Eye To Eye
by rwouthuis

Comment by arlanbart:
I really like it upon my first impression. Aquariums are not the easiest place to take photos due to the low light but you've done well. Exposing for the whale and leaving the child's silhouette was a nice choice. I really like the deep blue tones that give a sense of depth to the water. The fact that you captured the whale and child seemingly looking eye to eye is the best part. If I had to change one thing, I would crop off the black bar at the bottom of the imgage. Slightly distracting for me. Nice job.
Oh, and also, check out the similarities to this image of mine:

What are your thoughts?

Eye To Eye
by rwouthuis

Comment by cfischl:
crop out the black at the bottom and ask the aquarium if they want to buy it to make a postcard

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by rwouthuis

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi woutje :)

This is an excellent photo and I believe the voters agreed. Graphicfunk's post challenge comment sums up why this photo is appealing. It has simple visual appeal and it does meet the challenge very well. It's clean and simple. Photos that show a great execution of a technique (like long exposures) generally do well. I can't offer you any suggestions for improvement on this because I don't think there are any. Excellent work :)

John Setzler

Pirate Playing With Pyrates
by rwouthuis

Comment by Claya:
Great job. Polished technically and meets the challenge.

Pirate Playing With Pyrates
by rwouthuis

Comment by jfwolpert:
great use of dof

Pirate Playing With Pyrates
by rwouthuis

Comment by whiteroom:
cute! well executed

Pirate Playing With Pyrates
by rwouthuis

Comment by hotpasta:
great lighting and dof

Pirate Playing With Pyrates
by rwouthuis

Comment by Jutilda:
I like the DOF. Tells a story.

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by rwouthuis

Comment by Cutter:
may not scream photography/style, but does scream perfection in what you were attempting. Quite frankly, could not be improved upon.

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by rwouthuis

Comment by graphicfunk:
This image was perfectly excecuted and is indeed an attractive visual.
Congratulations on your top 20 finish.