Quebec City
by darix

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This is just lovely with a foreground that is soothing to the eyes and the senses with the main subject almost like a fairy land rendition, but with such realistic eye stoppers as the eye falls off the main building and veers towards the low, center right. Very pleasing. Bumping up to next level.

Texas Highways
by L1

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This is a super wide panorama with an attractive foreground with the sky as the main attaction. I would use less um with the silhoetted horizon. However, image is still strong enough to rise way above the average. Bumping up to bext level.

The Pier
by biggood53

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very nice image with good spatial distance and a beautiful sky way at the end. Bumping to next level.

Capitol Interlude
by blemt

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very nice and neat. The foreground subjects give it that casual travel guide look.

The sound of gravel under your shoes.
by jjbeguin

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certainly a winner and one that will end up high in this challenge. The curve, the earth, the lake and the gritty foreground invites the eye back again and again.

Luna Vista Resorts - When you REALLY want to get away! (transportation not included)
by RobCoursey

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Great moon shot. You picked a good night. It is just breathless.

Pixie
by shutterfly

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from the critique Club:

This was a very smart concept and even the choice for b/w was also wise. The only weakness is in the execution of the halo. Since the comp is okay and the photography is okay, let me concentrate on the effect.
The way to do this is to select the figure after you have done all the levels adjustments, etc. After selection, copy the layer. Copy your background and draw an oval with 40 or 60 pixel feather. One way to finish is to fill the oval with white and then reduce the opacity to your liking. Then you paste the layer of the girl you originally copied.

In essence, you have the actual background. On top you have a copy of the background and this layer is applied with just enough opacity to accentuate the halo. On top of this you paste the girl and the halo appears to come from the back while preserving the detail of the girl. This is superior to selecting her inversing and then fading. Since she is at a distance, you do not want to fade her hair, etc.

Outside of this, I think your image is very nice because the choice of the background is good and the pose is sweet and convincing. Further, even as is, the image conveys that unique fairy tale feel.

...Then, when Jack wasn't watching....
by phoensoul

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from the critique club:
Well, this was a stroke of genius. A novel concept, creative use of common objects and a youthful hand. I can not over emphasize how clever this comp is. I happen to like the cow out of the focus range, but you could have shot this at f4 with 1/15. However, I like it the way it is because the eye is drawn to the main subject.
Presented with such a complete image I have nothing to add except that I look forward to another effort. You have a good imagination and you are able to express it in a most convincing manner.

Balzac's Cafe @ The Historic Distillery District
by HRoxas

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Very nice image. makes me want to go there for some drinks. Bumping up.

Take some time to visit the famous Fort Worth Zoo while you're in the DFW area.
by aggiedanelover

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This is a lovely image with great color and great clarity. bumping up.