Freedom, The Basis of America
by Be-real

Comment:
Nick

Yep, me back and will give you some more feedback, both because you asked in the forums, and because your PM thanking for the last lot.

Will not repeat the previous stuff as it still stands......

Ok, No editing done, that probably has negatively hurt your score significantly. The colours are quite flat. They may have been like that, but i often find that cameras do not capture the vibrance of the colours. In Post Processing, you could adjust this to get significantly more from the colours. I did a little play around, and got the pinks to be more red, and really stand out. I was able to make the left hand side lighter using Shaddows/hihglights in Photoshop, which then removed some of the issue I sopoke about earlier. Some extra saturation into the colours could make a difference to this. If you don't have much experience with these programs, play around with them and see what you can achieve. there are also some tutes on the web that can help you. Best way i have found to improve though is to try things out. I cringe at some of my early stuff now, and the mistakes I made in processing them.

The grainyness. I am not sure whether that is from the surface the painting is on or not. I was able to remove at least some of this using Reduce Noise. Most software programs have something that helps you do this.

I see you have entered again this week, so it will be good to see what you have come up with this time. Send me a PM at the end of voting for that one if you want me to provide some feedback on it as well.

Good Luck, Keep Shooting and trying new things, and trust me, you will learn Heaps

kaiser

Help! In Any Language
by sfarrell23

Comment:
Great idea. Not going to help anyone if it is stuck between rocks under the water. The overall effect of this photo is very good, and the composition works well

The Smile That Says it All
by MAK

Comment:
I like the way this photo shows some of the personality of the subject, rather than being a stiff photo of a person smiling. I like the lighting and the prtocessing of this as well. Works really well in B&W

The Need to Read
by neophyte

Comment:
Red Bricks, with her in Black/dark blue and white would have looked stunning with this. Not sure the window in it works though.

Watch Out Buddy!
by artvet

Comment:
Wish that both eyes were a little clearer, rather than the left hand eye being dark and hard to define. I think it loses part of the effecta s a result

Communication
by Brin

Comment:
Great place to catch up for a talk. Love the location and the two people getting together for a quiet chat

"Yeah, I'm content..."
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Nice baby image. The softness works here.

Where's my #*@! steak!!!!!
by Penny Lane

Comment:
Not voting as I know the image, but commenting on all that I can.

I bet the dog thought it tasted good as well. I like the idea and how it turned out in the end.

Body Language
by androgeus

Comment:
Nice Macro. Shame about the yellow background, which means the definition fo the flower is lost a bit

Love..................
by Pikkel

Comment:
The softness of this photo does not appeal to me. I like the pose, I think the crop may be a little too close. Having the heads totally in may have worked better.