Soaring in the heavens
by snackwells

Comment by bhowie:
For me this could have been improved by cropping the bottom. Just my opinion and obviously you have intentionally chosen to leave it in (photography is so subjective...), but otherwise I love the tones in the upper portion of the frame.

Soaring in the heavens
by snackwells

Comment by JPR:
great tone work.

Soaring in the heavens
by snackwells

Comment by risu81:
Nice Duotone? shot. The clouds outweigh the birds a little too much though. 5

Who says girls have all the fun?
by snackwells

Comment by GeneralE:
I'm not sure I like the non-white reflection, but the overall shot and ad layout are very good.

Who says girls have all the fun?
by snackwells

Comment by ebertdj:
Top 10 for sure! Bumping to the top!

Who says girls have all the fun?
by snackwells

Comment by spydr:
Very professional looking. Nice work.

Soaring in the heavens
by snackwells

Comment by doeboe616:
great use of space

By the garden bridge
by snackwells

Comment by sofap:
Cirtique Club

Eugene

Over all image impact is strong, the background out of focus helps draw your eye to the subject. The expression on her face is relaxed and pleasing. All this makes for a good out door portrait. Perhaps a vertical framing would have been a little better. That would let the subject fill more of the frame.

The image appears to be a bit (candy color) in your comments you indicate that the image was enhanced by - Saturation - Auto Contrast - Shadows and Highlights. I have noticed a tendency to over saturate images; a portrait in most cases does not need much saturation. Too much saturation and contrast tend to make the flesh tones look (candy color). Not to say that this is not a good portrait, however I think if you were to use less saturation and contrast you may see the difference. Some time less is better.

Over all I would say well done, keep up the good work.

Who says girls have all the fun?
by snackwells

Comment by Bear_Music:
Very professionally done. Nice to see someone shooting a watch with the hands in balance, most didn't bother. Overall tonalities a bit flat, and this is hurting the luminace of the metal. A bit of a goose in levels would do wonders. Well-balanced, a strong entry.

Who says girls have all the fun?
by snackwells

Comment by kiwinick:
everything is right with this image including the correct position of the hands 10