Wider Road to Come
by dahved

Comment:
The post processing has gone too far for me

Spring Begins Again
by tjandjwsmith

Comment:
Depth of field really lets you down here. This needs to be 'sharp' for more than just the first millimeter or two. The border you have chosen only really shows itself against the yellow which makes it feel unbalanced.

In the beginning of concrete houses
by marvin

Comment:
The lighting on the day you chose to take this was dismal. With some nice early morning side light it might have been better.

Just starting out...
by samtrundle

Comment:
The lighting feels very harsh

In the beginning there was life.
by liney

Comment:
Going for the 'ahhh' factor ;-)
This opportunity could have been exploited so much better, maybe 3 or 4 of these little gus lined up suckling from the bitch, in soft light maybe from a log fire ....
as it is we see a hand taking most of the frame, with acres of wasted space on the left. Harsh lighting doesn't help either.

I know that sounds brutal but with some more thought and application this had so much to offer and you wasted it.

Good Idea
by Glen King

Comment:
Yes I can see the link with the theme of the challenge, but there is little else to commend this image. There is no added 'WOW', nothing to make voters give it more than an average score. Now if you had a young couple coming out holding hands and gazing at each other, or something to tell a story that would be a different thing. As it is, its flat and one dimensional. Sorry to be so brutal.

Helping Hand
by aznym

Comment:
Excellent concept, and very well excecuted. One of my favourites

… there was rotary.
by eschmutt

Comment:
You have chosen to make this difficult for yourself by using a white backdrop and a black object. You have exposed correctly for the background retaining detail in the creases and folds whilst losing the detail in the object. One or one and a half stops more would have been perfect.

This Bud's for You
by carotop111

Comment:
The weather looks dismal, and you don't appear to have enhanced that with additional lighting. The image has no 'lift', the flat grey and flat light just portray 'late winter' instead of 'early spring' to me.

Stressed minutes before wedding!
by lastef

Comment:
This image doesn't say 'stressed' to me. I think your title and the image are not too well matched. Within the portraite the background is very distracting and the main focus on the bride's face is her ear (the lightest part). Compositionally this image doesn't really work.
Having said all that its not a bad image, just needs some more thought and some time taken over arranging the main parts. I guess this was taken quickly as a grab shot due to the circumstances and to be honest that shows.