Bubbly Personality
by kylh

Comment by ericpi:
This photo really caught my eye. Just wish the focus could have been a bit sharper.

Bubbly Personality
by kylh

Comment by giniro:
It doesn't look that focus, like it's not sharp.

Bubbly Personality
by kylh

Comment by psreedhar:
Image is slightly hazy

Mossy Water
by kylh

Comment by Beagleboy:
The tilt of the image is a bit distracting and the highlights in the background are quite blown out. Metering on the background would have helped. The flower pot in the background is an unnecessary distraction.

Bubbly Personality
by kylh

Comment by raymacey:
I like this shot thematically, but the image quality really lets it down.

Bubbly Personality
by kylh

Comment by CNovack:
The composition is good on this photo. The viewer's main attention is tightly focused on the subject and the objects surrounding her. However it does suffer from lack of sharp focus on the bubbles and on the subjects face. While the girl is mostly in focus the bubbles in the forefront are not. The bubbles have a very fuzzy and soft look to them and while that may add to the dreamy aspect to it, I still think it could have been better if it was more sharply in focus. And admittingly bubbles are not an easy subject to capture. Not knowing what camera you are working with I am limited to dispensing broad advice : if you have a camera where you can set the aperature I would recommend the highest you can set it (the higher the number the less 'light' is let in through the 'lens'). Why close down the aperature to let less light in? The reason is that it gives a greater depth of field to the shot not to mention greatly enhances the sharpness of the foreground and background of the shot. So that even thought the focus may be centered on the model the bubbles in the foreground would be in sharp focus too. Hope this helps.

Monkeying Around
by kylh

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

First thing I see when I looked at this is the bright pink background. Too bright. Too pink. Doesn't seem to flow with the rest of the photo. Definately doesn't compliment the girl very well either. Seems to just really clash with everything.
I see that you have listed this in the action category, which would explain why she is such soft focus. cause she's moving. I still think I would prefer to see this shot in sharper focus.
Lighting overall is ok except for the background. I wonder if a little fill flash would helped to bring out some detail in the tree a bit, but really not manditory I don't think.
I like how the tree is off to the left and the branch goes across the top of the photo, kind of frames the girl nicely.
Overall a fun image, but hurt by the background and soft focus, in my opinion.
~Heather~

Message edited by author 2005-09-22 02:10:30.

Mossy Water
by kylh

Comment by jpeters:
This photo is maybe a little hazy. I'm not sure if it was intentional, but it would help in my opinion to be a little clearer.

Mossy Water
by kylh

Comment by racb:
Hey kyla! nice. I wish the colors were a bit deeper though.

Mossy Water
by kylh

Comment by amyjosmith:
Oh, I love the sculpture in the fountain, but not the distracting pot in the background. A shallower depth of field would have nicely blurred that element out I think.