this picture more and put it in my top two... I really do! However, this picture doesn't speak out to me in particular. Your posing, the lighting, and the scene are all gorgeous... but I feel as though something is amiss. It's not that it isn't a good picture - it really is a very nicely taken shot! Just that I don't feel particularly attached to this picture? It's missing something, but I can't put my finger on it!

Jinx - Happy new years! At least - that's the impression I'm getting from this picture. Your choice to include the bright colours in the background is a very bold move... but I think it's the good kind. Yours shows a contrast to a starry night sky with a festival kind of mood where it's noisy and abuzz with people! It looks like you ran away from the crowd and into an area with very little sound where you can look up at the stars in peace.

However, your choice of clothing seems very out of place. The hat was fine, but the chestpiece breaks out of scene. It's not something you'd wear to somewhere with a festival mood and decorations, but how should I know since there isn't a caption to help me figure out what you're trying to do (and I wish there was ;__; ). The scene just seems super empty to me.

Rhaya - I'll admit, this shot looks lovely! You even managed to find a really pretty flower! The sky doesn't seem cluttered and you've seem to have chosen somewhere with a good view of the night sky that looks gorgeous. The scene just looks like a dream. Safe to say that I'm impressed! I'm guessing that the flower is some sort of rare flower that grows ever so often? Your expression does show how happy you seem to be at finding it. xD

Just a few things; your attire, expression and pose. Your choice of clothing works, and I have no idea why! Your pose, however, seems a little off. Maybe a more subtle smile instead of one that looks like you're hysterical? Also, maybe if your character was looking a bit more down than that so you have eye contact with the flower because it looks like you're looking over it and at something else. Then again, you kinda are supposed to be gazing at the stars!

Awesome shots everyone!

my picks are:
Flare
Adeline

Good luck everyone!

Very nice.

1. Eirwen Mackenzie
2. Flare Anderfel

You guys are really giving it your all here at the end. Another round of excellent photos.. another very difficult voting choice! My votes, in the order in which they appear in the album:

Eirwen Mackenzie - What a wonderful backdrop! You look like you could get lost in that vast, starry expanse!
Flare Anderfel - I love this shot! It's a great pose, and you look like you're being swallowed by a whole sea of stars!

Hello all!
I hope everyone is staying healthy! ^^

Here are my two picks~

Flare Anderfel
Jinx Fireboot

My picks:
Flare
Adeline