On The Lake
by Kha0S

Comment by soup:
dodge the left cheek a bit - the BG and contrast here is quite nice.
if it's pasted in ( the BG ) not quite so nice...

On The Boat
by Kha0S

Comment by KevinRiggs:
I, too, like this shot better. It's the warm tone that the lighting imparts to the face. This isn't what I would consider a posed portrait but it is an outstanding candid shot. The burnished metal is a little distracting so perhaps spending a little time on that element (especially the edge that is closest to the viewer and the lightest in tone) might help minimize the effect it has on the photo. Your subject is warm and has a feeling of depth to her. From the leading shoulder to her nose/lips/teeth to the curve of her cheek you managed to capture some nice depth and contour here even at f/2.7 aperture; that is a function of the lens and sensor size as I would expect 2.7 to yield a much shallower depth of field. With available light in a candid shot like this I would expect some shadows so the shadow on her chin and running down across her neck impart some vivacity to this image; she just "feel" alive as the main element in this shot. Some of the shadows, however might be better touched out of the shot just to keep from providing one of those subconcious elements that your mind notes but you don't really think about. The line of shadow that comes from the burnished metal edging falls from the edge of her right eye down towards her lip. I don't think you need to retouch all of that as it gives a little character to the shot. What I think can be distracting is how the leading edge of that shadow falls in line with your girlfriend's nose. I think it might be worthwhile to dodge the edge of that shadow so that it becomes more of a gradual shadow between the area directly under her right eye and the area on her cheek. Likewise, the area under her left eye has a darker line leading away from the "corner" of the eye. Using the Healing Brush tool ("J" key) in PhotoShop and setting its mode to "Lighten" would help that line to blend into the cheek.

I think you have a great image and a beautiful girlfriend. She has nice structure and I hope you two have more fun taking photos together. I like your composition with more room on the side of the photo to which she has turned her gaze.

Keep on shooting and sharing.

Kev

Araneae/Lycosa - Here's Looking At You, Kid
by Kha0S

Comment by Skip:
WOW! what a monster of a shot!

His and Hers
by Kha0S

Comment by JPR:
This shot is pure genius!

Hope for a Loving Home
by Kha0S

Comment by Node:
There are a few things with this photo. Firstly its quite grainy, quite busy and slightly out of focus. Maybe if the displayed pets were taken from a different angle it would put them more into the attention of the viewer.

Hope for a Loving Home
by Kha0S

Comment by photobug5050:
Seemed too blurred and too dark. Took me a little time to figure out what it was a picture of.

Hope for a Loving Home
by Kha0S

Comment by claudia26:
too poor picture quality

Hope for a Loving Home
by Kha0S

Comment by ajschmidt:
needs light and focus

Falling Water
by Kha0S

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Nice, the motion blur makes it look like cotton candy.

Falling Water
by Kha0S

Comment by blueskyboris:
Grainy bleeding.