Open Air Stage
by mannjudit

Comment by djscarrd:
Sun spots are a bit distracting.

Open Air Stage
by mannjudit

Comment by photom:
Emotional and a bit mysterious. The right 1/3 should be cropped though as it really draws attention away from the story.

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by KaDi:
This is a beautiful picture of a handsome man with a wonderful expression! The flowers do get in the way along with the unknown blurry object at the bottom right. On my screen, this is a bit over-bright, which unfortunately may be the only thing you can fix. Too bad, you have a good eye for timing.

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by Digichrome:
I think the placement of the flowers detracts from the image.

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by f-32:
Great portrait - well done!

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by erin_m02:
Excellent photo, great capture on the emotion! Only complaint is that its too bright. Play around with the brightness/contrast. =-)

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by photom:
Nice portrait of a "classic" face. I like the directional lighting but it may be just a tad over exposed. Too bad you couldn't have moved to the left a bit to remove the distracting and OOF flowers. The backgrould works well with nothing really detracting from the subject.

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by Mona:
Beautiful and natural.10

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by melismatica:
That title is not really a headline making it difficutl for me to make the connection to the challenge.

As a portrait it has potential. The lighting and focus are quite nice.The huge flowers overwhelm the subject.

Retirement - The Last Day in School
by mannjudit

Comment by Kylie:
This does strike me as something you might see in your "local interest" section of the paper. I also like the expression you caught on the man's face. The two things that keep me personally from going higher is that the flowers seem disportionately large to me and the colors and focus are a bit washed out. While a candid news shot would very likely have glares, etc., as purely a photograph, there are things that could really make this a beautiful shot.