Summer
by patio127

Comment:
Great detail and razor sharp on the bottom half of the circle in the middle (no idea what the proper term for it is).

Orange Cosmos at Night
by MaryO

Comment:
Very interesting looking flower. The petals almost look like they are made of ripped paper. Looks like you may want to dial up the flash a bit.

Flower Day 1
by Patsfan

Comment:
I love orchids. Haven't seen them this color before. Hope you have a macro lens!

Daisy
by Katmystiry

Comment:
I like how the overlay adds some roughness, though the bottom right gets pretty dark. A cool effect. Looks like a frame from an old film.

That's why the grass is greener...
by cptpoland

Comment:
Grass is green because it's well fertilized with animal excrement and the decaying corpses of all manner of creatures. Not to mention all the toxic chemicals that people spray on it.

But hey, if you and yours like to roll around naked on it more power to ya. And thanks for taking a picture of it!

4
by Penny Lane

Comment:
Nah, 5.

According to the Tales of Rosemary
by senoj

Comment:
This looks like it's supposed to be art. What's wrong with you? 10.

---Mmmmm---
by Kelli

Comment:
A few things which held this back

- Focus. I can tell your focus was on the spot, but it looks like either she moved or your hands were shakey because it's just a tad on the blurry side. Probably could have been tightened up in smart sharpen or usm.

- Saturation. This is DPC, what the real color of something happens to be is irrelevant. I want that ice cream to be so colorful my eyes start to melt when I look at it!

- Contrast. The overall image is a bit flat and washed out. One spot this really hurts is the reflections in the sunglasses. Those would really jump out if the blacks were more black in the photo.

Things that worked

- Pretty model. It never hurts.

- Natural pose. She doesn't have a deer-in-the-headlights stare, nor is she giving the ice cream a im-a-pornstar lick. It has a nice, natural feel.

- Reflections. You can never go wrong with reflections on DPC. Not taken full advantage of here as discussed above, but present and in your favor.

Also since it was advanced editing, you could probably have sent this into 6+ range by spending time enhancing the eyes and skin in photoshop. Brad (I think it was brad) has a decent tutorial on photoshopping models into magazine quality creatures of beauty. Wouldn't take a lot of work in this shot, and would have lifted it above the realm of casual photo.

:: Mail Order Bride ::
by jprezant

Comment:
The other bride shows up in lingerie, yours appears to have expired during shipping...

China White
by lykofos

Comment:
Think this is against the site rules. Fear not, however, I'll give it the vote it deserves on the merits of the photo alone.