Lost In Hereby
marinajoeComment by dsidwell: Greetings from the Critique Club!
In this image, I see a lovely girl in the water (feet maybe?). She is in an interesting pose--very natural and inviting without being overtly sexy, and you should be commended for capturing her at this interesting moment. I especially like the way you've captured her fingers in an extended position. She is set off against a very light background, yet her skin tones are still relatively normal, so that's great.
She is a bit out of focus, as several folks have suggested below, and I really can't see a reason for this. If you wanted a soft focus, I can't tell you how to get that, though there is a helpful tutorial in the Learn section of the site.
We can't see her feet or the very top of her head, and I would suggest you either crop closer and really be enthusiastic about cropping, or pull back to show her whole lovely self.
As for the challenge, you may want to consider being a bit less subtle; I'm guessing that this is why you scored lower with this shot. It does look to me as if she lost something, but I'm not sure.
Good luck in future challenges! I like much of your work and look forward to seeing more of it!
David
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