morris co. nj (sexton fall)
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Comment by justine:
I did some of my growing up in Cherry Hill and Haddonfield. Seeing this makes me think of the cedar streams, rivers that we used to canoe on. This is very nice, still, calm. Good sky also.

mila my sunshine
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Comment by graphicfunk:
Charming!

church (to go or not to go)
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Comment by muggle_girl:
such a pretty picture. I would chose not to go, especially when the weather is so good lol

mila my sunshine
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Comment by Catherine_B:
Very cute girl, but the image is too softly focused for my taste. 5

church (to go or not to go)
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Comment by popdeepop:
Do we think this way? Or, who do I serve. I like the photo. Sky has detail.

church (to go or not to go)
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Comment by HighwayFlower:
Without the title, I just dont see any "decision". I think if you had included someone either entering or walking away it would have worked better.

church (to go or not to go)
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Comment by dockode:
I don't feel that the image conveys instantly recognizable decision. Interesting photo.

church (to go or not to go)
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Comment by Barry:
not rating images based on titles....looking for images that meet challenge description visually.

Meets Challenge description......1
Artistic.......4
technical........5
average...................3

mila my sunshine
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Comment by jpochard:
Beauty is a subjective thing, I know. In my scoring and comments I'm trying to score based on NOT whether or not I would think a particular subject beautiful, but on whether the photographer has succeeded in creating a beautiful photo. I look for the elements of color, lines, focus and dof interest, lighting, and a certain element of grace and lovlieness. I'm looking for a unique and creative appeal for the highest scorers. The description says to create a photo that makes the viewer think "that's beautiful", so it will undoubtedly be very subjective. (This is what I'm putting at the start of all of my comments, and I hope it is helpful.)

That being said, certainly a child meets the challenge for beauty. I personally don't like the selective desat here. Why empahsize the flower and earring? I beleive the soft focus was intentional, but I would have liked more clarity on the eyes. I also don't care for the mouth position and overall expression. It's a cute girl and I like the b/w but those elements bring the otherwise nice portrait down a few notches for me.

church (to go or not to go)
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Comment by jonnyapps:
worst picture....ever