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An amazing location. I would have liked to have see the horizon, even if it was just a sliver...

I hate them darn birds. They eat my koi....

Awesome colors. If there was anything to comment on, it would be straightening...

You are one organized soul... impressive.

I found one, I found one!.... I found a critique... Its hard to spot one among your flawless images.... but the lake is sloping ;) 

As a woman of a "what ever age", I usually will make older women look their best, however, I appreciate the realistic look of the unglamorized version. If you go for the glamour look, go all the way, include the neck etc. The image is strong enough without the make-over. Her expression is really nice.

I want to order me one of these too. (Sorry, could not help myself).

Oh, just had to click on this. This almost has an HDR quality to it. That 2nd house is tilted.. Winnie, that iconic cheap mailbox and the plastic Mary give it away as an American Street. Am I right?

How did you get there in winter? Did you hike? If so, from where?

Herma (from Oregon)

Too blown out, it's distracting. I don't mind the negative space.

The money shot would have been the baby making eyecontact with dad too. But that would have been nearly impossible. As it stands, this is a nice intimate portrait.

Ended up having a lot of fun with somebody who is not used to having

their picture taken. He is more photogenic than he know.

Yes, it is better larger, but the foreground is still too dark. IMHO.

I find the portrait of this man very compelling. However I question whether it needs to be this contrasty. It overwhelms what the subject is all about.

Hi Deb. Most important would be the eyes and they are not in focus, the blanket is. Some more catch lights in the eyes would be good too. As cute as babies are, I find them hard to photograph.

Awesome, thanks!  I probably agree with the color being a distraction of sorts, but I think she will be happy with it, being somewhat the "in thing" at the moment. BTW, on my monitor, the dress is not blown out....

Bright sunlight is very hard to make look good. You were in a pretty spot, but the image is suffering from "bright daylight" syndrome.... Remember the golden hour... I personally don't like any of my bright daylight images....

Janice, he is cute... but a bit of context for this portrait would work here. I do not like the colorized sky.

M never had her picture taken by a "real" photographer. (I am putting

myself in quotation marks here). Her posing was so natural and without

much coaching that I am wondering if she has something special... I

don't know much about shooting fashion. All I know is that it was really

fun to take her picture and that I love this picture.

Thanks

Great!

I LOVE this shot! So Dutch...the bike, the bricks, the etelage....

I had to do a double take when I saw this picture. Trying to upload the other twin.

I would love to get some feedback on this shot. Because of the

contrast, I had to really lift the shadows. This shot would have been a

good candidate for HDR, with maybe 2 combined shots... But, o well,

that moment has long past.

Thanks for your time.

Nice, clean, colorful picture. Captured my eye.