Nightfall at the Farm
by debitipton

Comment by lizzyc3:
Pretty! The sky's awesome I really like the upper left cloud. The rest is a little dark though but otherwise good job

Nightfall at the Farm
by debitipton

Comment by Spork99:
Lovely scene, Wish the image wasn't so centered and static.

Nightfall at the Farm
by debitipton

Comment by Zap228:
maybe you could have cropped a little closer to the fence, and im assuming you took this later in the day so it is really dark. nice mountains

Nightfall at the Farm
by debitipton

Comment by briphoto:
Very rustic, I like the lighting- only the barn seems a little too dark.

Waiting... nervously... to throw out the first pitch of the season
by debitipton

Comment by Jesuispeure:
I know that child! His tongue is hilarious.

Waiting... nervously... to throw out the first pitch of the season
by debitipton

Comment by graphicfunk:
good effect

Nightfall at the Farm
by debitipton

Comment by Lafaminit:
absolutely gorgeous. Your lighting is perfect

Nightfall at the Farm
by debitipton

Comment by peecee:
a wonderful picture, I would like to see the house more to one side.

In The Red
by debitipton

Comment by admart01:
Hi Debi

Greeting from the Critique Club...

Congrats on your new DPC personal best in this challenge

You say in your bio that you know how to work natural light and this is a fine example of that. As many of your commenters predicted, I think you did suffer at the hand of the measurement sticklers -- when given a change to differentiate one good shot from another... the photo that follows the rules best gets the nod.

That said, you've created a wonderful composition by tieing in elements that pull my eye throught the frame. The white background offers no distraction and ties in the white from the subject's shirt. The red poles tie in with the subject's arms (all twisted about each other) and connect the bold red with softness of the child.

Her not-quite making eye contact with me has the feel of a candid moment -- you've caught a moment of time of joy "unposed" and something that's universal in the story it tells.

Many of the commenters touched on all my points. I hope you found this useful. Please pm me if you have any questions

Regards,
Theresa

Sheepdog's View
by debitipton

Comment by livingfiction:
This picture makes me think of that anti smoking ad, "butts are gross"