Future 10
by Kelli

Comment by digitalknight:
centered composition - blown highlights - obviously a candid (not posed) - shoe-horned into the challenge with a title. I'm guessing this isn't doing well for you.

What would make this better - in my opinion

Frame her left so she's looking across 2/3 of the photo of empty grass

Take a meter reading before you start shooting - realize that your camera meter is shooting the high and set your EV compensation to -0.3 so the highlights stay in control

Look at the light in her face - and the hightlights in her eyes - make her stop - look that direction, and get right into her face so we can see those beautiful eyes and the catch lights in them. (again, framed slightly off center)

These are things that I have found started turning my photos from snapshots into photos that I was really proud of. If this is your daughter I'm sure you're proud anyway - she is beautiful -

Not all precious photos are beautiful photos, not all beautiful photos are precious.

I hope this is helpful.

Tsunami
by Kelli

Comment by levyj413:
Hmm. Nice idea, and the title matches the visual impression well. And you used the rule of thirds well in placing the water/house line.

However, as a photograph ...
The colors look washed out. Maybe enhancing the contrast would make it look better.

Future 10
by Kelli

Comment by tjbel05:
Boy, are you in trouble in "10" years.

Tsunami
by Kelli

Comment by Car54:
interesting, but unfortunately not convincing to be a perspective--i'm trying to understanding how this was done. good colors and tonal quality

Tsunami
by Kelli

Comment by Atropos:
Good idea and it looks neat as well. Not very visually appealing to me though.

citysunset.jpg
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
Nice exposure shooting directly into the sunset! You may want to play with the saturation a bit to deepen the pinks, but the way you have it here is really quite nice. Peaceful and delicate in tones and color. Nice composition as well.

Perfect Star
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
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You had a great time at the fireworks, didn't you? Congrats on yet another new picture on the top row! The colors here are great and the focus quite crisp. And yes, I can see the star - very cool! Only thing I can see to change is a very minor stray white bit at the bottom that could be cloned - and that's really a very minor nitpick. Lovely choice for the challenge!

Future 10
by Kelli

Comment by Ragga2000:
Good colors and a cute girl... Such a nice expression on her face, very serious..

Tsunami
by Kelli

Comment by JunieMoon:
Interesting perspective. Need to be clearer, though.

Fire Flower
by Kelli

Comment by chalice:
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I like the image - the well rounded shape of the "flower", the bokeh for a background, and the off-center position. I would have preferred to have the crop be less severe on the bottom, showing more of the "stem"...but since I don't know what was down there, perhaps you made a wise choice.