Flipin' My Family "the bird"
by joannadiva

Comment:
Good colors and tones for the bird. I think the composition could have been improved by getting rid of distractions like the counter behind, and maybe providing a wonderful context like a fully set table with flowers and the bird as the centerpiece.

Thanks for this world!
by Alexys

Comment:
Wonderful light and good "thanks" message.

Technically, I think this might have worked better as a landscape. I find too much space at the top above the moon, and overall too much blue sky. Also, I note that the horizon is tilted. I think it would have been better with enough DOF to have the tree sharp as well.

Family Traditions
by crabappl3

Comment:
This looks like a very special shot but I am having trouble making out what I am looking at. I see the tree, and snow, and a very birght overexposed light. I assume those are heads, and you are in a crowd of carolers or a service of some sort (sorry, christmas isn't part of my religion or lack of it). Shot wise, the most important thing I see is to fix or get rid of the light. I realize you can't fix it within the challenge rules though, and you may not have wanted to crop if that was important to your message.. If you had more of the heads on the bottom, you might have been able to just crop the left.

My daughter
by KevinRiggs

Comment:
Good shot of your daughter, I think you could have given it more impact by a different crop. The arm is distracting, so it might have been a good one to try a "real crop chop" and use part of her face and head. Sometimes that works really well, or maybe you had another shot wiithout the hand. Moving her off center would halp too (and that would happen with the crop.)

Thank you!
by SharQ

Comment:
? There are so many natural and truly important things to be thankful for-- but it's your thanks.

I find the shallow depth of field doesn't work well for me here. There just doesn't seem to be much to the photo, and it doesn't work aesthetically because of the DOF and upper left glare, at least for me.

My Little Explorer
by delariman

Comment:
Cute shot. I would suggest cropping the top to make her even more significant in the frame and put her head in the top 1/3.. Also, she's very nicely lit, but the surroundings could be a bit brighter.

Little Piddies
by Spork99

Comment:
Good idea, and well done. Did you consider having for the foot coming in at an angle compositionally, and did you try a softer focus? I think that might have improved it personally, Little feet are soft, but the sharpness here makes this look adult. Also, the ring showing through would have been better if not there, and even for sharp focus, the lighting is a bit harsh and reflective.

"I'm thankful for my new home"
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Good shot of the dog, I know they aren't easy! What kind of dog is this?

Life's Encounters
by JPR

Comment:
Great emotive shot. It mght have been good to capture the whole shadows in the foreground, and to meter off of the brighter areas to eliminate the overexposure and blooming at the top right. The subjects work well as sillouettes, so they can be darker without loss of the impact. Nice catch.

Duck
by faidoi

Comment:
I scored this above average but it might have done better if larger FYI.