Future Oak Trees
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Beautiful, I love this one. Reminds me a bit of an image in one of Freeman Patterson's books. A couple things that come to mind: Did you use a polarizer? (in situations like this it helps, to reduce glare); The in focus area is so centred! The image might be more effective if the in focus area were placed a bit more on one of the thirds (in this case, towards the bottom left I think -- the big leaf out of focus at the bottom is a bit much, and could easily be cut down). (8)

Grave Robber
by MAK

Comment:
There definitely is foreground bokeh, but, as it is, does it serve to enhance the image? IMO, there's just way too much of it. If you'd go in closer to the squirrel, and have just a bit of the foreground showing, maybe make the image from a slightly lower angle - it might give it more strength. Something to try. (6)

Koinonia
by saintkristopher

Comment:
The out of focus cross flips in and out, foreground to background. Strange how that happens. In my personal opinion, there's too much blank space in this image, two things sort of floating in space, separated by a lot of space, and the placement of the subjects is sort of awkward. I wonder if placing the Bible more almost behind the cross would work better. (5)

Kicking back
by jschro

Comment:
Good idea for foreground bokeh. The out of focus guitar neck/hand leads us to look at the little girl playing the guitar. I wonder if having the little girl look at the guitar intently, like she's really playing away, would also work. My one nitpick is that the image looks a tad "over noise-ninjaed" (or similar noise removal software). (7)

pinecone sunlight
by pitakid10

Comment:
Backlit images are tricky. Cameras have a difficult time metering in these situations. Sometimes it helps to use manual and underexpose by a fair bit. There is a bit of foreground bokeh here, but it's minimal, and it doesn't really "enhance" the image. (5)

My Main Focus
by AnotherTale

Comment:
This is just not a very good picture. If you're going to make a nude, at least it should be interesting or artistic, but this is just there, and grainy. (3)

White on Black
by Len Scap

Comment:
I like this candid! That mountain, looks so "Canadian Rockies" with the sideways striping and the low tree-line. -8

At rest
by nico_blue

Comment:
Wow, now that is calm water! Like a mirror. Beautiful tones in the image.

Blond and Wearing only Black and White
by gmj

Comment:
Beautiful woman, but this is not the most flattering image of her I suspect. It would be good if you focused on her eyes and got them tack sharp, even if the rest of her face/shoulders is out of focus.

Hands in Pockets
by bassbone

Comment:
Beautiful candid. However, the processing is too much IMO. It looks over noise-ninjaed (or similar), and also maybe too much USM? A picture like this needs to have more natural detail. Also, the sky looks blueish/gray (not a duotone). -4