09 - Berries (Red)
by ErikV

Comment:
So so for me, you have some excellent images that I truly enjoy. In this image the upper plane of focus is distracting. The contrasting color is great, but there seems to be some type of pp artifact through out the image.

08 - Wisps
by ErikV

Comment:
excellent abstract, love the movement

07 - Pine
by ErikV

Comment:
very good. The varying placement of focus gives the image movement.

06 - Leaves
by ErikV

Comment:
Love the albino slug...oops...someone already mentioned that. I like the detail in the upper leaf.

D i Z z y N e S s
by njsabs

Comment:
Wonderful execution! Congrats.

The place where the sidewalk ends
by enajj

Comment:
Great image, I find it underrated, at least based on my tastes! I disagree with you in that the color would have scored better. Who cares! The sepia tone tugs at the heart; makes me yearn for the childhood summer days spent at the beach. Growing up in Southern California, that was nearly every day! As a point of critique, I feel that you could have made a bigger impact with a stronger composition, specifically the sky. I find myself scrolling down to "crop" some of the sky out. Still a successful image because it spoke to at least one viewer, and that was before I read the title!

My Ball!!
by Photomouse

Comment:
Hey! Great finish. I loved this shot, as did Abby and Bella.

my little love
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Very elegant, yet I feel his energy to run, explore, and enjoy life. Clearly the pose brings this out, but it is accentuated by the negative space. I believe you have captured his youth!

BTW, we have a third on the way. The girls want to name him Aiden (presuming it's a boy!), naturally their second choice is Ben. I think my wife but the Aiden bug in their ear! I'll let you know in March...

The Wise Carpenter
by senor_kasper

Comment:
I love this portrait. Such emotion, always fun to come back to this image.

Original
by bspurgeon

Comment:

Originally posted by PhotoInterest: I think the color version certainly did this shot justice and perhaps, you might have done well to have left it in color. It's sad that you felt that you needed to compromise the artistic view of this shot in favor of "technical perfection" as this truly is a beautiful photo as is here.

Thanks for your comment. Don't worry! I made no compromise. I have a strong preference for black and white photography, so this color version never had a shot!