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by WickedB

Comment by SaraR:
I like the basic photograph a lot, but I don't like the selective saturation. I feel that it takes attention away from the baby's face, and away from the sense of 'oneness' of mother and baby that you have, otherwise, illustrated so well.

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by DefyTime:
This is an awesome image...infusion...well done

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by timfythetoo:
Greetings from the Critique CLub -

Congrats on your first try at digital art. You did a very good job at it and the voters rewarded you well.

You did a great job at combining the two images. Pretty clean editing overall. Would hav eliked to have seen some dirt or stuff ont he bottom steps to really fill out the illusion butthat a minor nitpick. Personally I dont care for the colored berries or whatever they are, but that too is a minor issue.

Excellent editing. The dark mood works well especially along with your choices of models between the tree and stoop. This just has a great overall mood and feel to it.

I really dont have anything major to suggest to make it better. You done real good! ;) Keep up the good and creative work.

Tim

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by posthumous:
Great effect. 7

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by krnodil:
You have a cool little Gilliam-esque thing going on here, I like it. Would have liked to see a bit more contrast/detail in the tree bark, but overall I think this is quite an interesting shot.

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by Younger:
Excellent job. I love the little touches of color.

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by TheStick:
Very cool! Love it!

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by MWitt:
Great job! Good composite.

In the Setting Sun
by WickedB

Comment by kteach:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

My first impression of this photo was that it was difficult to focus in on the focused stalk since it is so small.

I'm a big fan of shallow DOF shots, but this one for me isn't as effective. I like that you've chosen to pull out one particular stem to highlight the textures, but it's so small in relation to the whole shot that it gets lost. Perhaps focusing in even closer from a slightly different angle would have really allowed more detail in the top of the stalk without losing the feel and setting of the background? Or, maybe using an even larger aperture (f/1.8 or f/1.4) to create a shallower DOF would have been enough to separate the stalk a bit more from the background? Just a few ideas.

Also, this seems that it could benefit from a slight rotation since the horizon feels tilted. As far as the rule of thirds, it meets the challenge requirement with the top of the plant, but you also have the horizon and the stalk which are almost on the lines of thirds... perhaps cropping this slightly differently could have allowed you to take advantage of those lines as well.

You've done a nice job at bringing out the warm, golden tones of the sun in contrast to the lovely blues of the water. The whole shot overall has a nice feel to it... makes me want to be sitting there on that dock.

I hope this has been helpful! Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Best of luck to you in the following challenges!:)

Enter by Moonlight
by WickedB

Comment by trnqlty:
Nice tribute to Jerry Uelsman 8