pine cone ends
by camelotnorth

Comment by ahaze:
The short definition of Bokeh from KenRockwell.com, which I am using for voting on this challenge: "Bokeh describes the rendition of out-of-focus points of light." Present. Is the subject enhanced by the bokeh of the background? Yes. Very nice photo.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by Gauti:
size matters.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by alanfreed:
There's not much candid about this at all, I'm afraid... they're clearly posing for the shot. (I bet I'm the first to point this out, eh? :)

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by Logarithim:
Thats not really candid, if im not mistaken, candid is when the subject isnt looking at you.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by miaminovice:
Great photo -- I only wish the file were slightly bigger. An 8.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by Catherine_B:
too small

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
I believe if you'll post bigger photos, they will score better.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by Gatorguy:
This is pretty small, and I'm sure you've heard that a lot by now. Other than that, it doesn't look very candid to me as they obviously know the camera is there.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by Arcanist:
Neither child appears to have not anticipated this shot, in fact, they both seem posed and ready for the flash. This does not seem candid, but may have some elements of candidness. What is most unfortunate in the presentation of this image is the save and upload.

If at all possible, DPChallenge images should try to fit the longest side on a 640 pixel range. This gives the art more presence and smaller images often take a beating simply becuase they are small and tend to not present the finer details to the rushed audience. If you click the LEARN menu option and choose TUTORIALS, you will find an article on how to save and upload a picture so that your image size is not the factor forcing you into the below average categories.

Its a nice capture, but too small to evaluate properly. A five.

A visit from the neighbor's children
by camelotnorth

Comment by lockjawdavis:
Not very candid...