Pensive
by vawendy

Comment by HarveyG:
Classic style and BG separation, great light placement. I don't like the fact that the sharper eye is partially covered and the unsharp eye not covered. Still a 7

Pensive
by vawendy

Comment by tanguera:
This looks like Wendy's favorite model :-)

This is a lovely portrait, very warm, and I like the lighting. I would tweak a couple of things:
The nose shadow is quite pronounced, and makes her nose look larger than it likely is.
There's a small hot spot on the shawl, just to the right of her nose tip. I'd tone that down a tiny bit.
Negative space is a bit too much in all directions. I would likely crop most of the to off, and just a bit off the bottom, and then put her up against the left frame.

Pensive
by vawendy

Comment by barnstonekid:
I like this a lot. perfect lighting

Pensive
by vawendy

Comment by Bear_Music:
Chop half the black space off the top and see how much stronger it gets. (Waves wildly at Meggye, commenting only right now, technicals here are EXCELLENT)

A Day with Daddy
by vawendy

Comment by tvsometime:
Good parenting. Long life. voted earlier

A Day with Daddy
by vawendy

Comment by jomari:
Lovely!

A Day with Daddy
by vawendy

Comment by wbanning:
Lovely sentiment. The boy's posture implies confidence and pride to be with dad. The DOF choice works well for me too in setting a mood. I'm ambivalent about the upper right sharp foliage. One minute it seems distracting, the next it's providing an interesting focal context. Nice work - a top pick for me.

Sun-kissed
by vawendy

Comment by Mike:
nice macro, but the "bokeh" isn't particularly appealing to stand out in this challenge.

A Walk in the Woods
by vawendy

Comment by Trotterjay:
A 9 from me. Genius. No one would have seen this coming.

Sun-kissed
by vawendy

Comment by emoons:
Looks good. It looks like the bee is laying down and relaxing. One thing I would have change is to move the flower over about 3/4" to the left.