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September 20, 2012

Very nice! Great use of light.

June 17, 2010

Robert,

I like this image; it made me stop and take a second look. Shooting from a different angle to include the window but moving the glass more off center would be my preference.

August 12, 2009

Nicely done Jennifer. Good focus, lighting and colour. Although I do like this image as is, I'd like more space on the right and less on the left.

August 12, 2009

Jennifer, Since the subject's feet are cut off, would the image have more impact if it was cropped from the top to the bottom of the white fence? I like the warm glow of the late afternoon sun.

July 23, 2009

IMHO, the foreground corner blur really distracts from an otherwise great image.

July 22, 2009

IMHO: A bit too light and too centered. Crop to a square or some off the right and darken slightly to make a great image.

July 22, 2009

IMHO, the contrast is too high. Otherwise a great image.

July 22, 2009

Too bad the ball and hand are cut off :( Otherwise a great shot.

July 22, 2009

I'm not much for concerts but I think you really nailed this one well. Great composition, colours and DOF. Well done.

June 25, 2009

Very well done, Rafik. I really like your use of subtle colours. Great lighting, detail and composition!

June 25, 2009

Nice composition with great lighting and colours.

April 22, 2009

I agree with the previous comment. The girl needs some fill light from a flash or reflector board. Some work in photoshop come improve the lighting on the girl but it would not be as good as having proper lighting when the image was taken. The composition and colours make for a very good image except as noted.

April 21, 2009

More fill light is needed on the right side.

April 13, 2009

Without the watermarks this image would fly.

April 13, 2009

The border knocks this otherwise excellent image down.

April 13, 2009

This menacing looking beetle is a male Meloe Angusticollis - Blister Beetle, I believe. I like this image for the colours and composition even though the eyes are hidden.

April 4, 2009

Although I did not rate this image I like it because it has such great possibilities. IMHO, the background needs to be less cluttered with colours, the highlights and contrast should be toned done and more DOF (depth of field) is needed. I think the busyness of the OOF (out of focus) areas does distract from the subject. But, I really like the composition.

April 4, 2009

Peter, Nicely done! The ring light reflection in the eyes has been a quandary for me - leave them in, take them out or replace them. But in this image, the reflections seem to add to it. I like it.

April 4, 2009

Beautiful series! This is more difficult to photograph than most people realize. Well done.

April 4, 2009

Technically near perfect but I think a bit softer light or some more fill light from the right would make an improvement. Also, I would like to see the stem sharp from bottom to top. To be honest, I just about bypassed this image, but it drew me in for a closer look.Very nice!