Shooting Marbles
by BeckyT

Comment:
I love the reflection in the marble! Beautiful shot. 8 from me.

Crested Lark
by SaraR

Comment:
A beautiful capture of this little lark. I think it is a little flat in the midtones. Some contrast could really make this pop! I like the composition and your angle, with the horizon below the bird. 6 from me.

Every Wall falls down
by janbruder

Comment:
Beautifully done and I love the white highlights on black look. This would have rocked if the tops of the water drops were not cut off in the reflection. Still a 7.

Ice Princess
by Jedusi

Comment:
The skin tones are quite cool (at elast on my monitor) but that goes with the title and feel of the image, I guess. Wonderful blue eyes. Nice directional lighting. I think it could use a ltitle bit of contrast, but that is a personal preference. 6 from me.

S H Y
by hihosilver

Comment:
Nice and sharp. Beautiful eyes (and nice catchlights, too)! What a cute expression. 6 from me.

Gladiator
by idnic

Comment:
Beautifully lit. I am impressed with your control over the light. It highlights and shadows in jsut the right places. I am conflicted about the punching bag(?) that he is leaning on. I get why it is there and I think it does add some environmental atmosphere to the shot, but I find the highlights on it distracting. They are the brightest thing in the shot. I love the kicker light coming in from behind him. It gives great separation and illuminates the line of his back. I just wish the light on the bag was not so strong (or it was a darker color). Bumping to an 8.

Dog by Daylight and Umbrella - Soft Focus
by michael_p

Comment:
A beautiful pet portrait. I like the soft focus. The textures of his fur and the blanket are great. I wish there was a catchlight in the dark eye, but it is hard to get those canine subjects to turn their heads the right way! Very nicely done.

Daydreams
by Rompy

Comment:
Your lighting here is just lovely. I really like the expression and her looking out of the frame. I would have pushed the compostion more and had her closer to the edge of the frame, with more negative space to the left of her. It is "almost" a cool, quirky composition, but she is still a bit too centered to pull it off completely. 7 from me.

Cozy
by Pedro

Comment:
Nicely done. Great sharpenss and colors. I like the model's hands up near her face, too, especially with your compostion. I think your main light is a little low. The catchlights are at 7 or 8 o'clock in her eyes, instead of 10 o'clock and the nose shadow goes up her face towards the eye instead of under her nose. Other than that, I think this is spot on. 7 from me.

The Bites as good as the Bark !!!
by kiwinick

Comment:
A truly lovely pet portrait. I hope you aren't getting knocked down too much for your choice of subjects. This is really wonderful lit and composed (tho I might have had him off center a little more to the left of the frame). The DOF and colors and lines all work very nicely. 7 from me.