Local Bird
by bcoble

Comment:
Beautiful focus and DOF. I love the line of the fence curving through the shot. Really nice capture.

Cinci-Reds
by bcoble

Comment:
That's a very nice shot. Did you straighten the buildings, or were you far enough back that they didn't all lean into the center? I like the color of the stadium against the otherwise blue and white shot. It almost looks like a sailing ship.

temporal imprints
by krnodil

Comment:
Nice accident, Karen. I like the three shirt colors: red, green, and blue. They attract my eye and lead me around the image. Very fun exploring.

Swirl
by levyj413

Comment:
Ok, I'm not going to say I would like this hanging on my wall, but it is a really cool experiment. And don't ever do it again.

Engaged
by jaysonmc

Comment:
Jason, I think the gausian blur hurt this photo. Your wife has a beautifully natural expression and a very winning smile. When I first looked at it I couldn't understand why her face was in focus and the rest of her body was not.

I think gausian blur can help a subject stand out from a distracting background, and it can help smooth skin, when used very lightly, but surface blur is better for skin smoothing. But in this case the blur becomes the distracting element.

I'd love to see this excellent shot reprocessed. The lighting is nice.

Following Geisha
by Hipychik

Comment:
Terry, I love the colors and composition of this shot. How creative of you to come up with this idea. It really would be pretty in a large print on a wall. If this were my shot, I might see if I could brighten it a little. Perhaps with a curves layer in luminosity mode. Might not be as nice as this, but it would be worth a try.

Unraveling
by colorcarnival

Comment:
This is a very fun take-off on all those portraits of veiled ladies in scarves and Muslim dress.

Caballero
by Brad

Comment:
Brad, I really like this shot and gave it an 8 during voting because it seemed like the DOF was achieved with gausian blur rather than with the camera. Still I like the effect and use that a lot myself on candid portraits.

I like the lighting, focus, tone, composition, strong subject with something going on, and the shadow from the hat. If anyone objects to the shadow on his eyes, they miss the point of why caballeros wear wide-brimmed hats. Congratulations on a marvelous shot.

Every Little Girl's Dream
by LaMas

Comment:
I love this photo. The little girl is so pretty and the roses and satin bow really POP. The bride and groom in the background are perfect for the setting. I love your use of partial desaturation and the DOF is excellent. Even though this scored well and had a very respectable placement, I think it should have done much better.

Outdoor Beauty
by kashi

Comment:
I'm glad you went with this one, Kashi. It's a lovely shot, and the voters agreed. Well done.