When Giant Spiders Attack
by Jesuispeure

Comment by hughletheren:
Hello Amanda from the Critique Club,

Composition
Well spotted - makes a dramatic image. Like the way the tower leaps away from you and the rule of thirds works well in forcing one's eyes back to the "spider" image. The blue splash near the top of the tower provides interest and balance to what otherwise might have been bottom heavy. I guess this must have been taken tripod mounted (if you didn't you kept very still!) and the 1600 ISO creates just a tiny haze of noise centre left but this camera is fantastic - I have a EOS 300D too and love it.

Focus
You don't say what lens you used but it must have had a short focal length because the whole image is well focused - an achievement at f/4.0

Exposure
Tricky to take night scenes - you have done well - there are the tiniest amount of blown highlights and they don't matter - no loss of important detail and the balance of gold spider against the blue lights is just right.

Challenge
Very few submissions really met the challenge - yours was one of them (IMHO)!

Overall
A dramatic image, well captured, scoring very nearly 6. What more could you want? A higher score? Well that is in the hands of the audience and that is often beyond comprehension. Well done!

Hugh
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Ascension
by Jesuispeure

Comment by Natator:
Love the pose and the soft focus here. Absolutely lovely model as well. 10

Ascension
by Jesuispeure

Comment by ElGordo:
A little blurry but otherwise naked!

Ascension
by Jesuispeure

Comment by judibrenstein:
I like the expression on her face but fuzzy doesn't equal dreamy for me on this one.

Ascension
by Jesuispeure

Comment by gajmaj:
Awesome! Beautifully composed and lit. Great touch of soft focus - well done (10)

Flower Girl
by Jesuispeure

Comment by PhilipDyer:
I was wondering which one of you took this shot of Grace. It came out great! Please tell her that Mr. Pepsi says hello. :-)

Flower Girl
by Jesuispeure

Comment by Mona:
So beautiful.

Flower Girl
by Jesuispeure

Comment by dunces:
Wow, lovely lighting, great focus and composition. One of my favorites in this competition.

Flower Girl
by Jesuispeure

Comment by emorgan49:
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful - such a nicely balanced photo between the flowers and the smile.

Flower Girl
by Jesuispeure

Comment by DJLuba:
Very well done, and I like the border. Strong portrait / great lighting.