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Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

CC

Thanks to all for their comments. I agree that the chairs are somewhat distracting for a portrait since the focus should be on the subject. However, just as a picture, I kind of like the area in the background as the hole in the tree braches leads to a sort of seperate world in the background.

I have cropped the picture to eliminate the benches but it leaves me with kind of a boring, perfectly centered (although beautiful) subject. I could also remove the benches with Photoshop, but that is kind of against the spirit of "unmanipulated" images.

Again, thank you for the input.

Charles.

I took this photo of a local high school senior. Any constructive

criticism or suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,

Charles.

I took a series of pictures of my daughter. Some one told her that

her hat was pretty. Just like a two year old she said, "It's not a

hat, it's a bonnet."

It is kind of a trite prop, but I thought it was a nice expression.

Let me know what you think.

Charles.

Nice photo with good color and an interesting perspective. Conventional wisdom says that lines in the photo should align with the horizon. That is, the lines in the cake should be parallel to the edges of the frame so it does not look like it is leaning. Simple cropping would do the trick.

For what it's worth (and free advice is usually worth the price ;0))

Charles.

Kaushik,

Very nice work. I like the atmosphere and the effect of the light. As another viewer commented, placing the cyclist to the left might add some nice asymetry, but the piece is great as it is.

Thanks for your comments,

Charles.

Any constructive criticism or comments welcome.

Thanks,

Charles.

It is far more difficult to offer criticism of art than to simply say you like a particular piece.

Who says that a photographer (or any artist) must show respect for his or her subject matter. If we are "writing with light", why can we not depict the full range of subjects in a full range of styles and emotions? This might include despair, disgust, and disdain as much as hope, reverence, and admiration.

If someone is writing and playing songs in the style of a jazz master or a classical composer, their work would be respected in their musical realm. That is to say that among jazz and classical music fans, some things never go out of style.

It seems a bit unfair to draw an analogy between what many obviously see as photographic art and "Pop" music. In the case of pop music, and much of pop culture generally, much of it is barely tolerable at the time of its release, much less is it timeless and classic.

Regards,

Charles Conner.