Unamed 1
by grgkopanas

Comment:
You asked for a critique in a forum thread, so here goes:

You have a nice model but I'm afraid I'm not very fond of the photo.

As soon as I opened it, two things immediately "yelled" at me: a pasted background and a harsh flash.

It is so very difficult to make hair look right when you're changing backgrounds. It is way better to just get it right in camera, rather than having to fake it later.

The full-on frontal flash isn't very pleasing, either. I much prefer controlled, soft lighting, which can be as easy as either using natural light or bouncing the flash off a ceiling or wall.

Marz
by Glanni

Comment:
I'm sorry, but that just looks chaotic and yellow.

March
by jellybelly

Comment:
Pretty flowers and nice DOF, but the composition could be more interesting.

February - The month of Looooove!
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
If only the flash wasn't so very harsh!

February - River Views
by dainmcgowan

Comment:
I like the scene, but I don't care for the very strong saturation.

December
by Dano6

Comment:
I'm sorry, but two little statues on a black background just don't float my boat. They look flat and boring.
Little statues rarely do terribly well, but perhaps with some different lighting they might have looked a tad more interesting.

June
by smichener

Comment:
A classic shot with great colors, lines, composition, etc - love it!

July
by Lelez

Comment:
What a lovely riot of color! I like how it fills the frame with all that cheerfulness.

If I had to pick on something, I'd pick on the top left corner. I wish either the flowers totally filled the frame, or at least it was balanced better. Somehow, that corner just doesn't look right.

But the wonderful colors make up for it all, anyway :-)

September
by dbeau

Comment:
I'm not sure if the straight row is the best arrangement, but I still really like this photo. The very carefully arranged mess, the lovely color combinations, the gentle lighting..... I like it!

A Storm Brews in the Enchanted Forest...
by AP

Comment:
Such a lovely photo!
I don't care for the border, and it certainly doesn't say "wind" at all, but I love it, nevertheless.
I find the orange tones really important, they help balance and set off all those greens.