Eorzea's Next Top Model - Cycle 3 Final Round!

[Wings]

I took the elimination pretty hard, and I've yet to make a farewell post, but don't think you've all been forgotten ♥

In this, the last hours, hour, last few minutes, I cast my vote after looking through and comparing all the albums. However, first a few words...

Adeline: You've had some ups and downs over the past months, but something that shines through as your strength are your cosplays. Sometimes subtle, sometimes too good (well, it was right in the beginning and I hadn't learned to recognise everyone's faces yet, but you made up your co-cosplayers so well that I had trouble telling which one was you!), and your final shot displays that skill once again. The rigging and moonlight creates a wonderful frame around your assassin. My favourite in your album is the one where you're cooking in the Bismarck, however. I know how hard it was to get good angles with all those invisible walls... The flour on your face was the perfect final touch.

Eirwen: You have also had some hits and misses, but when you get it right you rise to enviable heights! I can't pick just one single favourite from your album. Your strength in my eyes has been your ability to truly fit in, especially when interacting with NPC's. Your choices in outfits, the amount of lighting, little details like smudges on your face, all those things make you look natural in your environment and create stories that I don't need words to understand. With that in mind, your last shot is a beautiful screenshot, well balanced, well lit, but I'm missing the story.

Flare: One thing that has been pervasive in your screenshots has been your humour. It's a joy to look at your shots, and the funny ones are probably those I've enjoyed best during your journey - Mad Hatter, the woes of Lala-size, and ohhh the rat in the kitchen! XD So many laughs! I thank you for them ♥ The final shot really shows how you've grown, though. Lovely lighting, and the depth created by the clear foreground and misty background makes it so I don't mind that not much is going on around you. It fits together and gives the feeling of calm before the storm.

Jinx: You started out a little tame, but once you found your feet - or light more like it - you swept me away! Browsing through your album is a tale of growth, and you've become a master of lighting rivalling Epsil Not too bright and not too dark, you've truly learned how to strike a perfect balance. I have a hard time picking a favourite shot in your album... The field of Lavender, the steamy bath - lovely pictures, but you've really knocked it out of the park with that last one! The contrast of colour between the orange palette and the green, lighting that makes you both blend in and stand out, the balance in the picture. I love all of it!


It was a really hard choice, and for me it was neck-and-neck between Jinx and Eirwen. If it had been the final picture only, my choice may have been different, but as it stands the entire portfolios are to be considered, and my pick for ENTM cycle 3 is:

Eirwen