Dance of the Butterfly
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by SJCarter:
Nice capture! I would probably consider cropping a bit more off the right and trying to selectively brighten the butterfly a bit. Otherwise, terrific shot. Great DOF & lighting control on the flowers.

Apricot Beauties
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by SJCarter:
Beautiful color, focus, & DOF. I would probably bump up the color sat (but I tend to overdo that sort of thing). Really nice shot - so crisp!

Blood Root flowers
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by SJCarter:
Nice composition. I would probably consider bumping up the color sat a bit, but I like it. :-)

Ring Around the bowl
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by dahkota:
This is one of those shots where you have to juggle shutter speed and light. I think, if the light had been brighter, this would have scored better (dropping shutter speed might have blurred the fish). A background of a complementary color to the fish would have made this image eye catching - right now all the hues are too similar to stop people in their tracks. That effect works for moody images, but this image isn't moody. The smudges and the blown out rings on the bottom do detract but I think they could have been overcome with more contrast in hues - a yellow background would have made this really pop.

Speed of Light
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by dahkota:
Interesting, but really nothing I can 'grab on to.' It doesn't give me a sense of anything. Maybe if it were cropped to just the colors - all the black just makes it smaller (an less important) than it really needs to be. Very interesting but not something that holds my attention long.

Dance of the Butterfly
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by hotpasta:
Wonderful sharpness and light in this shot...well done

Dandilion Princess
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by dahkota:
This image is nice - perfectly sharp, decent lighting, good composition. But (don't you hate that?) for me, the Point of View is awkward. I am looking down on the child (which lengthens her nose) and I feel I am too close, which leaves me uncomfortable. An eye level view would be much more flattering to the model and allow me not to feel so, well overbearing as a viewer (that works for some images but I feel it doesn't work here). Also, blurring the grass (shorter Depth of Field) would remove some of its texture. Currently, the texture is distracting as it is not too appealing (brown spots detract). I can see you have learned to use your camera well. Now a new learning phase starts in seeing the whole picture before you snap, being able to judge what other will people see. I am currently in that phase too. :) Good luck! From what I see in your portfolio, you are moving along quite well.

Heaven's Gift's
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by mystical2007:
Great pic cher.

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by smilebig4me1x

Comment by Jutilda:
Heh girl... goin' over to the sexy side are we???? We could start a thread "What does smile's hidden tattoo say." ha ha ha ha

Nice one.

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by smilebig4me1x

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Looks like you got a little ink stain or something on your left breast. A little clorox should get that out. ;-)

Come on - let's see the ink! What does it say? "The only Hell My Mama Ever Raised" or "Ride to Live, Live to Ride"? Is it some sort of cult emblem? I'm gonna keep guessing all night.

...oh yeah - Nice portrait! Very soft & seductive. 'cept for the hidden artwork. ;-P