The Last Stance
by Cam

Comment:
Lol! I like this idea and oddly I feel sympathetic for the "little green nut", you scored some points for humour from me :o)

The Getaway
by Cooz

Comment:
I like this shot and the whole idea, I just think it could have been more evenly lit as the bright wall beneath the stairs really screams out for attention so you don´t quite notice the baby straight away. One of the better shots in the challenge, I gave it a 7.

keys to the back road
by aplomb76

Comment:
Nice shot and love the shallow dof and contrast/sharpness but I dislike the white studio backround, I personally would have liked this more if it had been shot with a real backround to give it more context. In short, to "sterile" for my taste.

Family Business
by madison461

Comment:
Not a bad idea, to photograph a family buisness but this photo doesn´t really work in that regard as I have no clue on what the family buisness is after seeing this. What I am suggesting is that next time you take a step back and try an environmental portrait approach and show what it is that they are doing. I can´t tell if they are bagging groceries, sewing, wrapping a brand new 1Ds mkII in gift paper for your special someone or writing a nobel prize book

Also the image quality isn´t very good, there are a couple of very ood lines that lead through the lady in the bottom left corners face and over the yellow t-shirt and there doesn´t seem to be any one point in this shot that is spot on in focus.

Gave the shot a 4.

best man and best dad
by tomzinho

Comment:
Wether the motion blur is intentional or not, IMHO it doesn´t improve this shot as opposed if the motion had been stopped, I at least would have given at least 1 or 2 more points when I scored this if it had been "frozen". Also the backround is distracting to say the least. Framing and colours/contrast are good though.

Family Games at the Cabin
by dwterry

Comment:
Good choice to make this Sepia coloured, gives that "timeless" feel too it, it seems they could just as easily have been wearing cowboy hats and been playing poker and this shot had been taken about 140 years ago.

4.75
by Imagineer

Comment:
I don´t completely get the title, are you referring to a wish of having a score of 4.75 or do you mean that there is a fifth member to this family on the way?

Anyway, I don´t really care for the pink monotone in this image, I am not sure but I personally would probably have liked it better in a traditional b/w. Also I think it´s framed a bit too tightly or not tight enough, to just barely cut off the backs of the adults you give me the impression that you just didn´t have a wide enough lens to get them all in the picture as opposed that the framing is intentional.

I have to congratulate you though for thinking of this shot, wether this is a self portrait or this is some family that is close to you I bet that the persons on the photo will be glad this was taken in the years to come. Congratulations on your/their baby to come.

Snapshot
by aznym

Comment:
There is something about this shot that I like, I think it´s mostly the sublte colouring and the composition along with a perfect choice of DOF. Good job, I gave it a 7.

Holding On for His Sake
by karmat

Comment:
Sheesh, what an depressing image you put up here, very symbolic. I would never hang around with my wife just because of my kids if I didn´t love her, I don´t think I would be doing anybody any favours if that were the case.

Anyway, this image works as it stopped me in my tracks and bummed me out and made me think of all the people that are not as fortunate as me, I now want to go home from work and hug my wife very badly.

I gave you a pretty high score, 8 as the image itself isn´t perfect technically but you made me feel something wich I don´t often when looking at photographs here.

Gretchen, Mark, Rosie Jack — 3 Generations in Sunset Light
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I may be wrong here, but the jagged edges around the babies head and her head in particular lead me to believe the backround blur was added later but not really important. Just looks "wrong" somehow.

Anyway, the image is very nice, love the lighting and it´s a very fitting shot for this challenge and as a bonus the image quality is very good, you got a 7 from me.