Catboy's Secret Identity
by meyers

Comment by Blackbox:
Alright Catboy...now we finally see your face. Don't think that you'll be able to hide from us forever! Tell your photographer they did a good job at taking your picture.

Lakeside
by meyers

Comment by sherpet:
Calming and so peaceful...

Lakeside
by meyers

Comment by basssman7:
Hey...that looks like a wood duck! I have trying to find one of these to take pictures of in my area for years!

A Cold Day at the Park
by meyers

Comment by bryantbus:
Cute guy! Good bokeh, subject stands out from the background, color mix is good. Had I voted it would have been a 7, only because the focus is somewhat soft on subject.

A Cold Day at the Park
by meyers

Comment by Melethia:
First, Ursula approved and that's pretty much better than any higher score you might have achieved. She's the Queen of Bokeh. I don't limit "bokeh" to "circles of light" either. It's pretty much the way an OOF or soft background can highlight a subject - and you've done it well here. The arch of the trees and the light space beneath them frame the young man quite nicely. I don't know about having to see his mouth or his smile - his eyes pass along an impishness that might not be seen as clearly otherwise. And I do like the way the scarf seems way too big for him yet fails to contain his spirit.

My only nit is a grayish horizontal line near the base of the picture - perhaps from a fence. It does ever so slightly pull at the eye a bit.

I took this into Photoshop and a bit more sharpening can be used to bring out the boy if you wish, but the softness doesn't detract in my mind.

Catboy's Secret Identity
by meyers

Comment by Shrink:
need a little more sharpness of focus on the eyes to make this "pop". Very nice expression. lovely matching color background

Lakeside
by meyers

Comment by ladyhawk22:
Interesting shot, to have the city and the wildlife juxtaposed like this. Colors of the trees are lovely, especially the reflections in the water.

Lakeside
by meyers

Comment by L1:
Beautiful fall scene. Great exposure control and depth of field. :)

Lakeside
by meyers

Comment by v5planet:
Nice fall colors.

A Cold Day at the Park
by meyers

Comment by meyers:
For all of the bokeh bashing in some of the threads this week, I'm surprised my picture's score placed as high as it did. Apparently I committed two DPC sins: a picture of a child and no circles in my bokeh.

I think it's a good picture though, and I think the darker shapes in the blurred background frame the boy nicely. It would have been better to get his smile in the shot.

I may need my eyes checked, but the boy looks plenty sharp here.