Inner Sanctum
by Flash

Comment:
Soft focus mixes well with the soft lighting. The double framing with the doors leading back to the bed is quite well done - though I'd maybe prefer not to have cropped the arrangement on the wall. There doesn't seem to be any real center of attention or point to his image - it seems like a great stage for an interesting picture to be made upon though.

Circle of Family
by WILDBLUE

Comment:
Doesn't do much for me. Seems to be some sort of statuette.

Frame by Frame
by e301

Comment:
Congratulations on trying to do something interesting.

I think the web is probably about the worst possible media to try and
show shots like this on though - all the tones are lost and I don't
see it the way you want people to see it.

Keep up the interesting entries!

Ocean Sunset
by goodtempo

Comment:
Lovely.

Shades of Autumn
by moodville

Comment:
Great shot - congrats!

flowerbee.jpg
by EL-ROI

Comment:
Looks good.

There are a few things you could do to improve it a bit though -
The cut off petals on the left edge jump out of nowhere - it would have been better to frame it without cutting them off, but you could crop them out now ?

Same with some of the bright white petals hidden behind the leaves (e.g., middle left of the frame) You can darken these up in photoshop to make them less apparent if you want to work on it more.

Might also be worth removing the marks on the coneflower petals on the bottom right - they break up the white petals a bit distractingly.


Otherwise - a good shot - the bee is very central - which commands all the attention in the composition, even though all the cones and lines point out towards the top right. I'd crop it square from the right edge and I think you'd have a much strong composition - losing the distractions on the left and framing things more evenly.

H2O
by kiwiness

Comment:
The identical marks come from the soft box used.


You can see similar reflections in the eyes of any model shot under studio lights - its pretty common...

Sigh
by Blurry

Comment:
Absolutely wonderful One of the best portraits I've seen. Graceful pose, beautiful light, stunning location. Marvellous. Shame we can only score to 10+

I would love to know more about this - was the light all natural or did you use any reflectors or assistance ? Is the processing just all pretty much from the camera or is some of the softness added later ?

Obvious Un-(a)peeling Banana
by GeneralE

Comment:
Congrats on joining the last place club! You are in some fine company.

...in her field
by crabappl3

Comment:
very attractive portrait - good layering and use of natural light. (10)