Sheltered
by annah

Comment:
Well done ... AGAIN! :-)

Take that!
by mrorange002

Comment:
Love the playfulness in this picture!

Into the Storm
by dsidwell

Comment:
I skipped the voting on this challenge. Now I wish I hadn't.... this is just awesome!

The Old Smith Place
by jrtodd

Comment:
Hey, I recognized this shot immediately... I have a similar one from a trip to St. George last year! :-)

Little Elf
by scalvert

Comment:
Very nice. I like how you used the ambient light, and the light from the tree to illuminate the image rather than throwing a flash at the subject. It gives a very warm, almost magical, look to the image.

Vintage.jpg
by scalvert

Comment:
Very nice! I like how it has an old time feel to it ... more like a painting than a picture.

Reflecting on New Beginnings
by Skip

Comment:
Dang... I went to add this to my favorites only to discover it was already in there. Does that count as 2 now???

Paint Horse Trotting in Snow
by loriprophoto

Comment:
I really like this picture. And I am definitely not one to critize frames. But I gotta say this... this one is bugging me a little.

The problem is that, on the right side, it black line appears as a high contrast shadow against the white border. In effect, it feels like the border is a "thin, but noticeable matte" that is on top of the picture.

HOWEVER, on the left side, the gray shadow sends the opposite message... that the picture is "floating above" the white background.

And so I get confused as I scan left to right on the top edge of the photo. Is the image floating above the white background, or is it underneath the white matte?

The bottom edge (left to right) sort of answers the question, but almost "too late", I've already become confused by the time I reach the bottom.

Since you signed your name on the white border, I would treat it more like a matte. Make it look like a matte (on top of the picture) all the way around, and then it will be just perfect.

(for one who never complains about frames, I've just much more than I would, but I hope I expressed myself clearly)

7yearsold 2.JPG
by Pug-H

Comment:
I really like the side lighting (gives her features a 3D effect). The colors are awesome, especially against the muted background.

Minor nit: I think the focus might have been just a tad back from the eyes... the neckline of the shirt on her right, and also her right ear both look tack sharp, but her eyes look a tad soft (they are only just a little bit closer to the lens, but with very shallow DOF it can make a difference). Anyway, it's really close...

Sorry, but I'm going to ruin your "1-favorite" standing by favoriting it. :-)

Water Lilly
by pitsaman

Comment:
Wow... amazing how the DOF is just perfect. Deep enough that very part of the flower is perfect, but shallow enough that everything else is out of focus. Beautifully vivid colors too. And I disagree with the other comment... the green blob (a lily leaf?) on the left helps make the flower stand out. The only thing that bothers me are the lines leading off to the right (just under the right edge of the flower). But I didn't even notice those until I went looking for things to complain about, so forget about it! :-)