familyshot.JPG
by lizzyc3

Comment:
I am going to give you some honest, critical feedback here. The only way I have improved is from people pointing things out to me that I could not 'see' myself....

1) The shot suffers from perspective distortion. I am guessing it is from using a short focal length. Ideal for portraits is around 85mm. See how the little boy's head is larger than his dad's?
2) Blown highlights- See how the shoulder of the dad, the boy's hair, and the background have lost detail due to being overexposed?
3)I am wondering if you used a softening filter in the post processing. The mom looks like she was shot through a piece of glass or something. See how the boy looks much sharper?
4) The angle is not pleasing, IMO. It would look better if your lens was up a little higher...perhaps level with the eyes of the little girl.
5)Your pose is decent. You did a good job connecting your subjects and not having gaps between them.
6) You did a good job getting a good expression on all their faces.

Hope that helps some :)

Mother's Grief...Mother's Joy
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Wow, powerful shot. It caught my eye immediately. The selective coloring is warranted her and works well. The tones all work well together. Excellent.

first light
by whiteroom

Comment:
Incredible capture! These type of wildlife shots always amaze me. The closest I have ever gotten to an elephant was in a zoo. I love how the lighting created the glow around him. The dust trail almost looks like lava...lol The tones are just right. Excellent stuff.

Centrally Challenged
by KiwiShotz

Comment:
What an appropritate entry for that challenge this pic was! LOL My first thoughts were "fix the horizon." Then looking a little closer, I see the power line pole. Good choice to leave that in. You should give the Dragan action a whirl on this. You might get some cool results. You are one brave man for stradling that fence..LOL

in person
by arngrimur

Comment:
I really like this aside from the framing on the top and the bottom.

M
by Louis

Comment:
I like the lighting except for the blue reflected on your face. (which was probably intentional) :o)

Kindred
by Imagineer

Comment:
The perspective distortion gives this a lot of interest. Good work. 8

Reflective
by pidge

Comment:
I like everything about this except how centered you are. The tones are excellent. Good luck! 8

Alone in a Crowd
by Pedro

Comment:
Love it. Creative and well executed. 10

Jazz
by idnic

Comment:
Well done portrait. I hope to see this in the top 5. Good luck! 10