Guarding the Beaches
by Jedusi

Comment by scrum8:
Awesome shot. Great detail for low light.

Watcher in the Shadows
by Jedusi

Comment by Ivory:
Fantastic, I love it!

Ice Princess
by Jedusi

Comment by njsabs:
This image has perfect lighting....I mean perfect. WOW

Lttle Angel 2
by Jedusi

Comment by dwterry:
Beautiful portrait!

Lttle Angel 2
by Jedusi

Comment by surfdabbler:
Really nice portrait. I love the cooler tones - they really make the scene shine. The posing is really good too. Did you control the posing yourself, or is she a great model? My only suggestion would be to bring out her eyes more. They are already very striking, and could really be a knockout if they were adjusted a little.

Ice Princess
by Jedusi

Comment by CalliopeKel:
Seriously beautiful. OMG

Ice Princess
by Jedusi

Comment by Nusbaum:
I love this portrait. The cool tone, blue background and deep blue eyes work perfect and add a nice winter feeling. The lighting is just perfect as well. Nothing bad to say or recommendation to make.

Natural Camouflage . .
by Jedusi

Comment by h2:
Just stumbled upon this... very good detail, color and DOF. Feathers above his eyes are a tad dark, besides that the tones are very good. A square format would work better here, as he looks straight forward and there is no interaction of the bird with his environment, the additional space at left does nothing for the picture.

Moo-o Tone
by Jedusi

Comment by h2:
Seeing the competition, it would have been a good idea to enter this, Steve. The title alone had gathered you some points :)

The blue tone is very well chosen, there's a lot of beautiful detail in the fur and lashes, lighting is not perfect but good enough. Border fits well, just bold enough to give the impression of looking through a window, the white line helps to separate the border from the background in top left. Subject is appealing, especially like how the calf (?) looks to the left and not forward, as if it was shy.

Composition could be enhanced; You used the rule-of-thirds, which doesn't work perfectly when the aspect ratio is square - I prefer centered or diagonal (bottom left to top right) compositions then. Try flipping the image and positioning the oval dark area on the diagonal.

Background at top left could be a little darker, while the dark area below his eye could show some more drawing. Dirt at bottom center is slightly distracting, might have been overlooked if it was not so close to the edge. A little catchlight in his eye would have been a nice addition.

Would have been a 7 from me (and you know I don't tend to be generous).

Evening Tide
by Jedusi

Comment by bergiekat:
What a serenely beautiful photograph! Love the contrast of the boat in sunlight and the rest in shade...very dramatic. You've composed this will. Nicely done, mate!