Prospects
by LanndonKane

Comment:
I'm not sure why you finished in the 200's with this shot. My shot of a bird at the aquarium finished 163. He had awesome bird hair though, heh.

To me your shot looks pretty sound technically. Maybe it's just too in your face? It feels pretty cramped.

Someone mentioned that the image looked "flat." The edited eyes do a great job of drawing focus, but the rest of the photo does seem flat across the cheeks and nose. This may have something to do with the age of the person? Maybe there's a technique to photographing people that still have a bit of that baby fat softness. Maybe a more dramatic angle of light. Hopefully someone chimes in with how you could have improved your lighting, because I think that's where you're wanting more feedback.

People are really tough on portraits. I think your shot is great. I wouldn't be discouraged if I were you.

quite a few of them
by kolasi

Comment:
This would be great if the girl weren't facing the camera. This looks too posed.

Basking in the Evening Sun
by jodis_eva

Comment:
This is a beautiful photo and I love the composition and setting. The Bokeh and colors are wonderful. My only complaint would be the softness of the rock. I think it looks too smooth and almost plastic.

Day 22 - Can I Play Too?
by Ken

Comment:
I hope you don't mind, but I had a play at the editing.



I obviously cropped it and added a white border, and I straightened the horizon just a tad. I also tweaked the blacks, whites, and grays in Selective Color. I liked the softness your photo had, but I wanted to see what it looked like sharper, so I played in Smart Sharpen. I didn't like how it looked with my usual default settings, so I put the "Amount" to 50% and threw the "Radius" way out to 30 and had one of those "So that's how they do it!" moments, heh.

Adorable kid and great catch.

Broken Cloud
by Imagineer

Comment:
I'm absolutely stunned that this isn't on the front page. I made this a favorite the second I saw it, and the more I look the more I love it. Absolutely incredible.

Week 13: Time for a Haircut
by Blue Moon

Comment:
This photo makes me wish I hadn't just got my hair trimmed. You're an inspiration to women everywhere strive for bigger, longer, and more splits in our split ends. This is the most beautiful split end.

Tramonto Nell'Acqua
by JimiRose

Comment:
Hey, I saw this in a Flickr group this morning! It truly is a beautiful photo.

Rough-Hewn Working Hands
by 777STAN

Comment:
I guess you could say the hands themselves are distracting.

I saw this during voting, but wasn't sure if I should comment on the actual hands. I Googled around a bit, because to me unless those were cold or overworked hands, this person may want to see a doctor. Hopefully this isn't a common occurrence. I saw some cases where it's just poor circulation, but there were also some mention of liver disease and whatnot.

Again, I hope these hands were just cold after some good hard work.

Dancing with Trees
by pointandshoot

Comment:
I really hope this scores well. It's definitely outside of the box and done well. I normally don't like the black and white processing that leans towards the gray side (non-contrasty), but this I don't mind at all.

I will be honest that I don't understand the connection between the title and the image. I can guess, but it's not clear.

Good luck. Nice image.

Bird Eye View
by Nordlys

Comment:
This could use a slightly greater DOF to include more of the beak, but this is still a very beautiful image. I love the colors and the detail in the eye.