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Very well done! The lighting is great! You've framed/cropped it perfectly, and the story their faces tell is fantastic! Excellent!

This is my first really serious attempt at producing a good portrait. The model is a family friend who showed a lot of patience that day.

Pierre and Jim, thanks very much for your kind words. I struggled with the composition on this one... it was difficult finding a part of the foreground shoreline to provide some lead in lines. The spot I chose was the only area on this side of the lake that wasn't parallel to the far side. I'm glad it seems to have worked. Cheers, Scott.

Nice work Vincent! Good eye! A very nice balance of contrasting colours and great use of the graphic elements of this ceiling and wall. Well done!

Nicely done Jim! Very dramatic! That's a tough shot to get, especially with a shallow depth of field as you've done here. Well done!

I'd probably crop the left side of the frame to remove most of the black dog that's touching the bottom of the frame. I'd probably also crop the gap between the white dog and the right side of the frame, just to make him feel more penned in, with nowhere to run. You could also try sharpening the fur on the white dog just to punch up how mad he is. These are just some ideas for experimentation... you decide if you think they're an improvement or not.

Great shot!

Beautiful image, beautiful model! A very relaxed pose, and excellent use of colour and lighting. I think the only change I would make would be to desaturate the pastry on the table. The rest of the table items are quite monochrome, but the pastry is a bit distracting. Regardless, stunning work! Superb!

I love this image! The darkness at the lower part of the frame adds a lot of mystery to the image, and the overall monochrome tone makes it very surreal. I think this works very well just as it is. As an experiment, I tried a narrower crop, but I'm torn as to whether or not it's an improvement. Well done!

Thank you for your comments. Please view larger. Cheers, Scott

Thanks everyone. I like it because you so rarely see shots of birds from above, plus the color and depth of field work very well. Thanks for your comments! Scott

Thanks a.n! I just reshot it many times, and kept adjusting the exposure until I had the look I was trying for. Cheers, Scott.

Hey a.n.   No, no filters were used. Thanks for the comments! Scott.

Very nice work, Paul! Lovely lighting, and the added touch of the dramatic wave crash! Well done. I'd be tempted to try darkening the sky a bit, just to create more of a colour play between the orange lighthouse and the blue sky. Still, a great shot!

Hey Ellery. Thanks for your comment on your pileated woodpecker. I thought I'd return the favour by commenting on your fine portrait here. I too am just getting started in portraiture (as evidenced by a complete lack of them in my portfolio), so I'm very familiar with trying to light these poses with no real lights. From a lighting standpoint, I think you've done really well here. You've got no strong shadows on the face, and nice catchlights in the eyes. A bit more light on the back of her head, just to help separate her from the background might be an improvement, but a minor one. The pose is a little awkward, which always adds a bit of an uneasy feeling to a portrait, but in my mind that's a minor quip. From an editing standpoint, I might brighten up the sweater a bit, just to ensure there's a bit of detail across its entire surface, and I might punch up the eye catchlights a bit, but that'd be it. Overall, I think you've done very well here... one worth framing for sure!

I hope you enjoy this shot of a Pileated Woodpecker, and I welcome

your comments and suggestions. Cheers, Scott

Thanks for all your kind comments everyone! Mark... you may be right... I'm not sure. The way the sun was catching the top of the grasses was stunningly bright and golden... it was a challenge to try and reproduce that in post. I'll play around with it some more and see if I can back it off a bit. Thanks again!

Thanks very much for your feedback on this image. This was taken near

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage site near

Fort MacLeod, Alberta. I hope you enjoy! Scott.

Strong use of colour and great lead in lines to create depth. Well done!

For a minute there I thought it was God, speaking from the clouds! LOL! You could have a lot of fun with this one!

Stunning portrait! I love the play of colour between the red hoodie, the blue eyes, and the blonde hair. It's perfect!

Nice work! I'm sure it would work very well in monochrome as well. Well done!

Beautiful shot. Excellent depth and sharpness. Lovely tones! Well done!

Beautiful shot! I'd probably crop a bit off the bottom... if you drew the biggest rectangle that held only black pixels, I'd probably remove the bottom 3/4 of it. You still want continuous black across the bottom. I think that's mostly a matter of personal taste though. Cheers, Scott

Thanks very much for the kind words. You both have very impressive portfolios! Best wishes, Scott.

This is the City Center Mall in Edmonton. I often think of Escher when

I'm in it, so I finally decided to give it a go and see if I could somehow

capture that feeling. I hope you enjoy! Scott.

Lovely capture! Great exposure control! Well done!