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Thanks for the comments. Jerry, you are right about too much space at the top. Before I expanded the canvas to give the "floating" look, the image is better balanced. After adding the extra space and since the top lacks a definable border, too much headroom shows up. Good call.

 

Sherwin, the smaller trees are actually in the distance but the detail that would have provided depth was removed when I converted it to a silhouette. I considered removing them, but they reminded me of young sprouts watching an old geezer on his last legs.

 

Thanks again for both comments.

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This is a frameable piece of art. A very minor suggestion is to crop a little more of the black off the top. Maybe not. It doesn't matter as this is an incredible image.

Nice capture. Backlighting and the suns rays are perfect. Very pleasing image.

Very nice image. Just a personal preference, but I would have preferred to use the draping of the tree limbs in the foreground to frame the tree across the water in the background. This would also entail shifting the point of view so that the foreground trees are more to the left. Nice work.

Good timing for excellent lightling. The saturation is good as well. I would like to see more of the mountain behind. I have been to Morocco but this is the prettiest photo I've seen of these small but intriguing villages.

Excellent mood and atmosphere. The slight darkness with good saturation helps this. I would have preferred to have the point of view slightly more to the right, thereby offsetting the steps a little more to the left. This is only a slight distraction in an otherwise excellent image.

Absolutely beautiful compositioin, exposure, and lighting. I would have liked to see more of the small building at the very left, but this is such a small detraction. Beautiful!

I agree with Thai Ta's comments but I consider it to be a minor drawback. Also, I might have cropped a little more of the sky off the top, but very little. Nice work.

Please give honest comments/critiques. Take a moment to tell me

what you find to be pleasing and/or displeasing in this image.

Thanks for taking the time.

Very nice work. Is this a composite? For me, 7/7.

I enjoy the innovation of images like this, even though the identity of the subject(s) is not clear. The reflection in the large sphere is a little too undefined and washed out. Can this be clarified? Thought provoking and imaginative nonetheless.

Beautiful pastel sky as a background. But I strive to see at least one entire tree instead of portions of trees. Just a personal preference. Nice work.

Good composition and exposure, but your processing left a very noticeable and distracting aura around the edges of the trees. With this corrected, it should make a much improved and pleasing image.

2nd in a series of photos taken near Dunnigan, California. Any

comments for improvements are greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Does this Lab Color treatment appeal to you? I like the surreal

look, but is it too much for you? Thanks for all

comments/critiques/ratings.

Beautifully done. The object in the foreground draws your attention immediately but then you are drawn into the rest of the image. Great depth and mood.

Beautiful image. Is it a composite? My slight preference is to have a little more light on the fields to the left and right. The road, building, and sky are great. Nice work.

Good exposure but I have a few negative comments as well. The central subject should be off centered ("rule of thirds" might apply here), the trees in the background appear to be growing out of the top of the slide, and the reflected top of the slide is cut off. Beautiful sky and lighting on the positive side. Keep shooting.

I agree with all of the above comments. The pose is also not that flattering. Try having her tilt her head downward and look up slightly or turned slightly at an angle. The flash washout is the biggest problem. If your camera is not versatile flash-wise, try taking daylight shots outside in a shady area or on a cloudy day. Good portraits are very difficult (I have not taken very many in my lifetime), but keep trying.

Nice composition and exposure . . . gives a sense of calm mystery to the image. Small detractions are the object & shoreline(?) in the right foreground and the lack of a central subject which would draw me into this image as do the other images in your portfolio. Overall, nicely done.

Paula, That's exactly how I feel about this photo. It appears somewhat unremarkable at first glance, but then when you view the larger image, it seems as if you can walk in between the trees. Thanks for your comments.

I agree with the previous comment. This image is good technically, but lacks the dynamic quality seen in better sports photos. Capturing her swing at just the right moment is very difficult, but worth attempting. I'm not very good at this myself, which is why I don't have any in my portfolio.

Nice composition. At first, I reacted negatively to the oversaturation, but then began to like it. The only thing that doesn't fit is the top portion that is not altered as much. Interesting and thought provoking image.