Thoughts

I'm particularly interested in thoughts on the crop; this is cropped

square from a much larger shot that included more of her and a mostly

full dark background.

interesting. good composition. could be sharper, though.

Love the lighting - love the fingers! I do agree that it appears a little out of focus, looks like the shoulder is more in focus.

The pose of the fingers makes it look like a candid, but the total lack of background makes it obvious it is not- ie, a "posed" candid, which doesn't really work, in my opinion.

It is a total candid - the black background is a dimly lit indoor pool, and she is caught in a beam of light, which is what makes her so bright against the back. But I think the underlying point is that candids generally benefit from context. This is a print with a very dark background; it may be possible to pull out some of that background, or I can crop more broadly so a small dimly lit area shows to the left.

 

 

fine capture sam, good contrast, nice balance in subject and restspace, good content, thought. mike

Great!!!

candids are never perfect. this is striking and adorable at the same time. very nice job.

It is an eye catching image but square pictures are so wierd for the 35mm folks like me. If you have any more space on the left, I would include it or try croping the top and bottom.

Glorious - love it! One of those shots that ends up in a collage at the wedding, sir.

 

The lighting is great - the eyes are startlingly colorful.