world and window
by posthumous

Comment by tnun:
well I like this. an ordinary kind of scene through window, and a well shown difficult kind of shiny light.

creekscape
by posthumous

Comment by GeorgesBogaert:
This looks more like a painting than a picture. Perfect in every way. I voted an 8 before but bumping up to 10. And my favorite for a ribbon.

creekscape
by posthumous

Comment by blindjustice:
Vintagely superb.

creekscape
by posthumous

Comment by mariuca:
Most appropriate processing and totally lovely

world and window
by posthumous

Comment by MichaelC:
imho a vague connection and lacking a clear focal point

my princess
by posthumous

Comment by sidpixel:
Greetings from the Critique club

An appealing image that does not meet the challenge.

Ah the gorgeous Sophie, I recognised her straight away! Much as I love her and I know you obviously do too I am struggling to see how she conveys a feeling of family to a complete stranger. Yes, she is a very important family member to you but she could be a stray dog wandering alone on a beach, there is nothing in the way you have photographed her that makes me feel she belongs to anyone.

She is too central in the image for me, I would much prefer to see her higher in the frame so that I can see all of her shadow. I would prefer to see more detail of her in the shadows it is blocked out. I do love the low angled sunlight it is bringing some lovely detail in the sands surrounding her. I think a lower level image where we can see her eyes and the detail in her lovely face with this lovely beach around her was an opportunity lost.

Thanks for your submission, Sid

hope of intersection
by posthumous

Comment by jmritz:
comfortable perfection

hope of intersection
by posthumous

Comment by PennyStreet:
love of light.

clouds obscured by sunflower
by posthumous

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique Club

An intriguing image that meets the challenge.

You have an interesting abstract here that is one of the few images in this challenge that, in my interpretation of bokeh, actually meets the challenge. The challenge brief and the entries are heavily skewed towards soft focus as opposed to specular highlights such as yours has in the upper left, that is my idea of true bokeh. Having had the privilege to closely observe much of your work this abstract follows your pursuit for originality that doesn't always appeal to the masses here.

hope of intersection
by posthumous

Comment by MichaelC:
It's just my opinion of course but I believe the flare, while trendy, has washed out too much contrast from your image. Your main subject is too small in the frame and not separated enough from the BG, and finally your leading line and main diagonal component does not add an aesthetic to the image.