Happy Holidays
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by temba:
Lovely shot - for Diwali, I'm assuming? However, doesn't seem to involve either fast or slow shutter speed so doesn't fit the category.

Happy Holidays
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by seebrown:
Shutter Speed? ahhh ?

Close to the Flower
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by gerdagrice:
This is quite well done, but the subject is one that's a bit overdone, unfortunately.

Close to the Flower
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Comment by Chipper:
Cropped too close and the model appears a little tired: maybe it's just the lighting.

Close to the Flower
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Comment by CLarson557:
Nice colors. Good capture and nicely focused. Interesting perspective in a challenge full of simular shots.

Close to the Flower
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Comment by itripn:
White balance feels a little off, the colors are a little dingy (we have a bunch of these flowers in the backyard -- very pretty).

Close to the Flower
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Comment by rex:
Very nice image. However it looks as if done some selective desaturation and not all of the green was taken out.

Close to the Flower
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Comment by Brooklynsbridge:
needs more saturation and some dodging and burning...like burning the shadows would help out alot.

Juvenile
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Comment by just-married:
Just wonderful.

Juvenile
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Comment by DigiFotoBuddy:

Originally posted by jmsetzler: Hi Shaileshivyas... I didn't comment on this photo during the challenge. In fact, I am going to stop commenting during the challenges and wait until afterwards so I can see who did it and read your own comments on the image. Unfortunately, you didn't post any! You really should post your thoughts and ideas behind a photograph when you upload it here, especially an image with as much impact as this one. This is a great shot and it was one of only three tens that I gave in this challenge. You have captured an element of childhood that partially defines it. You labelled this photo as 'Juvenile' but it may have been better indentified as daydreaming. Kids do it all the time and they are quite fun to observe during this process. Looking at this photo just makes me feel happy, and it generates some small memory of my own days at that age, pressing up against the window, waiting to see the mailman come to the door, or maybe my father coming home from work. If this is your child, I hope you plan to print this photo :) It's worth more than 1000 words... great work :) John Setzler

Thanks everyone for your comments. This is my best performance so far. Comments from John is really moral booster. I became member and started participating for two months now. I learned a lot during this two months. I really lost my confidence looking my score in first two challenges, but this challenge prove that there is definately improvement in my work.