Turn the other cheek.
by moniepenny

Comment by DefyTime:
Great work

Bandit
by moniepenny

Comment by mmckenna:
Great shot!

Sunshiny
by moniepenny

Comment by Xilebo:
Like the overall natural look of this image, well done!

Reflecting
by moniepenny

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi Moniepenny :)

This is an intereresting scene and the silhouetted ducks really make it work nicely. Your subject standing on the pier is visible but he's too dark to really stand out enough to be 'noticed' on a site like this where the photo probably gets very little viewing time. The composition is nice, but I would have probalby framed out the skyline at the top. Personally, I don't think it's adding anything to the theme and it's creating an eye-pulling contrast away from the subject(s) of the image. That tree line is also pretty soft. Maybe some additional depth of field would have improved that area. I see that your camera doesn't support that level of manual control though... When you are limited by the camera, you have to work within it's strengths. I have a camera similar to this (S410) and it does make nice photos :)

John Setzler

Sunshiny
by moniepenny

Comment by thomaspeople:
Very coy and sweet. I like the way you did not over-process, but left her skin more natural. It makes her more human, and prettier. Given your title, which fits very well, I wish there was a bit more light on her right eye (viewers left). Still a good shot. I'm bumping up.

Portrait Outtake
by moniepenny

Comment by Structor:
This is a really good portrait, good lighting.

Portrait Outtake
by moniepenny

Comment by alfresco:
Having the eyes sharp like this really helps imo, very nicely done!

Sunshiny
by moniepenny

Comment by Mick:
Hey, now there's a good way to make a flower shot more interesting. Well done!

Bandit
by moniepenny

Comment by Bear_Music:
I really do like the perspective on this. It's a good, clean B/W conversion. The selective desat is whimsical enough to pass muster with me, though I'm not overly fond of it as a rule. Compositionally it's sweet, with all sorts of curves leading you gently to the eye, and the focus is exactly right; what needs to be crisp, is crisp.

The background bugs me enough that I'd work at trying to naturally blur it even more, but that's a tough job.

Nice shot! My name's Bond, James Bond, at your service :-)

R.

Turn the other cheek.
by moniepenny

Comment by MacDonald:
well photographed.. her hands on her cheek give validation to the phrase... good job