The light
by crystaldm

Comment by Ian-Andrew:
Colours and lighting are spot on, background could be more in harmony with the image though.

kenz.jpg
by crystaldm

Comment by cfischl:
this is pretty good, but her expression is a little bit more annoyed than sad. you also might want to try and process the color so the skin tones are more accurate unless you were going for a certain look, and in that case they are fine as they are. the composition is excellent as is. so my only suggestion is fix up the colors

clouds
by crystaldm

Comment by Ian-Andrew:
Great shape and colour, agree with smilebig4me1x's comment about placement though.

clouds
by crystaldm

Comment by Jutilda:
The vivid blue really makes the white billowy clouds stand out. NICE!

candy stripes
by crystaldm

Comment by undieyatch:
your portfolio has some interesting studies and good subjects, I like the found object black feather the best and this is another. The rendering of selective desaturation on the depth of field is an obvious choice & the right design decision. Your color off desat on the background works for this, and is arresting, but I think the effect usually is employed too strongly and think so for this one too. An option might be to fade the selective color gradually, still keeping some, maybe just a slight amount of color. The fade would still keep the drama of your intention to isolate and enhance the character of the strong floral stem, but provide a more engaging and subtle color transition. Very good eye for subject.

candy stripes
by crystaldm

Comment by Kivet:
very nice, I like your edit on this one, makes the great colors stand out much more. Maybe off center it just a bit. Very pretty subject.

mushroom
by crystaldm

Comment by Kivet:
I think this needs a little bit off centered ness. If you could shift the camera a little to the left and maybe up a bit, bringing the mushroom closer to the right edge and bottom it would give it a little more impact, doesnt have to be to much, I think even that great curve of the mushroom will stand out more then. Also this is a little soft. It has a great curve to bottom of the cap and the lines running down the stem but we cant see them. There is also noise in the leaves, especially the green one to the right of the stem of the mushroom. I dont know if it ever happens but I would love to see this with sunlight just dappeling the top of the cap, give it a kind of fairy tail feeling.

clouds
by crystaldm

Comment by smilebig4me1x:
I love this cloud formation and i love the way you captured the light and shadows on the clouds. Only thing i would change is you placement of the cloud itsself. The main(and most vibranrant) part of the cloud is dead center. I would love to see this cropped with the rule of thirds in mind. I fell this would really set off the beauty of the cloud.

summer-fun.jpg
by crystaldm

Comment by Koriyama:
I like the feeling of motion in this shot. Overall, though, it's a bit dark.

t-know.jpg
by crystaldm

Comment by Koriyama:
When you expose, try and get details in all parts of the photo unless you're deliberately going for some effect. In your image processing software, you can make the darker bits lighter and vice versa.

In this kind of shot, if you try to get details in the trees, you might easily end up blowing out the sky. There are a number of ways around this problem. The easiest (not DPC-safe) is to put your camera on a tripod and take the exact same shot twice at different exposure settings, one that gets details in the trees (a longer exposure time) and a shorter time for the sky. Then, blend the two images together in your computer. Another method is to buy a split-density filter. This tool has a darker top which cuts out the light at the top only and allows for a longer exposure.