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Hard to take a bad picture of such a striking animal. That doesn't take anything away from your great photo, though!

A hint of motion would possibly improve the picture. It may be a wee bit static.

Like the third items in the "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" story, this photo is "just right."

Perhaps it could be a touch darker/contrasty, but other wise perfect.

Nice smile. Nice summer feel. Did you realize the silver ornament behind her makes a halo? This might be one where a wider aperture to blur more of the background may have improved a good photo.

So much to like: the unexpected outdoor looking sexy girl in the interior garage, the green column offsetting the red hair, the centered composition that works. Good work.

A reminder that a great photo need not have eye contact and a "say cheese" smile. Good job.

Nature's colors and patterns continue to amaze me. This is a very nice photo. If the snake had been kind enough to turn his head so we could see its eyes AND its back markings, it would be even better.

That IS a great experience to find something you missed in a folder. Sometimes I think my tastes change over time to allow me to appreciate certain photos more.

I like this one, too. The branches provide a nice "frame," the out-of-focus background works and the heron is intriguing to me, since i don't recognize it and don't feel like looking it up. Is it a juvenile?

"Can a picture of a baby be interesting to people that don't know him?"

Sure. Portraits are about expression and sometimes the universality of expression. When expressions are are delivered with great light, crisp focus in the right place, and minimal distractions from the subject, you have a winning photograph. (Like this one.)

I my monitor, it seems a little too yellow in hue, but that might be me. If not, it is easily fixed.

Clever idea and well executed. I find myself wanting to see the album titles a little better to get an idea of what they like. 

Excellent shot. The color, the detail, and the composition are superb. A cuckoo clock come to life.

Creepy. It feels like a horror movie where the intrepid young man has ventured off the path followed at a distance by Jason Vorhees or some other killer. The perspective, the cloudy sky, all the texture, and especially the sign lit by flash work very well. B&W is essential.

Good for you on doing something unexpected, but I think a fireworks shot is probably more effective in color.

Welcome.

Nice photo - worthy of a book jacket. The shadow adds adds character. I would perhaps have removed the green badge if I thought of it and would have perhaps not cropped quite so tightly.

I really like this one. Many of the people shots in your portfolio feel a bit disconnected from the subject, but this one is more intimate. Nice work.

This self-portrait is more impactful to me than the other one I commented upon. Of course, adding bananas improves every photo...

The whole think might be a little too green. On my monitor, your facial hair looks a little green. I'm sleepy, though.

I'm not sure that this photo would have much impact without the motion blur, which is clever by the way -- sort of the articulation of a "yes" man.

Usually self-portraits feel intimate, but this one doesn't. Perhaps because the camera angle is a little above you. Perhaps because there is no eye contact.

Thanks for sharing and giving me a chance to think about your photo. It helps me get better.

I'm always impressed when people find a photo in a spot that most of us would have overlooked. You've done that here. The tones are great. I wonder if turning it so that the horizontal lines were diagonal might add a little more tension to the photo?

The writing on the wall spoils it a little for me. If it were blurred, I could imagine she were a dancer in a rustic place somewhere in the world. As it is, she becomes a museum re-enactor, which isn't bad, just not as magical.

Cool photo. Might be a little TOO abstract.

Great catch. Unfortunately, it looks better in the thumbnail than the enlarged version. Is it an extreme crop that has lost resolution, perhaps? If not, I would save it as a larger JPG and repost.

I don't know what kind of processing you did to make this look like a vintage ad, but you nailed it. It takes a second or third look to notice the instep and hand tattoos and realize maybe the photo is contemporary.

Anne Geddes would be proud. Good photo. Is the background too gray?

I don't think I've ever critiqued a photo of a dog sled before, which makes it interesting in and of itself. On my MacBook viewed in a dark room at night, I can't see much detail in the snow, which makes me think the photo could use a  little less exposure, though the dogs look spot on.

Most people would crop this, I think, but all the empty space works. It has a bit of a retro feel and even with all the emptiness, the bride's happy face and the brother's relaxed stoicism come through.

A saw a comment earlier that a lack of context is a common flaw in fireworks photos. You have conquered that here, though I would probably crop the photo vertically to eliminate the centered composition and lose some of the dead space.