dream ride
by saintaugust

Comment:
Perhaps a wider angle, this close crop is a little claustrophobic and makes the shot slightly awkward

Summer's End — Sunrise
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Ah no! What a disaster! Hard luck, man - This was a deserving ribbon winner and it's a shame to see it DQed for such a silly mistake after all the hard work had been done! Either way, digital trinket or no, it's an image to be proud of :)

Alex

Unnur Birna
by LalliSig

Comment:
Simple but obviously effective. Strange effect created by the bokeh on the background and the hair as they amalgamate...it looks cool. Something about her right cheek is a little oversharp, maybe? Anyhow, great shot, nice and simple.

Alex

happy
by melodee

Comment:
Underexposed and washed out. Looks a bit like a snapshot. Try avoid using the flash when shooting and although you've captured a nice moment here there're just too many distracting elements for me (the dog, the chains, the background). Hopefully you'll receive some more constructive critique and good luck for future shooting.

Alex

growing strong
by rhipster

Comment:
Would have maybe cropped the bottom left of the shot off - that little bit of background peeping through is slightly distracting...other than that you've executed this shot fantastically well. Don't let his friends at school get hold of this, hehe.

8

Young Mind Troubled
by willow_zzen

Comment:
Different, colourful, pensive...

fantastic! 7

Windows to the Soul
by elsapo

Comment:
I find the detached feeling of the head a little disconcerting but it's nothing more than a minor gripe in an otherwise compositionally fantastic shot!

The pretty model, however, doesn't hurt!

The eyes look a little overprocessed as does the skin, but that's how things are done, I guess. A little oversharpened as well. I think your post-processing let you down a little bit because you may have got carried away...the eyes look a little fake. I think with more subtle processing this could have been a 9 or 10 - as it stands, though...a 7 from me.

Good luck

Alex

Olivia
by Cools

Comment:
I find this a little compositionally bland, would have maybe placed her less centrally. You've exposed this perfectly, I'd really like to have seen you bring out the existing colours and tones in this shot in post-processing! A solid portrait - 7

Alex

Timid Angel
by roadrunner

Comment:
Despite the angel wings (no offense!) to which I have a persoanl aversion (probably a product of being a dA member for so long!) this is a very slick shot. Great lighting and beautiful model. A little underexposed for me although I think it facilitates the juxtaposition between light/dark, angel etc.

I would have maybe gone for a slightly closer crop...trimmed off the very top of her head, and lost the negative space to the left and right, but this came out nicely. 8

Alex

My Brown Eyed Girl
by debitipton

Comment:
Could be a little sharper around the eyes, ideally, but nicely composed. I would have maybe put her a little further right in the frame and I think this would benefit from a little more brightness. That being said, there's very little else wrong with this shot. Nice work!

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