Day 13 - Time for a change
by jonfrommk

Comment by jackal9:
Jon, great shot! The DOF and composition are spot on, very nice!! For me maybe just a tick more contrast...but I have been told I get carried away with contrast so...take that with a grain of salt, lol. The trees in the BG are awesome! they really make for a very nice backdrop to the hard lines of the brick chimney. Way to go!!

Day 9 - Blossom
by jonfrommk

Comment by colorcarnival:
These are pretty flowers. Was the day kind of overcast? Like everyone else said, I'd like to see more brightness on the flowers to make them stand apart from the rest of the pic.

Day 12 - It's a Guinea Pig
by jonfrommk

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I'm not seeing any harshness to this, but I always try to calibrate my monitor before looking at DPC (takes about ten seconds). Differences in how your images are seen is a part of publishing them on the Web. Here there are some possible composition critiques, but I think the processing is good, not much to play with there! Nicely done.

Day 11 - the best photographer in my household
by jonfrommk

Comment by Charlene:
What a thoughtful image! Beautiful!

Day 11 - the best photographer in my household
by jonfrommk

Comment by Melethia:
A beautiful portrait - I like the thoughtfulness of it. And you should get her a portfolio (or let her have a folder in yours) so we can see her pictures.

Day 12 - It's a Guinea Pig
by jonfrommk

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice and sharp, really cute

Day 12 - It's a Guinea Pig
by jonfrommk

Comment by Retroesque:
Holy Cow (or should I say Guinea Pig!) Jon - this is SUCH GREAT post processing.

See - 12 days on and you're a PRO!

You must be thrilled with the outcome of this - the contrast is yummy!

Day 12 - It's a Guinea Pig
by jonfrommk

Comment by jackal9:
Over all processing looks good, it might be just my eyes but it seems that you may have over done the contrast just a slight bit, to me the fur on the head of your model is just a bit harsh. Cute model too!!! ;)

Day 12 - It's a Guinea Pig
by jonfrommk

Comment by bassbone:
The details in the guinea pig are good - especially around the eyes -but as krnodil said, the location of the shot is very busy and distracts the viewer. the lighting is also a little off at the backend of the little fellow - maybe cropping it just a little tighter on the cute face would help as well.

Day 12 - It's a Guinea Pig
by jonfrommk

Comment by krnodil:
I am a sucker for guinea pigs - you've got a cutie here. You've got a lot of good detail in the fur, but he does look a bit overexposed to me, overall. Would try him in a different location, too - all the grass blades are roughly the same height as he is and compete with him for "foreground" attention, and overall is very "busy" and distracting. Would love to see a nice DOF shot quite a bit closer in, maybe even eye level with him.

And my apologies to her if "he" is a she. :)