Tribute to Sonifo's "Dainty Gem"
by manic35

Comment by -Bec-:
You did such an awesome job on this one!!

Ella
by manic35

Comment by -Bec-:
What a beautiful photo.. Such a cute expression on her little face...Great capture!

The Storm
by manic35

Comment by hotpasta:
I love the wave and the shape of the fisherman...nice

The Storm
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Seems a bit soft in the foreground but it's quite a nice scene

The Storm
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Comment by briantammy:
nice. i think i would've cropped out the pole on the right and some of the bottom. theres too much darkness in btm right. i like the sea colors.

The Storm
by manic35

Comment by dahkota:
this works for me because of the detail in the water, the echoing hues and tones, the inclusion of the man (he's got something!) and the inclusion of the bird. All this wrapped up with the movement present make for a great image.

The Storm
by manic35

Comment by lahulfman:
wow. this looks like the type of shot with more processing could be really dramatic

The Storm
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Comment by ludde:
Yay! now reel that sucker in! :D

The Storm
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Comment by bood:
great scene
Always love a bit of gull angling!
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Kangaroo
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Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club

How about we talk about that damn ear? :P Seriously, the ear cropped out doesn't really bother me. The way you composed the shot does a good job of minimizes that, IMO.

As for the photo itself, I really like it. There's something very sad about it. The dark shadows and it's face visually buried in it's own body helps to convey that as well as the black eyes, which projects a sense of lifelessness. Unfortunately, all of these things that make this photo what it is are the same things that hurts it with the voters especially the shadows and more specifically the eye not showing the type of wonderful detail voters expect/demand. The border I'm not crazy about but the thickness of it does add yet another visual element that supports the sense of confinement which goes very well with the overall theme here.

Looking at the vote breakdown gives me the impression that most probably didn't stick around long enough to really look at this photo and appreciate it. I'm not really sure how you could have improve that other than making that eye more "eye catching" in post but then again I kinda like the darkness of it all.