Eorzea's Next Top Model - Round 7

[EorzeasNTM]

THIS ROUND IS OVER! PLEASE DONT POSE IN THIS THREAD!
if you do, i laugh and call you names.





Welcome to Round 7 of Eorzea's Next Top Model (C2)!!!

Last round, 11 models went out for a night on the town.
Unfortunately, S.Q. got hitched to that dashing Lalafel, and the two ran off to the eastlands to start a family together. (New Race coming to FFXIV soon!)

Now, 10 models remain.

*que aeris' theme*

This round, after that steamy night out, we had our models cool off near some Waterfalls!
The models were told to take a picture with any waterfall in the background. Gear, it's color, Time of day, and weather were all up to the model.
Note: The models were allowed to return to their previous hair styles and colors!

Here are their best shots...
http://imgur.com/a/i6Ueq

In a comment below, please tell me your favorite 5!
Members with less than 15 posts' votes will not be counted.

This round will end on the 26th at 11pm. Resumissions are due by 10pm.

Casting for Cycle 3 will begin in October!!!

Model Bulletin
Please only send me your final resubmission, and follow mister Maxwells lead! He posted about not recieving the "Downloaded and Replaced" email at 11pm when this round ended, instead of asking me throughout the round if I had received his picture. Thanks for that!!! I am super busy with school now and only download and replace the night the new round starts (between 11 and 1230 is when I set up the new round).

Other than that, congratulations to the top 10! It's getting lonelier and lonelier as I label the pictures. Good luck everyone!!

JOIN US AT OFFICIAL EORZEA’S NEXT TOP MODEL DISCUSSION THREAD
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...82#post2372782
Keep the chat and clutter to a minimum by talking about the competition in this thread

[Mugiawara]

Woo!

Yunie - LOL! You kinda look like a chibi Princess Peach! Anyway this is hilariously adorable. *Fave!* Your pics are always ALWAYS so cute and fun!
Ciara - I get a little Tarzan feel to this. Awesome job! Nice place you picked too. ^^
Maxwell - "I'M GOING ON AN ADVENTURE!" This reminds me of the Hobbit for some reason. Looks like you're ready for a new adventure.
Kin - YES! Back to your old self! I love it! Your outfit kinda reminds me of a Chinese thing...and I love the background you picked...how come you don't glow!? xD
Tinsley - Sexy! You really do look like a model here. It's simple but I dunno I like it super much.

Reason why I didn't pick the rest. I have a hard time wording things so I'ma try my best to sound nice.

Jayzan - Looks like you came from a cave or something, it's okay to me, not bad but could be better...Dem abs though. xD
Kaelah - Honestly, the outfit threw it off for me sadly, I am sorry to say. ):
Kurri - You're usually my top picked, but when I first glanced at this, I didn't know what I was looking at. xD Bungee jumping?
Ronberku - Looks like your a guard near a waterfall! I like it but, I like the others more.
Vahn - Between you and Tinsley...I picked her but this reminds me of Indiana Jones. xD I like how it was storming it seems too.
Neck and neck between you and her.

Good luck all!

[Minorinz]

Top 5:

Kaelah: The interaction of you and the minion(?) and the background/spot. <3
Kin: What is this??!?!?! Kin has an expression on her face and she's doing an emote!!! o shit :P
also the moon and the background is just <3
Maxwell: How graceful, although the angle is a little off imo D:
Ronberku: Seems like u were guarding something/someone, I dunno it gave me a random FF feeling even tho its simple, not sure how to describe it ;_;
Vahn: That sun minion is too op!!! nice usage c:

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Ciara: Pretty elezen <3
I love your choice of clothing and pose but it felt a little plain x:
Jazen: hello thar xD
good shot but it felt plain as well? I need some flare? color?
Kurri: I swear it took me like good 10 secs to try and figure out where ur head was? I felt so lost then I realized it was a really closeup shot of some bard skill :P
the lighting was really good but it was just too close, i'm not sure, good shot tho <3
Tinsely: Sexy shot! but that's about it.
I like how you focused on one color and stuff :3
Yunie: I saw that coming, that is so youuuuuuuuuuuu, so predictable :P
I actually have a similar shot of it for my submission, except it was ranged! so cute honestly, I wanted to pick this as my 5th... but I'm pretty sure half of the voters if not all will pick you because "ASDSFGHJ%$ CUTE OMFG!!!" xD

[Valsharess]

I wanted to pick this as my 5th... but I'm pretty sure half of the voters if not all will pick you because "ASDSFGHJ%$ CUTE OMFG!!!" xD

Sounds like a terrible reason not to vote for someone even if you genuinely like their photoshoot and wanted to vote for them. Anyway, I've got time to write a little. I tried my hardest to overlook all the shots taken at the Burning Wall - or whatever that area is called. Of course, nobody knew it'd be the popular spot during this round, I'm just saying I got kind of bored seeing the same falls. I wasn't terribly happy with this round as a whole because of that. It's sort of the Hullbreaker Isle thing again, where everyone was doing that /lookout emote. Irrelevant, though, so don't worry! I will vote fairly to the best of my ability. Going down the list now...

