Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
by trnqlty

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Nice lighting and the reflection under the model is a nice touch here. Her face looks a bit odd and as I see you were using hte liquify tool, I have to wonder if that's not the cause. A tighter crop might work well here as you are presenting this as a swimsuit model shot - let the model dominate the image. Overall, this is a good photo.

cuatrocienegas
by gaston

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This is a very interesting image in that the lighting almost makes it appear to be 'fake' as if the model is standing in front of a studio background. Assuming this is all real, lowering the flash output and/or allowing more of the ambient light into the scene might make for a better balance and more natural looking scene. It may also be worthwhile to bring the model out in front of the shrubbery, as partof the vegation is covering her body.

Good shot!

The Twilight Zone
by McFrikki

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This is a beautiful landscape study. The blue gradients are wonderfully framed by the dark areas and you really nailed the long exposure while keeping the image crisp.

It's possible that this would have scored better and 'popped' more by either splitting the image in hald and letting the natural symmetry define the shot or by moving the horizon line up or down to emphasize either the sky or the lake - both are equally beautiful.

Really well done!

Blow!
by jstrong

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Great shot! You really did a fine job with the lighting here and the composition works very well with the action. Given the editing rules, it may have been worth it to clone out some of the stray 'sprays' towards the bottom of the scene to keep the image cleaner, but that's a minor nitpick.

Well done!

Summer
by alexjack

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Lovely portrait, perfect b/w conversion. Your model/daughter is very pretty and flattered by both the lighting and the bit of wind carrying her hair. To that end, I would say this picture should be domainated by her and her alone. A closer crop to really highlight the face and hair might look even better.

Very nicely shot!

To the Beach
by robst

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You can't hear it, but I'm cheering you and your victory over the temptation to process the sky into a grossly colored, unnatural scene. Beautiful colors and perfect exposure.

Avoid splitting the picture in half with the horizon. Pick what you want to emphasize (sky or ground) and place your horizon in the lower or upper third of the shot accordingly.

The light reflecting off the railings is a great touch. A bit more contrast might make this image feel more alive, though perhaps just applying it to the sky as the foreground is relatively dark as is.

Very nice!

Blue MZ
by danielv

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Composition is great, lighting is good though perhaps a bit hot across the cheeks.

Things that could make this image even better -

* watch your color processing. There are artifacts showing up in the background from oversaturation.

* little easier on the sharpening or use the history brush to selectively back it out here and there. The left eyebrow in particular has a bit of a brittle look to it caused by sharpening artificats and halos.

I really do like that eye though - wonderful color and detail.

From Dusk to Dock
by Ubersteiny

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The lading lines work well to draw the eye towards the model, though the model is very dark and hard to distinguish in the scene. Very pleasing contrast of the blues against the darkness. One thing that knocks the shot down a bit is the bands in the sky - looks like the processing got a bit heavy on the blues and the smooth transition of tones was lost.

Overall, the lighting is very tough to deal with here without using something artifical (remote flash near the girl jumps to mind immediately), so it was a difficult scene to work with. Overall, I think you made something nice out of it.

Wild Flowers
by psart

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Your subjects are very pretty. Trying a different crop/composition would go along way towards making the overall shotmore visually appealing. Also thisparticular shot seems to be out of focus. While flowers often look even better when soft focused and lit accordingly, I think this scene really calls for a crisp view.

Good luck!

Phantom Run
by izadoodle

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This shot scored quite well given the nature of the image and the general reception of such images on the site, particularly in a highly competitive challenge such as a Free Study.

The tones in this image work exceedingly well with both the subject and the manner in which you executed the photo. I do find the lower right portion of the photo to be a bit of a drawback, as the presence of a large glaring white spot in the overall scene is extremely jarring.

Very nice work.