The Dance
by Gracious

Comment by Shannon:
seems a bit grainy and out of focus to me, maybe adjusting brightness and contrast could help a little, the colors seems a little flat. 5

The Dance
by Gracious

Comment by GolferDDS:
Interesting action shot. Looks like they are arguing over who is 'alpha". I think I would have liked the shot better if you could have cropped in a little closer on the birds but I see they are already oversaturated and somewhat out of focus.

The Dance
by Gracious

Comment by kaycee:
Interesting subject - the angle in this case doesn't feel quite right to me - I like full shadows. A little soft in focus.

Break Out
by Gracious

Comment by Gracious:
I want to sincerely thank all of you who took the time to comment. I knew the focus was soft, but it was the best my weary old camera could do. A new one is enroute!!! :-) Anyway, it was the concept I was confident of, and not really the technical aspects. Apparantly some of you agreed. Thanks for recognizing the thought that went into this.

Break Out
by Gracious

Comment by dr rick:
Creative idea. The model is nicely posed and has a great expression. The photo is very soft and noisy viewed up close (like I usually do when voting), but when viewed from a distance (as a poster should be!), the effect is great!

Break Out
by Gracious

Comment by Neil:
Good idea; well done, but needs to be better focused.

Break Out
by Gracious

Comment by coolhar:
creative idea but needs sharper focus

Break Out
by Gracious

Comment by Neuferland:
Not a bad idea but the actual execution of the idea leaves me a bit wanting. I realize you are trying to create the image of the leg breaking through the border but it just doesn't work for me, the lines don't quite match. THe child is blurred a bit and the expression isn't quite right. I'm thinking if you had a shot of the child actually coming through the top of a box or something to that effect? A 3

The Heavenlies
by Gracious

Comment by lettyb:
this is such an increadible image - so powerful! Even though it is increadibly beautiful I find it kind of scary too. This is a great photo for showing the awesome nature of the Lord!

Break Out
by Gracious

Comment by Jaguar:
A little on the scare side of motivation, maybe leave out the scream and let it be a little subtler frustration and working on it.