Cibolo Vaquero
by Gordon

Comment:
Almost feels like infared. Very bright. Nice tone, nice range. Almost missed the man there, would see him better if he were infront of the building. The soft focus adds to the sense of it being infared and gives it a touch of an "olden days" feel.

Sending soft sentiments
by drydoc

Comment:
Very romantic - a good subject for soft focus - sentimental, warm. The bright whites of the paper really show off the soft focus, they glow, it gives them more meaning. The composition is a bit too busy (tiny bit!) I'd have collected the papers together more in a pile, the way the bottom one runs off the page I find a bit distracting. Still well thought out, well executed. 8

After the Feast
by kirbic

Comment:
I love the two faces here. They are beautiful. The picture tells a story of contentment and love. The soft focus adds to that well. Wish the woman's hand and arm were visible coming around the little girl on the couch - it would pull the composition together and add to the "story." The line in the wall behind in distracting too - is it a curtain that could have been moved?

Early morning colours
by tp-fcp

Comment:
The soft focus has a nice effect on the colors/lights. It igives the feeling of early morning nicely. You've tried to tie the composition together - the line of grass lead to the corner, the building frames the left side, same amount of sky at top as pavemnt at the bottom. Very well thought out and balanced, but I still feel the interest is too difuse (no pun intendid) nothing to focus on, although the cars do draw your attention, but they're not what you want to look at. Perhaps with a person, or a couple under the forground light?

Don't Drink and Drive
by PaulMdx

Comment:
Good message. The soft focus is meant to show the impared jperception of someone who has been drinking. I usually think of soft focus to portray something sentimental, romantic, angelic..but this is a harsh reality. It is original, but I'm not sure it works for me.

Soft science...
by wetland

Comment:
Novel idea. I'm not sure how well soft focus goes with science IMHO. But "soft" or fun science can be a wonderful way to lead people into learning. I like the light on your subject's hair - the soft focus works well there making her hair seem to glow. I wish there were more light on her face - then the soft focus there would make her sking seem to glow - but without the light it really only loks outof focus to me.

My First Christmas Tree
by Sonifo

Comment:
very lovely and appropriate use of soft focus. The tree seems to be reaching out to embrace her, and she has such a special expression on her face - concentration, magic. You have depicted this as if it were seen through memory. I like the backlight - but wish the wooden bar and horizontal shadow weren't there, or at least were so pronounced. Its also a bit dark on the top left. 8

The Smell of Nature
by qazwix

Comment:
Lovely color and composition. The narrow DOF makes the petals look like they are stretching to the edges of the picture - dynamic! Wish the crop wasn't quite so close on the right, just a little more breathing room for the center of the flower would be better. Just a bit sharper focus o the flower center? 8

Fragranced
by sahko

Comment:
Really wonderful. The light catches her body just right - wish there were a line of light to indicate her neck. The spray is well captured. wish it were darker in the bottom left corner - the detail of the bra/bikini top is a tiny bit distracting. 9

Snow Is In the Air
by GP

Comment:
I love the golden diagonal light - especially how it contrasts with the cold gray trees. I think you rcould crop out the top bit of sky, and add more of the ground in the foreground. It would even up the two aspects of this photo that stand out.