Her little Wonder
by jessfrolio

Comment:
Nice take on the challenge. Vehicle out the window is a bit distracting. Might have used something white on this side of her face to bounce just a bit of light. Looser crop on the girl might be nice too. Would have been really cool to catch the fish looking back! Love the reflection on the bowl - nice touch.

Mom's baby
by PaulinaRD

Comment:
Picture seems over-sharpened. A nice family snapshot, but not "frame-worthy".

Best Friends
by Neuferland

Comment:
A nice picture, but looks like you used way too much NeatImage (or some filter). The soft look is appealing in its way, but you've lost the detail in the fur of the horse's face.

a little to the left...please?
by birdyblue

Comment:
A nice picture, but looks like you used way too much NeatImage (or some filter). The soft look is appealing in its way, but you've lost some of the detail in the feathers. The lighting is really nice, though.

Anticipation
by sibeling

Comment:
Likes: the familiarity, the emotion, the use of b&w.
Dislikes: the distracting garage and truck out the window, the too-tight crop (would like to see more dog)

Overall a nice image with a home-y feeling.

[ she, its hot dog, and its friend ]
by jrgarcia

Comment:
Likes: the composition, the white border, the expression on the dog's face.
Dislikes: the blue frame (maybe black?), the title (a bit confused by the pronouns).

Think the image could have been larger, but it's a good capture regardless!

Barking Into the Wind
by moswyn

Comment:

Originally posted by goodman: no no no, this should have been much higher! great image!

Thanks for your vote and your praise :) I'm not upset - I wasn't sure this picture would do all that well on account of several factors, but we did have fun taking it. I think that if I had included a bit of an old-time fan on the right side, it would have done better.
It wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I've also had a good time post-processing several shots from this shoot for framing and greeting cards (even have her singing into a microphone in one!)
Thanks again!
-Kim

My Friend Nikita
by mzuri

Comment:
Nice shot and good grays, but could be a bit brighter.

Wind and waves
by pitsaman

Comment:
The coolest thing about this picture is how the water seems to be heaving and the waves seem to be rolling right off the screen towards me :)

leaf
by thommo

Comment:

Originally posted by thommo: [quote=graphicfunk] returning for comments Very good use of backlight on a subject which benefits ftom the light deliniating the perimeter and the transluscent subject, eliminating a frontal light. Thanks for adding a comment. I'm only new to this and apprciate all the help I can get, but as I am only learning could you please translate this comment into plain english.

I think it means: Good job backlighting. Nice outlines on your leaf. Good detail of the veins without using a light in front.

What I have to say is: Wow! I really love this, the colors, the slight blurriness, the thickness of the border, the hot spots, and the tears in the leaf. I have a wall downstairs that needs some pictures, and you've given me inspiration for a collection of artwork!

Message edited by author 2004-11-24 12:11:00.