Darkness falling
by mkirdal

Comment by mrsmaxsmart:
My first 10 very nice. did you catch anything?

Darkness falling
by mkirdal

Comment by Jutilda:
Oh this is very nice. It is very realistic and doesn't seem forced. I like that the water is shimmery and light as opposed to the darkness of the boat. This is one of my favorites so far.

Darkness falling
by mkirdal

Comment by shadow:
i like the orange-blue tones. however, much of the details are lost due to the contrast, esp the boat.

Flamingos
by mkirdal

Comment by ergates:
Very busy composition, a bit flat.

Flamingos
by mkirdal

Comment by focus57:
delightful picture

Flamingos
by mkirdal

Comment by Steveinnz:
Well captured .Postcard like.. well done and good luck

Flamingos
by mkirdal

Comment by metoecus:
This image lacks a clear point of interest.

Woww..Beautiful
by mkirdal

Comment by SJCarter:
*Greetings from the Critique Club!*

I really like the colors and composition of the shot. I think, however, that you may have overprocessed the reds in the shot. Don't get me wrong, I like the overall impression that the reds give me, but I think that you might be able to keep that overall impression by selectively choosing which objects to saturate. For example, I think you could elect NOT to choose the bowl and it's fractured elements to saturate - creating a less "obvious" use of red saturation. This might lead the viewer to interpret the glass bowl and contained kitten as a separate object on its own merit (which I think might be advantageous in this particular instance).

The cropping and composition are great. I like the off-set placement of the subject matter and the direction of the kitten's eyes that lead you to the negative space.

The reflection of the reds in the crevasses of the bowl are a little distracting and the harshness of the processing seems to show a bit around the kitten itself. I think you could probably selectively reduce these a bit and still retain the overall "feel" of warmth created by the rosy colors. You can probably selectively bring out some of the warm golden tones of the kitty by altering the source lighting for that particular object.

Overall, I think this is a really great shot. You've managed to maintain a warm "fuzzy" feeling and presented it in a tastefully artful manner. You've also managed to fuse very unlikely elements in a cohesive manner (the red colors, hard glass, and a furry animal). Well done.

Hard Work
by mkirdal

Comment by JPR:
good candid.

Hard Work
by mkirdal

Comment by lucid mind:
I like the passion and hard work that you captured here! Great work!