Just Be Claus
by scalvert

Comment:
Great lighting, wonderful expressive pose, and a lovely mottled background which really sets the scene without stealing it. Beautiful shot.

red
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Beautiful shot, good capture of the girl. I like the composition and the dynamics and the softness. The bokeh on the lights does grab a little of it's own attention, but it sets the context for this scene well.

Angela 2
by Nonage

Comment:
Composition and the softness are excellent here. I think it would be better if the eyes, however, were tack sharp.

Tangalooma Sunset
by xtabintun

Comment:
Very nice shot; well composed. A bit of noise reduction might have been helpful. Also--while it works compositionally here well, it might be interesting to try capturing the reflection as well (the tradeoff is that it would push the rest of the boat more towards center).

White Lizzyanthus
by admart01

Comment:
Great shot and good use of bokeh to make the subject stand out. The white flower is difficult to capture and you did it pretty well, except for a few small areas.

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment:
Great shot and good use of bokeh to make the subject stand out. It might have been a bit better if the lighter branches in the backgound didn't stand out as much, but short of editing, I'm not sure what you could have done to prevent this.

Betty - The Sunset in Her Eyes
by nsbca7

Comment:
Excellent capture of this dog and freat use of background bokeh to make this dog stand out! Second review, bumping up.

Whipped Cream Taste Test
by bbower1956

Comment:
Very cute shot and good use of background blur.

Golden Globe
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Good use of bokeh to highlight the drop. However, the bright background does steal attention from the subject rather than serving only to make it stand out.

Winter Rose
by Arancha

Comment:
Nice bokeh and good color contrast. Good capture of the flower, though light on the flower itself could be more dynamic. However, IMHO the biggest improvement here would come from a different crop--the vertical crop, tight around the flower, shows off the bokeh but doesn't do justice to the flower. Bokeh is supposed to enhance the foreground, make it pop, and thus should sit in the background serving to contrast but not drawing attention to itself.