Jake & Kirsten 4
by Sunniee

Comment by pidge:
haha, love the playful, yet something a little seductive feel of this one

My Mom
by Sunniee

Comment by Jutilda:
Happy Mother's Day!!!!

My Mom
by Sunniee

Comment by jenesis:
She's very pretty. :-)

Jessica
by Sunniee

Comment by Rikki:
This is a great and wonderful portrait. As folks have mentioned, I think it just needs a bit of a push in sharpness. Good shot though ;)

A Day At The Rodeo
by Sunniee

Comment by Rikki:
Nice action shot with hardly any blur. I think you really captured the essence of this image by the cropping and BW rendition. Great job!

Christmas Cheer on Crown Ln.
by Sunniee

Comment by Rikki:
Great night time shot. The sky is eerily dark though which probably really helps push the colors of the lights ;)

Fireworks 05
by Sunniee

Comment by Rikki:
Nice capture and the central positioning of the subject works well for this image.

Cliche with a Twist
by Sunniee

Comment by Rikki:
Nice sharp and crisp details in this image. My only concern is the lack of lighting in front of the subject as it's cast in shadow.

The Joust
by Sunniee

Comment by Rikki:
There's definitely a sense of movement in this shot. The BW is a nice touch as I primarily focus on the subject and the direction of the ball.

Jessica
by Sunniee

Comment by Prime_Time:
* Howdy from the Critique Club *

For me, I look at this image for a long time thinking about it, I read all the comments and I thought, something is just off a little and allot had to do with skin tone and sharpness. I know skin tones can very from person to person, but only the photographer knows by see with there own eyes.

For me there is a light reddish tint in the top of the forehead area. I tried to do selective colors to rid of it but every color I used effected it.

So I wonder what a black and white would look like, I used channel mixer, painted on the mask to bring the eyes back about 30% opacity and some curves for contrast and wow what a difference. Even though losing a bit of bright green in the eyes they still really pop. This for me took care of the color issue.

For sharpness at this close range. It better be there or this place will show you in your score. I don't have cs or cs2. (for smart sharpen) So I blow up the image 300% and look for the most contrast area on the photo. This was along the subjects right cheek and I look at those pixels. I used threshold 0, radius 1.5 and the amount moving that up until they brighten and then just back them off a fraction. You want to be right there on the edge and this will not show no halo.

One other thing the lip gloss is too shinning for me.

And if anyone thinks I am wrong they should correct me, For I am always learning something new everyday and if you have any questions about my comments feel free to PM me.

You have yourself a wonderful day, Mark Thomas Kelsay