d_gillespie

This is one of those images... Is it the subject or the shooter?  Clearly there are lots of good things going on here I just wonder about a few details.  The height of the knees, the costume strap, and the left arm being truly horizontal.  Small details for sure, enjoyable image.

Excellent exposure, color saturation, focus.  I wonder if a horizontal image might make a different impression?  With the wide open space in the background, it seems natural to capture in landscape vs. portrait orientation.  Just a thought.

Telling so many stories with this simple composition and capture of expression, well done.

This is an excellent still life.

I really like almost everything about this image, but the one thing that is troublesome in the lettering on the hat.  The composition is great, tone, balance, focus and blur, horizon, etc.  The hat is distracting from a great image, at least for me.  Nice work

There are many things about this image that I really like.  But, since this is a critique forum, I thought I would add a one thought.  The centering of the butterfly is a little to simplistic, perhaps other framing or compositions might add to the scene.  Shifting left or right, perhaps up or down?  Enjoyable shot.

There is so much to like here.  Lighting, composition, focus, texture.  Well done.

I think the blur is a little heavy handed.  The composition, texture and saturation are nice, but the blur is too distracting for my taste.  Does the image work without the blur?

Small comments, but with such a strong composition I feel they may be helpful.  The cheek and chin are a little distracting in their texture, as contrasted with the arms.  The lighting could be a little brighter on  her face, but that is very subjective.  Another small items is the hair on her right shoulder, with everything else so controlled this seems a bit out of place.

I like the composition, I zoomed in and noticed the boards in the cabin were not horizontal, it makes for a slightly distracting center to this landscape.

I like the atmosphere, but the model's expression seems uncomfortable.

I think the image would benefit from some cropping to eliminate the upper portion, also the horizon seems very tilted adding to the issues. The three birds are the subject but they have to compete with all the other elements.

The black and white image seemed more personal, I feel I am intruding on this tender moment with the color version.

This nice shot needs some anchor point. I keep wandering from sheep to sheep without some connecting element of point of interest. Maybe focus and crop in on the brown eared little one lower left.

Great story shot. The overall impression is muddy, I think more tonal range may help. Sweet idea.

I bet the shot would be a real winner if the ball was not obscured by the player int he right foreground. Nice capture, ok composition.

Focus issues take away from a nice composition. Also the artifacts on the stem upper right, cyan edge needs adjustment.

Seascape? Nice composition, but a bit washed out.

I love the idea of this shot, but the lines really need be completely horizontal. The slight skew is distracting. Really cool.

Lots of strong elements. I would like to see a bit more tonal depth. It seems a little flat for such a broad and deep image. Too many mid-tones?

Well lit, nice composition almost like a very nice "before" shot awaiting some post energy and pop.

Am missing the story? Everyone is focused somewhere other than where the shot is focused. With all the strong geometries in the shot my eyes are struggling to get a sense of the subject. The small girl may be important but her face is in strong shadow and we can't see her eyes.

Maybe a bit too overworked? I like the composition.

I feel the cold, but I really want that cardinal sharper.

This iconic shot seems almost staged. The angle of the shadows and the angles of the skull are"too perfect". I am interested in how this would present in landscape as well.