Look at me and listen close
by Mike

Comment by pixelpig:
Sing for Me. Had to look it up, but it was worth it. Well done portrait, 3 little flaws (bet you know what they are). Love the red.

Look at me and listen close
by Mike

Comment by tvsometime:
"Sing for Me" by Yellowcard. Nice photo.

Look at me and listen close
by Mike

Comment by nam:
Sing for Me - Yellowcard
Very lovely, both the model and the portrait and treatment. I would have liked to see more detail in the eyes but don't know how you would accomplish that without selective editing - I really wanted to bring back some areas of my own and couldn't in basic. Voted earlier.

Look at me and listen close
by Mike

Comment by tanguera:
Yellowcard. Interesting angle, which renders her eyes a little odd-looking, as they are looking up and make the whites look strange. But the lighting is really lovely.

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by Mike

Comment by tvsometime:
One of the better fireworks. Good color. 7

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by Mike

Comment by giantmike:
Nice job with not blowing out the colors too much.

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by Mike

Comment by jmritz:
Lazy hazy days..

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by Mike

Comment by MaryO:
Very sweet scene :-)

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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I love the scene that has been captured, but the added shallow DOF does not come off well to me. It's just too abrupt and doesn't look realistic to me. My own trick for guiding the eye to my subject and minimizing background distractions is a subtle dark vignette. Not enough to scream that I used one, but just enough to help steer the viewer's eye.

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by Mike

Comment by EL-ROI:
Lovely shot for the family album. Great emotion. I don't really think anything was gained using a square crop. My eye travels from the people to the end of the fishing rod, which is cut off. This would be fine cropped at a 2:3 ratio if using a crop frame sensor. Also, watch the position of the people in the frame... The woman's foot is partially chopped off and I think I wold be better to include it.