Cigars and Port
by _eug

Comment by scotthadl:
Nice idea but the face of the model is too shadowed.

Cigars and Port
by _eug

Comment by ShutterPug:
Definitely meets the challenge - cute idea and unique having a woman with a cigar. I would have liked to see your model have an expression of enjoyment though. The lighting isnt bad - but there is a bit of a shadow across the background above the table. As for the background itself - a few slight wrinkles to the left that dont bother me - but the one running vertical behind the model's head is a bit distracting. I like your choice of composition and the colors involved here. Good luck in the challenge.

\"Little Child\" from With the Beatles
by _eug

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus on the child's face, while using a nice depth of field to blur the distant portions of its face and hand.

Lighting: While everything is fairly evenly lit, it is also a bit flat. That probably came from using Hue/Sat to convert this one to BW. I am not very familiar with Elements, but if there is a Channel Mixer, give that a shot. While everyone has their own settings, 45%/32%/30% works pretty well for skin tones. If PSE doesn't have this, try some slight curves adjustments to bring some contrast back into the image.

Composition/Content: Great composition. This provides the eye a nice plane to flow across.

My Opinion: While not a Beatles fan (not familiar with their titles), I believe you met the challenge well. With some lighting adjustments, this one would have scored a bit better.

Eric

Lounging
by _eug

Comment by Krisby:
I liked this, im one of your 8s.. One thing that came to mind when i saw this was that it is such a gental pose maybe you should have taken your glasses of, just like you where going to sleep. The not shaved part adds to this, gives it that stron manly factor. I like your work and it is allso good to know someone has a eye for my own work :)

Lounging
by _eug

Comment by Judi:
Cute!!

Lounging
by _eug

Comment by gaurawa:
**Critique Club**

My first impression is that it looks flat. The lighting is too even.. also it seems to miss the brighter zones.
I like the perspective used here. the crop though seems odd with the right top corner un-necessarily being added to the image. It may work better with a tighter crop on right making it portrait frame.
Even though flat, I like the even skin tones in the image.

I would add a bit of contrast to the image.

If you have any questions, feel free to pm me
-Gaurawa

Unique View
by _eug

Comment by Kronus:
very cool < I did one simular in NFL.

\"Little Child\" from With the Beatles
by _eug

Comment by Lena:
very good, though the baby's nose is a bit distracting! Perhaps a little more focus on the eyes too?

\"Little Child\" from With the Beatles
by _eug

Comment by ade_mcfade:
NOTE.... I'm looking at the image first and tyrying to guess the title. If I can't guess, I can't give high marks :-(

\"Little Child\" from With the Beatles
by _eug

Comment by Falc:
Nose in focus, but you have lost the eyes and forehead. Do you really want your viewers to concentrate on the nose?