box turtle
by shutterfly

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
what an ugly face
what a nice clear image

box turtle
by shutterfly

Comment by photom:
Good close-up with nice but maybe oversaturated colors. Focus is right on where it should be. In this case a dead-centered composition works well.

box turtle
by shutterfly

Comment by AndrewTO:
Stunning !

just had cake
by shutterfly

Comment by Bud:
Nice child and nice expresion, but not quite enough blue.

box turtle
by shutterfly

Comment by suemack:
Great macro of the turtle, like the way your dof draws my eye to his head.

I Eye
by shutterfly

Comment by bjorn24:
Realy cool picture, just love that eye.
How do you do that and what soft do you use?

Best regards Bjorn

Goggles
by shutterfly

Comment by bobdaveant:
I like your shot, I almost submitted a similar one...here is a peek at the picture I didnt submit, I wish I had though, the one I used didnt go over too well....

Goggles
by shutterfly

Comment by hughletheren:
Hello Wendy from the Critique Club,

Composition
Hey, this a nice jokey sort of portrait. The tilt to the head and the expression are great and there is a sense of balance, despite the almost square positioning. A slight change in camera angle might have removed the door in the background, although it is not particularly intrusive. The crop is tight to the head at the top but any less tight might have upset the balance.

Focus
The shallow depth of field is well controlled, providing a good clean main subject and an out of focus background.

Exposure
You have desaturated all but magenta(?) and the black and white image is nicely exposed, with no clipped highlights - the highlights and shadows on the face add to the image, neither too bright in the highlights nor too dark in the shadows. The desaturation was neatly handled with no obvious interference between B & W and colour.

Challenge
It clearly meets the challenge - pity in a way that it came so close after the Desaturation Challenge - but maybe that is where the inspiration came from!

Overall
This is a nice portrait, perhaps all in black and white and with less foggy goggles so that you could see the eyes, one to keep for the subject! I like the happy expression and the way the water drips are caught on the face and neck. I wonder what lighting you used - there is an interesting highlight on the chin and cheek from a different light source - it does not detract! Perhaps it is just natural light and the highlights are reflections from the pool. Well done!
Hugh
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Goggles
by shutterfly

Comment by thunderbug:
definitely purple.. but selective desat was the last challenge.... but i think this picture is better with it anyway, so good job

Goggles
by shutterfly

Comment by mandyp:
Excellent portrait. I love the water drips and the expression. Also the foggy goggles. 7