Guardian Angel
by Samara

Comment by SharQ:
Cool, but I don't now what's going on with the lighting thing up tip - it looks very jagged. Picture too compressed? Too low resolution? (4)

Fairy Lights
by Samara

Comment by smellyfish1002:
Hi Mom! i think you did a great job on this shot. the composition is perfect, and the lighting effect is very well done. I have noticed in a couple of photos of yours in dark conditions that you get a yellow cast... I don't know if you camera has a white balance adjustment, but you may want to check into that. I think your teddy bear photo has some yellow cast to it as well.
All in all, you did a great job, but the image has some camera limitations affecting it (white balance and grain or noise in dark images). I like pcody's idea to shoot this with the light reflection making a halo at her head! Well done!
Love,
Andy

(edit) I just noticed that your ISO was 320 for this shot. Try to set it lower if your camera will let you and it will minimize the noise/grain. It will also require a longer shutter speed, but you were already at 1/2 second, so I assume you used a tripod or other stable surface for the camera.

Message edited by author 2003-10-29 10:14:55.

Guardian Angel
by Samara

Comment by Flash:
7. My preference is to see more detail in the edge of the shadow. Great halo cast by the crystal.

Guardian Angel
by Samara

Comment by LucidLotus:
Great image! I love the color, and the refraction at the top makes a very brilliant halo. Composition is fabulous, I wish I could've gotten a shadow so sharp. Very well done. 8

Teddy needs a hug...
by Samara

Comment by LucidLotus:
A nice photo, the color is vivid, I like the way it contrasts with the background. Focus looks pretty good. I don't connect to the photo completely, it doesn't give me a feeling of solitude or loneliness really - the title is the only connection to that feeling, not the image. That said, it does in general fit the 'all alone' challenge, just doesn't connect well for me. 5

Guardian Angel
by Samara

Comment by vtruan:
The wrinkles in the paper are somewhat distracting, otherwise, I like the idea.

Guardian Angel
by Samara

Comment by jaimeegrl:
Painting with light! Beautiful.

Teddy needs a hug...
by Samara

Comment by squirrel:
he's yellow. not a warm a welcoming teddy.

Fairy Lights
by Samara

Comment by sonnyh:
I don't know if my screen is going or my eyes are going but this photo seems not clear to me and a little pixelated.

Teddy needs a hug...
by Samara

Comment by Trinch:
The top to bottom angle and the dark lighting magnify the sense of lonliness. My initial reaction was very negative, but I came back to this photo several times. Each time I revisited, it spoke more to me.