Autumn in Japan
by TOY

Comment:
Absolutely stunning. THe colors, tones and tree limbs are perfect. Lose the title and retitle it Autumn in Japan. Wildlife typically means animals. Still its awesome.

Lights on - Iceland
by bogus

Comment:
Great shot, horrendously unprofessional, and cropped pretty bad. But you have a beautiful country.

Water Garden in Winter, Huntsville Botanical Garden, USA
by pixelpig

Comment:
I Like the lines but the color scheme and the compostion are not too snappy, certainly not for a postcard. A botanical garden postcard should be a lot more foliage and plants, not 80% brick. I do dig how your eyes are led to the empty bench. Put a person there and you change the whole shot.

Admiring Her Treasures
by idnic

Comment:
I like this feel; somewhere between a vermeer painting and an antique feeling add for jewelry. I do have some criticisms though, but please take these from the thought that this is still better than mostly anything I've done.

The focus could use some tweeaking; there is som strong focus on the right arm, but also on the hat- the depth of field should be adjusted to compensate, there mightbe more impact if the pearls weren't blurred at the expense of the right arm;

The area where the eye rests is just to the right of the right shoulder. where the lightest spot of the photo is, and its intersection with cleavage. I am all for cleavage, but here, it distracts from all else; I like the lace up bodice type approach to teh outfit, but again, perhaps a focus shift would adjust all the centers of interest.

I do love the tones, values and contrasts, the texture of the hat against the smothness of the background and white against skin; and the quilting below. Also, perhaps a bit of a pull back on the crop would be interesting.

All in all a terrific shot;

View from Ecola Point, Sunset
by Bear_Music

Comment:
So nice; so eye pleasing; beautiful pink and blues; what makes this is the fantastic is the mist and haze qualities contrasted with the fact that you can see so deeply into the picture with clarity and depth to the horizon. makes it surreal.

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by Bear_Music

Comment:
Amazing color contrast and saturation. at first I thought the placement of the bodies in the frame was too static; but with the blue and red swirl layers is quite effective and eye pleasing.

Jim Talin, Master Bookbinder
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Great shot; just the right expression- one of 2 ways to go with this- serious st work, or personality. I like the tools behind and the placement behind his head. I also dig the full frame and the under teh table look. Great workplace portrait of a craftsman.

Sophisticated Dinner Party for One
by breadfan35

Comment:
Absolutely great; this a real was standout for me; the chandolier is fascinating and draws your eyes up, perhaps splitting the composition too much for some people. If you cropped it halfway between the windows, you would have been "better accepted", and the composition would be improved, but the tone would suffer and the bright light would not be there, with all its interest. I love the shot despite my random, rambling criticism.

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by idnic

Comment:
I love the exposure and the expression.
That belt is soooo phallic though, it really adds a subliminal level of sex to the shot that you weren't likely looking for. Its pretty uncanny really- but I guess the title could be, "wanna borrow my hat?"

Day 1 - Stackable Head
by Makka

Comment:
great 30 day sp portfolio. This one I really like; so seemless. nice work.