Yearning
by KiwiShotz

Comment:
I love this sneaky peek, but am not sure that I like the title.

A Glimpse of Perfection
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
Ok she meets the challenge, my problem is that she is not really the focus of the picture.

Dressed for the Occaision?
by Skip

Comment:
I like this, but the blurring on the left side is a small issue. I would also have liked to see this cropped with the man on thirds.

Playing Hide 'n Seek in an Umbrella
by Catherine_B

Comment:
Sharp, eyes on thirds ... nice pic.

Mountain Stream
by divernick

Comment:
This is a lovely picture, good capture of the moving water, but the size really doesn't help, it could have so much more impact - but it is really small.

The Lone Traveller
by Judi

Comment:
Fantastic picture, I really do like this picture, even if it doesn't meet the challenge.

Camellia (Christmas Rose)
by MattO

Comment:
Wow .. this is really cool view, a real impact is created with this.

Grin
by dahkota

Comment:
It opened I said 'oh my gawd" and I loved it ... great picture, fantastic impact, he is soooo good looking.

Waiting for Spring
by barrow

Comment:
This is a fantastic shot ... My only issue is that there is no person, as requested in the challenge description.

Pretty in Pink
by ShutterPug

Comment:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

The critique I am doing is for "Pretty in Pink"

First Impression - the most important one:
That poor pup ... torture for art .. hehehe ... nice concept and good use of colours.

Composition:
Not too bad .. I think that cropping Beanie more on the thirds so her eyes or mouth match the horizontal thirds may have added something, but I am unsure. I like the DOF .. it works with the green and some of the boa being out of the DOF.

Subject:
I do like the colours ... but do they enhance the subject .. or scare it of?. Nah really it is a good shot and meets the challenge well.

Technical (Colour and light):
Lighting good, reasonably sharp picture...

To grow its vote?:
This is really hard, I have not often seen peoples pets score really well outside a pets type challenge. I think that people are immediately "oh your pet" or "oh a dog" and mark it down on that ... I don't know why but that does seem to happen, I think it is tied to the oh a pet snapshot thing. But I have also seen this happen with peoples photos of children.

Summary:
I think this is a good picture, I like it and more over I think you like it ... and hey its you liking it counts!

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari