Tic Tac Toe: Game Over!
by HiBou

Comment by Ter:
clever idea

Quiet sunrise
by HiBou

Comment by MistyMucky:
I would have cropped a bit (10% up, left and right) in order to have the woman exactly between the thirds and balance the horizontal layers. Anyway, it's lovely, I really like it. With a fill light it could be a winner!

Busy Bee Reflexion
by HiBou

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the C Club

You asked for an in depth comment on your recent photograph in this challenge.

You have an excellent shot here. I like the fact that you have something other than just pink.

But that being said, there really isn't enough pink in this. The challenge description was for you to shoot primarily a pink subject. I believe that is the reason that you scored as you did and the lack of comments.

It is not exaclty the easiest subject to shoot when it could fly off at any moment though.

In post processing , some unsharp mask would have helped here as it does seem a little soft, I notice also that you have a high ISO which could explain the grain that I am seeing. The black background is taking away from this shot as well.

You have an amazing detail in the right eye of some pink being reflected. So another angle or more of the pink would have helped to score you higher

Quiet sunrise
by HiBou

Comment by cstein96:
the placement of the woman and the horizon work well for Rule of Thirds - but the silhouette barge ruins the effect.

Under the rain
by HiBou

Comment by MistyMucky:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

First impression: An original and aesthetic approach to the challenge, very neatly executed.

The central composition works well because of the narrow depth of field, which splits the image into four well balanced areas. The focus on the shoulder and its angle of view make it look strong. This is quite unusual for a woman portrait and does not emphasize her most feminine side.

Technically it is perfect. There is a lovely soft side lighting emphasizing her shapes. Your processing is well dosed: the skin tones look beautifully natural and the pastel color of the sky works very well with the soft focused head.

There is a total lack of context to this photo. One has no idea who she is, what's her mood (facial expression), why she is standing outside under the rain and why she is wearing an non-permanent ribbon tattoo. This is not necessarily a bad thing, it creates a dreamy mood which goes well with your technical choices and lets the imagination of the observer work freely.

Because I spent quite some time on your picture, I have some ideas what the story behind could be. This makes me like it a lot! But if your goal is to maximize your score, you need to give some additional clues to the faster voters.

If you have any questions or remarks about this critique, please contact me. And keep up the great work!

Mike

Watch out! Asteroids ahead.
by HiBou

Comment by Ja-9:
I would have soooo brought up your score if your water drops were in sharp focus...you have the right idea...but something needed to be in sharp focus IMO

Under the rain
by HiBou

Comment by elTORO:
cool tat, pretty sure aint real though, gotta get me one, lol...cool idea....

Busy Bee Reflexion
by HiBou

Comment by Alex_Europa:
This shot definitely needs more pink. The black background seems to take away from the darker spots of the bee. I do like the pink reflection in the right eye though.

Busy Bee Reflexion
by HiBou

Comment by Lette:
it's good but not alot of pink

Under the rain
by HiBou

Comment by BluDesire:
I think it`s the most interesting usage of the ribbon