Venus
by MPRPRO

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
wow. shes crazy skinny. dont mean that rudely but thats one tiny waist. it took me by surprise. would prefer it all in focus instead of the focus on just the face but great lighting.

Venus
by MPRPRO

Comment by Ivory:
Great angle, good luck. Like the tones as well.

Venus
by MPRPRO

Comment by Elvis_L:
the pose seems a bit awkward to me. Also the light is pretty harsh on her hair. I would ahve cloned out the line on the right in the shadow.

Ahhhhhhh.........
by MPRPRO

Comment by HeatherJ:
just because I like it

Ahhhhhhh.........
by MPRPRO

Comment by angela_packard:
look at all those people and all those rides...fun!

Ahhhhhhh.........
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Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Ahhh is right...

The Grass Dance to ask for a Blessing of the Circle.
by MPRPRO

Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Michael,

This has a great sense of movement, and you have succeeded well in stopping the motion. Well done.

The spectators in the background are indeed distracting, unfortunately there isn't really much you can do about it in such a setting. Apart from this my only comment is to do with the colour contrast: the combination of the blue and yellow overlapping as they do, with the green grass background makes it really difficult for the eye to pick out the definition on where the subject ends and the background starts. I think this might be a result of your boosting the saturation on the whole image. With an advanced editing challenge I would have recommended you place the dancer in a seperate layer to get perfect.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul

The Grass Dance to ask for a Blessing of the Circle.
by MPRPRO

Comment by hideout:
Wow, what delightful color in his costume.

Calm In The Storm
by MPRPRO

Comment by BakerBug:
Hello from the Critique Club!

My first impression was that this shot is too busy, but this is solely because of the person on the left that is looking at you. Everyone else is doing their own thing and not paying any attention to you or the reader. This fits well with the Zen theme in so far as they are "tuned out" of the picture. A second shot, taken from a step or two to your right would have been perfect.

The DoF works well in this shot. The people in the far background MAY be looking at you, but since they are out of focus, you can't tell, and therefor they don't matter.

I like the motion blur of the people that are moving. This give a feeling that the reader is in her own time, and everyone else around can do whatever they want and it won't disturb her.

I think what really hurt your score is the person on the left, and the fact that this photo takes more time to understand the "Zen" of it than most voters will give it.

The Grass Dance to ask for a Blessing of the Circle.
by MPRPRO

Comment by blad:
This is my favorite!