St. Lucia in the Morning
by Zeus

Comment:
Wonderful light! You must have been ecstatic to see this scene unfold in front of you.

Sarune
by silverscreen

Comment:
I don't get this over the top, unnatural look. Sorry. I imagine she's a very lovely lady, but you can't tell in this shot. Detail is gone, the eye liner/makeup looks choppy (can't think of a better description, sorry), and it feels almost like a graphic rather than a photo overall. One of the more interesting focal points for this IMO is the extreme lower-right where you can see some detail in her hair and fingers. JMO of course. Good luck.

The Most Interesting Places Are Not Always The Ones Around The Bend.
by chazoe

Comment:
So then, where IS the most interesting place? The middle of the road? :-) Selective desat doesn't always work, but it does in this presentation. Good luck.

Many Parks Curve
by daevans

Comment:
Ansel Adams would be proud of this. Great tonal range IMO and what wonderful detail! In addition you've taken static subject material and really placed yourself well to great a dynamic comp. One of my favorites in this months Free Study. Bravo!

Oh, a train!
by DougTanner

Comment:
You tricked me! :-) At first glance I thought the graffiti was on the side of the train, yet the train seemed to be moving. ??? I got it now. :-) Interesting (if not somewhat dangerous) location you selected for this shot. Good luck.

The Veil!
by Judi

Comment:
The subjects are quite distant and not much to see in their "expression". It does seem like they are looking at something on the ground near their feet. ??? The scene overall is "ok". I had to laugh at all of the foot tracks in the sand going back and forth to the couple. :-) Seeing some sensor dust spots in the sky, and the burning is a bit obvious (really noticeable in the upper-middle of the sky). Just some observations, and obviously JMO. Good luck.

Goodnight
by wingyisleeds

Comment:
Uh-oh. Hmmm...where to begin. It's colorful! :-) Not quite sharp. Blue flare in lower left isn't helpful, and it looks like some chromatic aberrations (hope I got that word correct...can never remember the exact term) in the upper tree branches. Don't give up.

A daughter's last goodbye
by mariodube

Comment:
I like the B&W conversion. The comp works very well. Some ghosting artifacts around the people from post work. Don't particularly care for the (wrongly) suggestive title... All JMO of course. Good luck in the challenge.

Hanging in
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Almost there. Could've either increased the shutter speed to stop any minute movement, or stopped down one notch to increase the DOF slightly. The dandelion seed head seems just slightly soft. Perhaps a minor levels adjustment to bring up the contrast some. I do like the bg bokeh. Good luck.

Whispers
by karenk

Comment:
Good job of isolating the subject from the background. You handled the tricky (contrasty) lighting pretty well (some blowout on the ears). Nice tender moment captured. Good luck.