Ladybug
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by photom1946:
crop and re-center, please!

Ladybug
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by stormy:
Cute

One, Two, Three, I see a bee
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by ShannonLee:
clever title! beautiful colors! great idea! 7

One, Two, Three, I see a bee
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by elee3009:
Nice soft yellow tones and lighting. A very greeting card moment!

One, Two, Three, I see a bee
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by Riponlady:
good capture, meets challenge, like the muted colours

Where's Ron?
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by Chiqui:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

The first thing that caught my eye in this picture was the waterfalls and then the rainbow. Nice capture. There's a few things that I think think would have made this image better. First, there is no real sense of perspective here, it's just not very obvious. The blurring of the water works wonderfully with waterfalls but here the highlights are too blown. Perhaps a shorter shutter speed would have worked better. The colors look muted, a little bit of saturation would make this a much more appealing photo. This image has to potential, it just has to be tweaked a little.

If you have any questions or comments about this critique, please feel free to PM me.

June

Baby's first Portrait
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by zapgrafx:
Greetings from the Critique Club,

This is going to be a difficult picture to critique I scored this portrait an 8. This is an absolutely precious moment and a beautiful capture.

Some people might argue that your image might have been stronger using the rules of thirds but I would disagree this is one of those images that is more powerful in my opinion by breaking that rule.

Technically there is nothing to say about this image you did everything dead on right.

The only 2 things I deducted points for where composition and very minor:
1. the border, my dad taught me to KIS Keep it Simple let your work speak for itself. I was suprised not to see this image in the top 20. It is very strong but the border does subtract a bit as the image is so delicate and the border is so harsh.
2. the upper right corner of the image instead of a black fill I think it might be a stronger image with a light color.

But again, this is an excellent image those things are minor - after reviewing your portfolio your challenge entries keep getting stronger with each - I see a ribbon in your future! :) I hope this helps in some small way, best regards. Michele

One, Two, Three, I see a bee
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by briantammy:
beautiful flowers, would be nice if you could see the bee better.

One, Two, Three, I see a bee
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by xylke:
I have to look twice to make sure this is a bee.

One, Two, Three, I see a bee
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment by macrothing:
5 - Good potential, nice colors. Criticism; while it seems you have met the Challenge with the 'rule' (but I am not 'expert'), I would like to see a more precise 'placement' using the rule. Also, the focal point needs to be 'higher', as the 'bottom' of the bee, and the flower under it and left have the focus. This does not look 'natural' to me, (if it is my apologies), but the bee looks dead, and placed - if so, then a better 'positioning' and angle would have made this a better shot in my opinion. The soft lighting coupled with the 'yellows' and 'creams' is nice, but the darkness underneath detracts in my opinion to the 'feel' of this shot. Mainly the focal point(s) for me need addressing here, and that 'dark gap'. Up to 5 from 4 for potential.