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Comment by lisae:
Maybe I'm weird, but there's something scary about this girl! She seems like one of those telepathic children in that old British sci-fi movie... I think it's because the lighting is dramatic and eerie, her pose seems too stiff, and you used black and white.

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Comment by LindaLee:
Wow! Absolutely wonderful! Love the lighting, the composition, and the general simplicity of the shot. Nice work.

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Comment by karmat:
A wonderful shot, and she has such a pleasant expression on her face. I like the pattern of the light (sun?) on her hair.

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Comment by autool:
You have a wonderful subject, and it looks as though she wants you to get a great picture also. I think it is a little flat and could have the contrast bumped up a bit, but the worst problem is your light. The blaring light from the window shades is very distracting, you might have hung a white sheet over the to diffuse the light to give you a much better result. 6

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Comment by Anachronite:
for stock, children should be smiling... otherwise a really nice portraight

Pineapple
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Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Meets the challenge. I think you chose a difficult subject with this vase due to the lines in it. I think that the distortion of some of the lines throws things a little out of whack. If it were a little more uniform distortion (write that one down) then I think it would've been more accepted by the voters (myself included). The concept is one I've seen many times, but I think you are the first one to do a patterned vase. Most of them I've seen are done with champagne glasses or something with minimal curves. Another flaw I see with this is the highlights on your dropcloth. I think the backdrop should've run on one level across the bottom. The flash of light on the left side could've been eliminated too.

Technical - The exposure looks excellent. Good colors and a nice sharp pic. Very nicely done.

Overall - A solid shot with a couple minor things that could be fixed to make it a real contender. I think you've gotten the concept right and just need a little refining on the setup end with the light and the drop cloth to take this to the next level. A well taken photo no doubt, but I am pretty sure that losing the light and fixing the background would've done a world of good. Nice pic and good luck in the future - Bob

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Comment by ChrisW123:
Wow that's very nice. The skin tones are awesome. I can't think of any improvements.

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Comment by DougPaz:
Nice shot, good tone. I think I would like to see her smile though and the lines in her hair are a big distraction.

Benched Snow
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Comment by muckpond:
CRITIQUE CLUB!

See, now there you have it. This was one of my top picks for the challenge. I always end up critiquing the photos that I think were really good to begin with.

Two comments here, really. First -- the shadows on the lower right of the wires. I'm not sure what the background is here, but the shadows blend right into it. I would like to see them pop from the background more -- if for nothing else than to just give a sense of depth. Secondly, and you may think I'm nuts, but for this challenge I think a closer crop on the top and the bottom (so that just the bench back is showing) would be better. This would fill the frame with the "rhythm" that is, after all, the subject.

Nicely done. If you're aching for more snow to shoot, I've got 14 inches on top of 1.5" of ice in my yard. Knock yourself out. BYO shovel. :)

Rob

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Comment by Sonifo:
The pillow is real distracting. I would have liked the shadow from the chair to run all the way down. Maybe a bit more contrast to give it more depth.