Fear Of Your Own Shadow
by Judi

Comment by fuzzymonster:
fantastically dramatic shot, reminiscent of childhood nightmares... Is that wood grain over the top?

"Love Is....."
by Judi

Comment by mysticred:
Great colors

A Mermaids Tale
by Judi

Comment by _eug:
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes very creative.

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? A several people mention compositionally it would be better if the Mermaid were looking into the frame and not out of the frame. Reposition the camera so the she is on the right side of the frame, the rock is in the middle of the frame and the sun is in the top left. The sun in the center tends to dominate, taking away from the Mermaid as the focus.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes
- Good focus? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Unfortunately, the foreground lighting (or flash) is over the top, making the rock seem like it's glowing, hence the comments about the fake look. It almost looks like a studio shot, except you'd never get the halo of backlit hair (very nice) like this if it were studio.

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast The colors in the sky, water, and in the Mermaids 'scales' are excellent.
- What is my reaction or feelings? Very artistic. You have quite an interesting portfolio. I'm keeping my eye on you. ;)

The Little Mermaid
by Judi

Comment by ramevi:
Breathless!

"Love Is....."
by Judi

Comment by meca:
the title sounds like the mark of chewing gum "love is..." with two little person

"Love Is....."
by Judi

Comment by glad2badad:
Staged or not, I love this image! Obviously, the background sunset could stand on it's own, but compositionally, the addition of the children works wonderfully. I like the low horizon in the way this was framed also. I hope people don't think you oversaturated the sky, because I've seen skies like this straight out of the camera. Bumping this to a 10.

The Wizard
by Judi

Comment by Makka:
Slightly orange looking. It could be my monitor but maybe you could of tried a slightly bigger DOF to help keep the hands and face nicely in focus becaue his eyes seem a little soft. The crop is fantastic!

"Love Is....."
by Judi

Comment by gjumi:
8

Fear Of Your Own Shadow
by Judi

Comment by bleu:
I really love the grainy look of the image. Alarming.

Fear Of Your Own Shadow
by Judi

Comment by admart01:
one of my ribbon picks -- the model's expression,pose, and b&w treatment work really well. Like the wood grain, too. The shadow itself is a bit odd -- pose wise and detracts a tiny bit.