Thoughts elsewhere ...
by kari1

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Lovely lighting on her face and fur and so crisp and clean. Good crowd, good DOF

Holiday Fun
by kari1

Comment by metoecus:
This feels like a snapshot - too staged to be candid, but too quickly composed to look like a portrait. If both of the kids were either looking at the camera or engrossed with something offscreen then the presentation would seem more relaxed. Cropping off half of the girl's shoulder makes the image feel a little cramped. A catchlight in the subject's eyes would have been a nice touch.

Last nights dinner .... untainted and ready to eat!
by kari1

Comment by ArnarH:
The whitish on the left side is spoiling it. I'd like it better if cropped to have more of the subjects in the image and less black background. even if it had cropped some of the dishes.

Last nights dinner .... untainted and ready to eat!
by kari1

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Love the use of neutral black space to highlight the image

Last nights dinner .... untainted and ready to eat!
by kari1

Comment by sherpet:
This is one of the better ones as it look good enough to eat.....

Holiday Fun
by kari1

Comment by ShotMD:
The color is a WoW :) Great composition and use of DoF for the background. the kids look great. (I hate trying to get all three of mine to look decent at one time for one shot) I might recommend a little fill in flash, turned way down... not to ruin an otherwise lovly lighting but to add a little more catch light in the eyes. All in all, a wonderful picture.

Last nights dinner .... untainted and ready to eat!
by kari1

Comment by jrjr:
Bad title. For me the composition is a little wierd. What would have happened if the glass were moved between the two dishes? I think you would have gotten a tighter crop and a more prominent presentation. Also I do not like the lighting on the wine. 6

Last nights dinner .... untainted and ready to eat!
by kari1

Comment by p2jvr:
The title puts me off - otherwise nice contrasts, colours and composition. I particularly like the dark background.

Last nights dinner .... untainted and ready to eat!
by kari1

Comment by Artifacts:
Good idea, especially the usage of a black background and the wine. The background would be best if it were uniformly black everywhere but grey shows up on the far left. Additional lighting to make the wine glass stand out more would be a good addition. The image seems a bit on the soft focused side when increasingly hungry reviewers want to see

Holiday Fun
by kari1

Comment by C-town driver:
Very fun shot. I like the DOF and focus here. IMHO I would have liked to see more of a spontaneous/candid feel by having the subjects look away from the camera. Just my humble opinion, nice shot nonetheless.... 7