Edited to fit.

1) Ciara - Expensive glamour, but it was worth it - you look stunning! The mist from the falls are beautiful and there is the fun, silly factor of that monster gaping at you. Love the golden mane hair choice to go the gold crystals and the leopard print. Can't think of anything bad about this pic.
2) Kaelah - Not too excited about the glamour, but I like that this is a night shot. The glowing flowers and their reflection in the water provides for a pretty effect, and your kneeling to pet the crab minion is cute.
3) Kin - Hmmm, where is this? Is Kin finally...sort of....kind of...smiling? I'm liking the numerous, smaller falls, and the moonlit scenery/water reflection. The glamour is okay, but those bracelets sort of bother me...
4) Yunie - Good movement, cute glamour that complements the flowers, nice water reflections, amusing situation and good expression. I can't really say anything bad about it, except maybe...more splashing water would have added to the danger of the pic. RUN LITTLE LALA!
5) Kurri - Another pic that has provided some refreshing movement and dynamic for an otherwise stale round. Nice mist, lighting, and flare to your pic, Kurri! I think the glamour was kind of boring, but it was a wise choice of colors against the mist and lighting. I'm guessing those white specks are from using the Featherfoot or whatever ability?

[Minorinz]

Sounds like a terrible reason not to vote for someone even if you genuinely like their photoshoot and wanted to vote for them.

Like I said, it's predictable, didn't really look much appealing to me? it's just cute and for so many people that's simple enough for a vote spam, to me its just not.
lol "genuinely" pls, anyway like I said I like their shots and I stated my reasons, nothing stopping me from voting for the ones I like, right? ;D

[Valsharess]

Like I said, it's predictable, didn't really look much appealing to me? it's just cute and for so many people that's simple enough for a vote spam, to me its just not.
lol "genuinely" pls, anyway like I said I like their shots and I stated my reasons, nothing stopping me from voting for the ones I like, right? ;D

I wanted to pick this as my 5th... but I'm pretty sure half of the voters if not all will pick you because "ASDSFGHJ%$ CUTE OMFG!!!" xD

It looked a whole like "I would vote for you, but everyone else will, so I'm going to be nice and vote for someone else instead" to me. I genuinely apologize then.

[Minorinz]

It looked a whole like "I would vote for you, but everyone else will, so I'm going to be nice and vote for someone else instead" to me. I genuinely apologize then.

Not sure if you got that wrong but let me rephrase it....
>> I would love to pick you as my 5th however I think I'ma pick X!!! BUT HEY on the bright side I'm pretty sure you will get votes for being "cute" as always.
and so far, just by looking at the comments and the votes, I seem to be right :3? the 'cute' factor is playing its part. I'm not sure why you are perceiving this as a bad thing? I understand it's the model's style and I respect it o-O

I accept your genuine apology <3 n-n
We can discuss this here

[Kyan]

1. Yunie!
2. Ciara
3. Tinsley
4. Kaelah
5. Maxwell

[PrincezzPeach]

Yunie
Kurri
Vahn
Kin
Tensly

[princesst3a]

Waterfalls...wet models... yes good 8D

Top 5:
Vahn - Super sexy and ultra dramatic...love the use of weather and lighting to bring out the drama.
Jayzan - You look like you're going spelunking! Sexy spelunking...yes...(,,⊙ヮ⊙,,) Er, yes, well. Your posing and choice of outfit exudes a confident, yet humorous "fan service" feel that I can't help but feel was boldly intentional, so extra points for playing on your *ahem* strengths! ^o^
Maxwell - I really enjoy your approach on this theme...rather than going the obvious route you really succeeded in capturing a perfectly adventurous feel with your posing, outfit, and scenery!
Ciara - Beautiful shot, there are so many things I like about this...including the ogling coblyn! XD
Yunie - Kudos for originality! You got that coeurl posing perfectly right along with you!

Adding my crits for the other entries here since I've been neglecting it! ><
Tinsley - You really look like a swimsuit model here...lovely work bringing your beautiful character alive! You were incredibly close to being in my top 5 but for me it was between you and Ciara, and in the end I just felt she captured a more captivating overall scene.
Kaelah - I love the tenderness of your entry, I just feel like we lost focus on you in the shot! Perhaps a little more lighting would've helped you stand out a little more.
Kin - Very nicely captured shot of you and the scenery! There isn't much for me to critique, I simply felt like there were stronger entries this round. Perhaps adding another element to the picture or tying yourself into the scene a bit more would've benefited you here!
Kurri - When I first saw it I didn't even know where you were, and when I did find your face I couldn't really make out what you were doing! XD It's an interesting shot you captured but it's just difficult to interpret, in my opinion. Kudos for taking a risk, however!
Ronberku - You always look so charismatic in your photos, but this time I feel like your surroundings are just a liiiittle too busy. It swallows you up and I want you to stand out!

It looked a whole like "I would vote for you, but everyone else will, so I'm going to be nice and vote for someone else instead" to me. I genuinely apologize then.

No need to criticize someone so much for their voting decisions...we all have our own reasons and that's the beauty of the system we've been given.