Snowy Outlook
by SquishyB

Comment by AZSnapper:
too blue....otherwise, nice

Snowy Outlook
by SquishyB

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
The blue overtones to everything here did not work for me; was the snow really blue to the naked eye? Was the tree/bush on the right really purple? The pastel effect was just a bit too much for me to take.

Snowy Outlook
by SquishyB

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice scene but something weird going on with the colour, too blue/purple.

Snowy Outlook
by SquishyB

Comment by Abstract:
this beautiful landscape with nice composition with a little less blue would have earned a couple of extra points from me for sure.

Snowy Outlook
by SquishyB

Comment by MAK:
edited badly but the photograph itself is well taken, framed and the perspective is great... still get a 6 from me

Snowy Outlook
by SquishyB

Comment by davidlinder:
it doesn't need quite so much blue tint, but still nice

Autumn Placemats
by SquishyB

Comment by ricmerry:
intersting

Moreno Linda
by SquishyB

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I'll have to agree with those that have already commented, the overall image looks a bit out of focus. The image is also over-processed in certain areas, the most noticeable of which is just underneath the eyebrows. Careful with post-processing. I'd also recommend looking into NoiseNinja or NeatImage. While it is easy to overdo it with these as well, they do provide a much nicer, overall cleanup.

Lighting: You did a nice job with a difficult lighting situation. Combing natural and artificial light often taxes the white balance settings on most cameras. In this case, the result looks fine.

Composition/Content: The image feels uncomfortable cropped the way it is. Chopping off the mouth looks like more of an accident than an intentional composition. I'd recommend cropping half the face vertically, including half the mouth and just one of the eyes. These shots often come out very well.

My Opinion: 3.88 is a tough score, but this site is all about learning. Take the comments and criticisms and apply them to your future images. While this one met the challenge well, I think the flaws were just a bit too noticeable.

Eric

The Distinction Between Youth and Old Age
by SquishyB

Comment by rex:
I think this is one of your best shots. The bokeh is great. Attention ois on the flower in the front and with the one in the background you add interest. Awesome job.

Moreno Linda
by SquishyB

Comment by fotomann_forever:
First things first, be very careful with despeckle and reduce noise on portraits. They make skin look plasticy, which they have done here.

The lighting you used looks nice, although I think I can see you in her eyes, which is a bit distracting.

I know you were going for the eyes here, but when you get close to a subject you risk the dog-nose effect, making the nose seem disproportionately large. Would be better to step back and zoom more, which has the effect of flattening the image some.