Anthesis
by Tarbini

Comment by KarenB:
tangible! this pops right out! nice work!

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by bgmorris:
Good composition.

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by irae:
I love the composition, and the sharpness is excellent. Nature doesn't make a much better AF target, eh?

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by Gracious:
My personal taste would be to see his/her whole face. Coloring is good, so is exposure. Love the texture of her short hairs on the forehead.

Anthesis
by Tarbini

Comment by Gracious:
Very good dof. Colors are rich.

Eye of the Beholder
by Tarbini

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Tarbini...

This is a very strong cloudscape. The cloud patterns and the color variations make it work very nicely. I'm a bad choice of people to critique photos like this because I personally don't care for cloudscapes. My personal taste includes some amount of 'land' in the image to add perspective to the cloudscape. This is not saying that this is not a great shot because it is :)

I think your final score here definitely supports the overall opinion of the site... 6.4 is a great finish...

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by jmsetzler:
this is an excellent ebstract.... great composition and great choice for the challenge :) - setzler

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by adine:
I love the line of neck, jaw and mouth, But I'm not sure about the edges - I think I'd like to see more of the face - muzzle and eye and make it less abstract, OR less of the face -crop to the center of the face from the right and make it more abstract. A little less green too.

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by Kavey:
What a lovely shot! This is a really impressive example of getting a strong shot of a striking animal in what I assume is a zoo environment.

The cropping/ composition together with the contrast between the black and white of the zebra and the green grass are what make this for me.

Border is also well chosen to complement the image.

Natures Referee
by Tarbini

Comment by tyrkinn:
Nice Crop