unwilling model
by timfythetoo

Comment by yanko:
Good lighting. However, I would try a different crop. This one makes his head look too distorted.

Hot Hand
by timfythetoo

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Well, it happened again. I added a critique from the Trading Post, and pulled yours to critique from the Critique Clube cue. So, I will echo what I have already said earlier.

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus on the hand while still showing the motion of the fire. The colors are also very nice, adding a nice warmth beyond the obvious heat of the capture.

Lighting: Also very well captured. Your use of flash is terrific to the point that I can't even tell that the flash was used. This is a very strong element in this particular photograph. You did a tremendous job just filling in enought to capture the detail of the hand without losing anything from the flame.

Composition/Content: The centered composition works very well for this capture. The hand position in great and just enough of the arm is viewable to keep the eye moving up the entire frame.

My Opinion: Wee envisioned and well captured. While a 6.1 is nothing to scoff at, I think that this one should have scored much better.

unwilling model
by timfythetoo

Comment by ShutterPug:
Compostion is good. Focus on face is also good - with nice use of shallow DOF.

unwilling model
by timfythetoo

Comment by Gatorguy:
The light is well exposed, but I don't like the near total blackout on the left side of the model's face. 6

Enjoying my ultimate success.
by timfythetoo

Comment by ericwoo:
--Trading Post Comment--

Camera Work/Technical: Everything seems well focused, but your subject is also a bit small. WB is on as your colors really pop, giving a great spring time feel.

Lighting: The lighting is a bit splotchy, with some mildly distracting highlights on the child, as well as the green grass in the foreground.

Composition/Content: Nice composition, but a bit distant. I do like how the two of you are riding close to the bottom left of the frame. The child, then you, then the tree provide for some very interesting leading lines that keep the eye moving around the frame.

My Opinion: This is a high-quality snapshot that I am sure will please for years to come. I think that you met he challenge very well, but I don't think it was exactly what the voters were looking for. Then again, who ever knows what the voters are really looking for some days.

Eric

Hot Hand
by timfythetoo

Comment by chalice:
Trading Post Comment

I thought this shot had great lighting on your hand and a bit less successful capture of the flame (probably because of the shutter speed used). Overall, though, I marveled how you could do this without burning yourself. I scored it a 6 and would have gone higher if the flame had been crisper near the top.

Enjoying my ultimate success.
by timfythetoo

Comment by chalice:
Trading post comment

I certainly agree with the concept and the position of you two is good relative to each other. However, I think the trees vie too much for attention. They aren't adding to the relationship and, beyond being a pretty shade of green, they are making the photo unnecessarily busy IMHO. I didn't vote in this challenge but would have given this a 5 or 6.

unwilling model
by timfythetoo

Comment by sherpet:
So cute.....

unwilling model
by timfythetoo

Comment by nodster:
kids are funny!!

Hot Hand
by timfythetoo

Comment by ericwoo:
--Trading Post Comment--

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus on the hand while still showing the motion of the fire. The colors are also very nice, adding a nice warmth beyond the obvious heat of the capture.

Lighting: Also very well captured. Your use of flash is terrific to the point that I can't even tell that the flash was used.

Composition/Content: The centered composition works very well for this capture. The hand position in great and just enough of the arm is viewable to keep the eye moving up the entire frame.

My Opinion: Wee envisioned and well captured. While a 6.1 is nothing to scoff at, I think that this one should have scored much better.

Eric