Sweet Innocense
by cools98

Comment by Evaan:
Neat effect. Sort of looks like a pencil rendering. Like how light and airy it is. 8

Sweet Innocense
by cools98

Comment by jfwolpert:
nice

Sweet Innocense
by cools98

Comment by MacDonald:
for me, everything about this shot works...the little girl has delicate features, the petals on the flower are delicate... the color/tone of this photo is delicate..... very very well done

Sweet Innocense
by cools98

Comment by Theresa:
Very well done!!! I love this photo! Wish the flower could have been real or more real looking. Great color choice! - 10!!!

Sweet Innocense
by cools98

Comment by sir_bazz:
Nice

Message edited by author 2006-03-01 00:28:57.

How Much
by cools98

Comment by cresus:
Greetings from the Critique Club

In the future, it's very helpful for the critiquer if you comment on your picture (look in the CC forum). It's hard to give suggestions when we don't know what you were shooting for, etc...

Composition:
I like the angle of the subject since it presents diagonal lines leading the eye into the picture.

Lighting and Technique:
I'm confused by the small aperture, long shutter speed, and small DOF. In any case, the lighting on this is a little strange since the reflections on the corners of the shapes draw my attention to the reflection instead of to the subject.

Post-Processing:
Sharpening looks good, brightness and contrast are good.

Suggestions/Improvements:
The small DOF effectively locks my eye to the center of the picture but there's no real interest there. If you had made the DOF a little larger so the OOF areas gradually going out of focus I think this would've worked better.
It's hard to tell what this was lit with (looks like a ring flash or a ceiling fan), but I think bouncing a flash to get a diffused source would've helped prevent the distracting reflections.

I hope this was useful to you, and please feel free to contact me via PM if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Regards,
Zeke Smith

Message edited by author 2006-02-17 11:08:05.

Winter Serenity
by cools98

Comment by justin_hewlett:
I really like this. The only thing I would have done differently in the editing is either boosted the color or desaturated. As it is now, I see a little bit of color, but I say all or nothing. It seems a bit awkward to leave the photo like this, with a little bit of color but not enough to catch my eye.

How Much
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Comment by Theresa:
Definitely a gold!!

Winter Serenity
by cools98

Comment by sherpet:
Love this.....

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Comment by parkej:
really great