Afternoon Delight
by OneSweetSin

Comment by GeneralE:
Got the color and detail an both the cake and berries just right; the milk glass breaks up the background without distracting from the main subjects.

Fading Memory of Summer
by OneSweetSin

Comment by bruski:
I really like the soft, pastel color of the flower. Nice composition and light.

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by kiwiness:
This would have been good for the "alone" challenge too, actually it would probably have done better there than here. Personally I like this a lot. The desaturation effect is fitting and the composition is good, maybe except for cropping a little too tightly to the boy's foot. I would have left just a tad more breathing space there. (7)

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Shannon:
I really like this image, and love the coloring in it..kind of sad really. Although I'm not sure how it relates to the lighting challenge.

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by GolferDDS:
I really like this picture. I wish It was in a different challenge. I don't see an emphasis on lighting, but I'm not going to take you down for that. Good work.

Photosynthesis
by OneSweetSin

Comment by ursula:
I like all the shades, and the little hole to the bottom left - makes the picture more "human" (if that makes any sense :) It does look like it's a bit blurry. ~5

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by joshua:
how does lighting have anything to do with this, other than the sun is above him at the time?

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by LucidLotus:
This is a great photo. The background is beautiful, well focused. The boy is in a nice pose, he looks rather lonely, I like the b&w choice and leaving the shirt colored gives just the right amount of color pop. I'm finding a bit of soft focus on the child though, who I think should be completely in focus since he is a major part of the scene. A thoroughly lovely photo. All that said, with the lighting looking pretty evenly distributed, I don't know how much of it is really affecting the mood (as mentioned in challenge details), most of the mood seems to be from the posing of the boy. When I first saw this I wasn't sure if it was put in the right challenge, but I'm going to guess it was submitted on purpose. I knocked off a point because though the lighting works well in the photo I didn't see how it created the mood, I think its a fantastic image though. 9

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by alanfreed:
This photo should be DQ'd immediately! It's obviously impossible to achieve this effect legally! Just kidding... calm down... I just thought it would be fun to ruffle your feathers based on what I was reading in the forums :)

I Wish I Had A Friend
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Quadrajet:
Nice subject, a very intimate moment to be sure. I notice that the focus is on the rocks instead of the boy, was that your intention in this image? Also, the lighting appears to be a bit flat and uninteresting (to me at least). If not for the focus, this would be a great image to have framed for a grandparent.