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I love the vitality of this portrait, as well as your post-processing of it. Well Done.

As with portraits of people, they are generally more interesting with a view of the subject's eyes and/or expression. With this view from the side, even back a little, there is no such ability of the viewer to engage with the subject. So, it's just not very interesting. And it is either at a too-low resolution, or not sharp. I suspect the former.

This is a lovely photo and it is of subject matter that I myself also like to shoot.  It is tightly and nicely composed.  Among other things I like about it are the contrast of the greenery and sky in the hub cap reflection contrasted with the overall dark blue of the rest of the image.  I also like the repeating small circles: the two red ones in the hub cap and up in car's chrome in the top-center....and the two reflected circles of the white-wall of an adjacent car.

I did recognize this as an HDR image.  Maybe you could reduce the effect even more.  And the image, at least on my monitor, is a little dark overall.  Could use some brightening.  And yes, I wouldn't mind a little more room at the bottom so that the hub cap weren't clipped off, but I don't know how much more blue car-body there is, as you go lower, to the right of the hub cap.  I don't think I'd extend the photo below the bottom edge there.  Might you crop in from the right to eliminate that distracting item in the very lower right and crop the spare tire enclosure more in the manner the hub cap is cropped?

All-in-all though, this is a very pleasing photograph.  Well done.

When awestruck by the color of a sunset, sometimes it pays to turn

around. Amazing things might be happening in the eastern sky too.

How do you like the color rendering, saturation, sharpness, contrast,

etc. in the sky in this image?

I love the agave cactus and have shot them frequently.  This image is nicely captured and rendered.  While I think the aqua/turquoise color of the plant is one of its uniquely beautiful features, I like this subdued and toned image.  Nice light.  While realistic, this image also works as an abstract composition.  Really nicely done.

Nice hi-key portrait.  And, oh my, what a beauty!

Saw this about a month ago, when walking to an event without my

camera. Went back in a very light drizzle this morning. What do you

think?

Beautifully-lit, against a nice background.  Wonderful color palette.  Pensive, sensitive expression.  A nit-pick: needs a little cropping from the left...too much room in the frame behind her.  This is also really quite sexy, and I want to see more.  The photo provides tension in that way.

Car ready for restoration. I think it's 1948 Dodge. They can be

beautiful even before the work starts.

Great colors!  Did you shoot from the other side to, in order to feature the colors and not just the missing railing?  Nice eye to catch this one.

Would welcome constructive critiques and comments.

Hoping for constructive input on this photo taken at a small rodeo in

northwest Montana.

Illuminated by the light of the sun setting in the west reflected off

of a building bouncing it back from the east. Just lovely soft light

and colors. What do you think?

Without the car, this would be a timeless image.  It's still lovely, but I wish you'd timed your image so that there was no car at the end of the tracks and base of the bridge.

I hope this image encapsulates the environment and activity of the

evening in a pleasing composition. I welcome your comments.

Would appreciate your evaluations.

In the shadows of dusk-light.

Shadows and Silhouette in softly reflected light.

Please tell me what you like or don't like about my image. Thank you.

I'm with John and Ken.....in doubting that this is a single image. Looking at Miguel's whole portfolio, he is obviously a very talented photographer over an amazing vast array of subject matters. Yes the depth of field and the edges between tree-bark, stone, and the wolf leave me suspicious. Even without that question though, I don't find the image appealing. Looking at the eyes of a reclusive, yet threatening wolf would be a good picture, but this foreground setting and its scale in relation to the animal just does not seem real.

Thanks for the thoughtful advice.  Yes, I am finding the slanting lines of the woodwork around the door a little distracting.  I fear a little bit that changing the perspective would distort the human face.  But I'll experiment a bit.

Walking around a little bit with a kid who plays guitar on the street,

and his older buddy. They struck up a conversation with this guy.

Influenced by attending the "Steiglitz, Steichen, and Strand" exhibit

at the Metropolitan Museum, I tried to give this an antique look.

Though this 1902 building is a NYC icon, it was designed by Chicago

architects: Frederick Dinkleberg working in the office Daniel Burnham

(of Chicago's famed Burnham Plan of 1909 and the 1893 World's Fair).

Thank you for your comments and ratings.

Quite an achievement with both lovely shadow and highlight detail.  Kind of curious how you handled the extreme light differences so well.

Also, love the scene.  Reminds me of one of my favorite movies: Dr. Zhivago.