True Love
by patrinus

Comment by stare_at_the_sun:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

What and amazing and imaginative photo. The image shows the epitome of caring and love...you have captured the feelings well in this one.

First off, what I don't like about the picture; Really...the only thing I can see that I would like different is the tight crop on the right side. It feels a little cramped around the baby. Other than that...my only other complaint is that the lighting is just a tad harsh on the mother and the back of the baby, but that is only a minor element in my opinion and doesn't pose any real problems to the quality of the image. Also...the mother's pinky finger on her right hand looks a little wierd...but once again, that is just being nit-picky.

Now...what I like about the image; For me...my favorite part is the color. I really really like how the red is repeated throughout the photo. From the fabric, to the mothers cheeks, to the baby's face...it's all there. The focus is great, and it has just the right amount of "softness" to it to give it that romantic and sensible feel. The composition is wonderful. The lighting is very well done. There's so much to like here and the score you recieved, as well as all the comments, reflect that.

Overall...a very personal and raw capture of what being a mother is like. Keep up the good work..and Good Luck!

Caleb

True Love
by patrinus

Comment by Mousie:
This is my favorite of the bunch. The lighting is gorgeous and the expressions are so natural. You should have won. :)

Murderer
by patrinus

Comment by C-town driver:
Great shot! Love the composition and feel that you've created with the backlighting

Murderer
by patrinus

Comment by nemesise1977:
"the subject must not become a silhouette because of the backlighting." much of subject is a silhouette

True Love
by patrinus

Comment by Shelley:
One of my favorites in this challenge. Beautifully done. Congrats on 4th

Sea perfection
by patrinus

Comment by kimbelloni:
I agree with everyone else. This is beautiful. Can you share how you did it?

Sea perfection
by patrinus

Comment by sukuriant:
That's.... phenominally beautiful. There's.... nothing I can see wrong in the image. Fantastic sharpness, fantastic colors, really good background, yeah.... it's just..... great

Light Painting
by patrinus

Comment by Cantique:
Clever idea. For me this is a bit too dark in the right corner. I think a bit of dodging to bring out the shape of the right most bucket would improve this. Still it is a better than average photograph and I give it a 7.

Sea perfection
by patrinus

Comment by skhawar:
Nice image

Light Painting
by patrinus

Comment by Tammer:
I like your idea. The red, blue and green buckets are so dark now they have lost their definition. The green one especially seems to be kind of...floating.