Little Window Shoppers
by crik

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Very nice story here and I am a fan of the high contrast - personally I think the blown highlights work really well.

Critical stuff: There seems to be some 'Topaz'-like smoothing going on - most prominent on her top and his trousers; I must admit to finding the effect distracting.

Overall: An engaging image, but one that (for me) has a couple of niggles.

Bits and Pieces of Kodachrome
by crik

Comment by saintaugust:
RIP

Little Window Shoppers
by crik

Comment by giantmike:
Cute scene, looks like they are buying their Christmas gift for mom. I wish we couldn't see the shoe store though, that's adds a lot of distracting elements to the photo.

Layers of Color
by crik

Comment by mickeyd:
Nice detail and subject.

Layers of Color
by crik

Comment by RUEDISCHMUTZ:
I like it. Quite a bit of work. Why did you cut the ball on the left ? And in advanced editing, you could have made the background more even (white).

Layers of Color
by crik

Comment by mom4ever:
I like this, but wish the entire left side of the ball was showing.

Layers of Color
by crik

Comment by bohemka:
Creative idea. Nicely done.

Layers of Color
by crik

Comment by docpjv:
Pretty in its simplicity. 8

Layers of Color
by crik

Comment by Ductyl:
Nice colorful and playful image, I feel like maybe it could have been improved by some softer lighting to eliminate the "top down" shadow that we see under the front of the ball.

Cicada
by crik

Comment by tnun:
This is beautiful. I spent a lot of time this fall photographing crickets and grasshoppers, or trying to. This is a lovely rendering of filigreed wing and mosaiced head and thorax. And bvy is right about your greens.