Alone
by Prime_Time

Comment by Prof_Fate:
the handle in teh foreground by the lightpole shold have been cropped out. it distracts, adds nothing and could be cut off without affectingthe composition.

December Day
by Prime_Time

Comment by pixelmassive:
Move so you don't have a truck behind your subject. Also, it's more flattering to women if they turn their head towards the camera rather than looking straight ahead, so moving to the side has a double advantage.

December Day
by Prime_Time

Comment by lockjawdavis:
Candid?

Alone
by Prime_Time

Comment by dipaulk:
Very nice. My only recommendation is to crop more off the bottom to remove the distracting handle :)

Alone
by Prime_Time

Comment by magnus:
Would be much better without that handle in the foreground

Alone
by Prime_Time

Comment by Bilberry:
For me the balance of the picture isn't quite right. The colour and tones are well done.

Alone
by Prime_Time

Comment by petrakka:
I like it, might have cropped tighter on the right but it works like this too. Good tones. 7

Hands Required
by Prime_Time

Comment by Gatorguy:
Is it in calibration? Good shot

Hands Required
by Prime_Time

Comment by graphicfunk:
Elegant. The angle gives it that extra edge. There are some minor flaws, but the composition overrides them almost into oblivion. Bimping up.

December Day
by Prime_Time

Comment by Arcanist:
Most likely a candid, but not much more than a simple snapshot that would go into a family album. There is little to bring this image out of that category.

In this image, a shallower DOF (lower numbered f-stop) would go a long way to removing the overpowering effect of the pickup in the background. A more vertical crop would bring more focus to the actual subject and some postprocessing with the burn tool would help to eliminate some of the blown out highlights.

One trick (and it is hard to do this in a candid) is to shoot for a darker shot (faster speed and smaller F-stop, but to use the flash to bring the subjects lighting up a bit and fill in the shadows (fill flash). The challenge with this one would have been the sunglasses that would most likely have done a very nasty reflection. When sunlight is so plentiful, it is often hard to remember that the flash can still be used to an advantage.

Final rating 3.