You will love Hogwarts!
by Neil

Comment:
Nice photo, and I get the theme. Not sure what this was like in color, but for an infants room I'd love to have had more pop. 7 that might have been a lot higher.

We can help
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
Nice, simple and colorful - perfect for a child's room. If only the text wasn't buried.

welcome to the world
by skewsme

Comment:
Just way too high key. Soft is OK, but a child's eye is drawn to the contrasts and colors.

dream Emillie! (ask Papa to complete the dictionary)
by mariuca

Comment:
I liked it until I got to the mushroom which looks very out of place.

The purr-traitist
by snaffles

Comment:
Cute

COOKIE!
by MadMan2k

Comment:
Funny, but the cookie monster is the last thing that caught my eye. Not sure I'd want my daughter waking up the unibomber - DNMC bomb or otherwise.

quak quak
by mrbig65

Comment:
Nicely done, but I'd want it brighter for a child's room, even if their name was Coltrain. ;)

Une vache
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Tremendous. Great colors and simplicity - perfect for an infant's room.

Smile and Wave, Emilie!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Great use of simple shapes and figures that a child would love, but it feels bottom heavy. Cropped down or the tiger and text raised would be better.

The Tranquil Sea Occasionally Gives up its Ghosts
by Gordon_1

Comment:
Critique Club:

Really lovely image, and one I gave an 8 during the challenge. That said, as I look at it again, and read your comment regarding your surprise at the score (something we've all done, right?), I believe I see some things that may have earned you that very solid 6 and not something higher.

First, let's talk about what works. With ND's and moving water in this kind of light (as opposed to hazy, horizonless skies) it's essential to nail the exposure time so that you don't completely wash out the water but still soften it enough to be ethereal, and you did that very well. The pastel colors and cool highlights on the foreground rocks work very well, though you may have burned in the highlights just a little too much. The moss pops on the background rocks and adds a nice contrast to those in the front.

What doesn't work? The two most obvious things for me are the crooked horizon, and the extreme haloing over the moss covered rocks (some in the fore as well), which is what I believe most folks would have given you a hit on. While the horizon is at a 1.5 degree tilt, a lot of that is masked by the wave and it made me miss it at first (I'm usually a stickler), but the fact is it's there to be seen and should be corrected. The halo is merely an artifact of over-structuring or sharpening. Really a shame, because it's so easily eliminated with the Clone Stamp tool in Photoshop (or Elements). The 16:9 cinematic crop is nice, but it makes me wonder if the original would have allowed you to bring the water line out of the bottom right corner and lead the eye into the image a little better?

Still, a lovely image, well seen and taken.