Look of despair
by bobdaveant

Comment by Chiqui:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Let me start by saying this is a great portrait. I like the compositon an the landscape mode, it works well. I would have cropped the white part on the right as this make the image look off balance.

The blown highlights on the side or her face are very distracting, my eyes keep wandering there taking attention away from the subject. The loss of detail in the shadows are also a bit distracting.

I like the post processing. I have no idea what you did because you didn't provide any details but it works. The only thing I would try to fix there is the slightly blown nose. This obviously just my opinion and you did very well, keep it up.

If you have any questions or comments on this critique, please feel free to PM me.

June

Blue bird of hapiness
by bobdaveant

Comment by Judi:
Gorgeous colours. I like the dark background to make him stand out further. Thanks so much for your comment.

Judi

grasshopper
by bobdaveant

Comment by Tanny:
I have taken a few pics of these insects and find i like the shots better when i use a small aperture. Gives a little better DOF. None the less still a nice shot.

long ride home
by bobdaveant

Comment by dahkota:
serendipity? Nahhhh, that's not it. Excellent image though - impeccable timing for the best image.

Emily: Black and White Study
by bobdaveant

Comment by bobdaveant:
My youngest daughter Emily still lets me take pictures of her with out too much complaining, my older daughter and son (and wife) run from me whenever I have the camera..need some more models, so I dont drive my family crazy!

long ride home
by bobdaveant

Comment by Car54:
Is that E.T. he's biking?--if so, it's a loonng ride home--I like the coloring and journalistic approach

long ride home
by bobdaveant

Comment by liah:
kinda busy

grasshopper
by bobdaveant

Comment by Penny Lane:
This is amazing! I love it!

grasshopper
by bobdaveant

Comment by Atropos:
I like it alot. Focused on his head perfectly, and the blurred body draws even more attention to his face. Excellent shot.

Look of despair
by bobdaveant

Comment by Jutilda:
Bob - you got gypped. This certainly deserved a much higher placed number. I love the shot and gave it one of my few 9's.