Blue Belle
by gwendy

Comment by SandyP:
This is just awesome!

Blue Belle
by gwendy

Comment by dprincipe:
I like very much this shot. I think there's a little problem with exposition. There is too much light on the face of the girl.
But... how wondeful are her eyes?!?!?!??

Regards,
J.

Blue Belle
by gwendy

Comment by AlexSaberi:
nice idea. for me there needs to be more sharpness . Particularily on the eyes. Could be fixed with better processing poss? good luck

Blue Belle
by gwendy

Comment by saphire:
beautiful picture, beautiful colors. I think it could be cropped a little closer on the right, but it's lovely as it is

Blue Belle
by gwendy

Comment by DrAchoo:
I hate it when a) there is a picture nearly identical to mine and b) it's better. Nice capture of her eyes. I couldn't quite get mine to stand out. 8

You talking to me....
by gwendy

Comment by manic35:
Funny image. Love the ones that makes me laugh instantly.

Naked
by gwendy

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First I have to say, awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! So cute! I love animal shots so I'm probably not the best person to critique this. But here goes.

First, great overall shot, really well done, the contrast just jumps out at you and catches your attention. Second, the addition of the grain really adds to this shot to a point, I think you could have gotten away with a bit more so it showed up on the bird itself. The lack of grain in that area probably hurt your overall score. That and the lack of black in the shot, I see the white and lots of grays but nothing really black to really make the shot pop.

The lighting is really well done and I like how the face seems to be in just a bit of a shadow, very nice. And the use of negative space on the right really works for me, I love these kinds of shots. A nice use of the rule of thirds though the upper left intersection doesn't land on anything in particular the lines run through the eyes and head drawing you in.

Overall, bravo!!!

Hope my comments help and Good luck in future Challenges!

Deannda

Naked
by gwendy

Comment by tate:
wow that's nifty! looks like a nice guy to hang out with! 7

Naked
by gwendy

Comment by neophyte:
Dof make an interesting composition, Nice seasonal touch.

Naked
by gwendy

Comment by magnus:
Fabulous photo! The grain is neither here nor there, but I'm not going to take any points for that. The lighting is just great and the shallow DOF works very well. The simple composition works too, although I wander if including the whole crest would have been even better. 9