Still life with fruit
by willem

Comment:
Classical portraiture of fruit. Natural yet warm colors with nice lighting.
The composition of the fruits and the jar of honey (?) is pretty good.
The only flaws are the reflections on the oranges and the honey jar. I am not saying there should be no reflection at all, but I think one would be better. But I am nitpicking now. Well done.

Autumn Tapestry
by Neil

Comment:
Great colors, love it how the flows of the foreground go into the hazy but still colorful hills in the background. The line from the right, that is lit by the sun and goes int the frame as a triangle brings the live to this photo. Nice work.

Ha'penny Bridge
by aznym

Comment:
I like it how the water in front leeds me into the town. The bird in the sky makes it worth it to use so much sky. I also like the mood set with the bright sky and dark town foreground + the reflection. Toning is ok.

Feline Portrait
by moodville

Comment:
I like the focus& dof combined with the composition and capture of the expression. The viewer (me) seems to be able to get real close and personal with the big cat. The expressions shows a kind of "I am checking you out dude, if I don't like what I see you will be in trouble."
The dark background focussus all the attention on the face and so enhances that feeling even more.
Great portrait.

October Leaves
by BigMo

Comment:
It is basically a very simple object, but the color, sharpness, lighting, composition and dof with a nice bokeh make it a very strong photograph. Well done.

saturday afternoon
by slonko

Comment:
Great mood, toning and good idea to use the fallen tree/plant, it makes the image work.
The horizon might be better a bit lower, not rule of thirds lower but just a little bit more away from the middle.

Sylvia
by joanns

Comment:
It's a really good portrait, but I am a bit uncertain about the balance between the dark left and the brighter right background. Perhaps a tighter crop might balance it out more.
I love the way the dress fades away into the shadows.

Bound
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
I like this technique (the photography, not the thing around her neck) a lot. :)
Well done. The black of the iron/leather gives the shot some punch and so do her eyes btw.

There is one tiny "problem" imho:
The furry bits are connected with a very fine fabric. Because of the lighting its exposure is on the limit of the visible dynamic range scale. So at first I thought that she had a strange skin on her belly. Especially at the right side it wrinkles a lot giving the skin a strange appearance at first. She really has to stretch those clothes a bit. Oh wait, she can't.... :)

Elyse
by hanlomba

Comment:
I like the composition with those lines of fur leading down to the face. The lighting & exposure is good, toning a bit cool but not unpleasant. The colors of all objects in the photo are in good balance.

Face Painting
by toad32

Comment:
Great portrait. The composition is excellent with the lines of the face and hair and the placement of the eyes. The girl has a look of joy on her face and the positive mood that that creates is enhanced by the colorful painting on her face.
The saturation seems to be a little bit towards warm pink giving the photo and even warmer mood (in a good way).