Backlighting, Light On White, Soft Focus
by dtremain

Comment:
Ouch. Stay away from ISO 1600 on that compact. My Powershot S5 looks even worse at that ISO. For a still life like this, use the lowest ISO your camera has, and whatever aperture gives you the look you want. By using a tripod and self timer to reduce camera shake, you can use as long an exposure as the other settings need.

Backlit Centered Tilt
by Blackbox

Comment:
Lens flare should have been one of the techniques.

Bokeh, Centered Composition, Stop Action
by Lonz

Comment:
I knew I would be the only one to recognize the effects of compression. I'll bet this would have done a high 5 if not for that. Still an awesomely cute shot!

Deep DOF, Leading Lines, Rule of Thirds
by Leo

Comment:
I'm really surprised this only did a mid-5. Maybe another notch of wow-factor was needed. It got a 7 from me.

Leading Lines, Long Exposure, & Tilted Angle
by NikonJeb

Comment:
C'mon Jeb, at this point a high score from you is pretty common. A great entry. It got a 9 from me. (Um, can I have a couple of those points back? Y'see, mine is somewhere in the bottom third, and I really need them...)

Message edited by author 2009-11-02 00:10:01.

High Key / Rule of Thirds / Soft Focus
by Tammster

Comment:
You nailed it Tammy!!!!!

Centered Composition-Shallow DOF-Tilted Angle (Finding Weegee)
by pawdrix

Comment:
Something about this told me it could be yours. A well deserved high score, though it should have ribboned. I need to ask, is Weegee this guy's name?

Snapshot with mill
by hajeka

Comment:
Very, um, "touristy". I like it, however.

pin up shoot
by annakiya33

Comment:
There is a lack of sharpness and clarity to this photo and I think most of it is due to the use of excessive JPEG compression. Your file size of only 44k indicates a highly compressed image and that is what is robbing a lot of the detail and sharpness from this image. I can also see some compression artifacts around the umbrella. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (150k for this one)

Hello Dali
by ptenisnet

Comment:
Extra cool find! Metal? Glass? Whatever it is, I like the effect it gave this. Faving it.