Backlighting, Deep DOF, Stop Action
by Ken

Comment:
Fun shot with great colors and lots of life - 7

High Key / Rule of Thirds / Soft Focus
by Tammster

Comment:
Very nice. Love the composition and choice of post edit - 8

backlight, rule of thirds, bokeh
by tate

Comment:
Lovely warm fall tones. Gives me a calm feeling and very pleasing to look at. 7

Tilted Angle, Long Exposure, Backlighting
by posthumous

Comment:
Lovely abstract. Good choice of colors. 7 points

Centered Composition, Rule of Thirds, Tilted Angle
by shetland

Comment:
Very cool. Gives a bit of a stock photo feeling but could easily at the same time have been a fashion shot. This is just a guess but it looks as though you might have had an all burned out background that you slightly altered to take away from the stock photo look.
Lighting is no doubt done to perfection (great job accentuating her cheek bones!) and the pose is awesome (how?!?). The wide angle choice from above is unusual and fun.
The image has a lot of depth - almost 3D like. And when details are this small it is the more important to have this depth. For example separating the chin from the neck which is perfect here.
Maybe not an image articulating the deepest message but for what you were trying to accomplish there is IMO nothing to deduct - 10 points.

High Key, Portrait, Stop Action
by jimbone

Comment:
Very well done but a little messy. To me it's a little hard to see what's going on with the umbrella and there is something that just doesn't jive... maybe that it looks like an action shot with a strong gust damaging her umbrella but at the same time her hands and face shows more evidence of a relaxed stroll in the sun. But I do like the concept and the overall look of the image.

Leading Lines, Long Exposure, & Tilted Angle
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Very well done! The post processing is very appropriate and the angle is picked to perfection. It would not have hurt to not have the background in focus but this is very nitpicky. 7

Backlighting,Low Key,Rule of Thirds
by androgeus

Comment:
Nicely composed. Lighting is perfect. 7

Backlight, Bokeh, Centered, Portrait,
by JulietNN

Comment:
The use of Neat Image or the like may look a little overdone but gives an ok effect nevertheless. I always like to apply it to such a degree that it does make a difference but without anyone knowing for sure that I used it.
I would also maybe not have sharpened the shirt as much as the rest of the image to avoid the shirt stealing focus from the main subject but this is just nitpicky stuff. He is after all not a teenager so a bit more weathered look would have been appropriate.
I love the detail with the arm/hand including the watch. The fact that he is wearing an 'old school' watch (that he probably owned since before marriage)does in my opinion tell me a lot of the man. No doubt down to earth, sensible and not at all materialistic. The one nail that is showing is 100% clean (this makes me happy!) and clipped in a way that tells me he pays attention to detail. Is he an avid golfer?
The lighting is very good and I do like the hard'ish contrast but I do see some vignetting that I definitely would have removed. You may have left it there on purpose or even added it in post edit, but I still do not think it looks good here due to the backlight which to me makes it look a little dirty.
I love the overall look of the image, the pose, expression, choice of b/w, bokeh and crop. Well done - 8.
A little less neat image/increased texture in his face and and a little softer focus on the shirt would have given you a better score from me though.

Centered Composition, Deep DOF, Long Exposure
by david_c

Comment:
Great shot of the falls. Colors are excellent! 7