Beautiful Bride
by bennettjamie

Comment by hesitant:
nice photo but could be improved quite easily.
She is a beautiful bride but the picture seems to be more about the dress.
Things I would change (and this is only my opinion - I'm not a pro...)
First, straighten the verticals then crop some from the top, bottom and left hand side. Make sure those windows are removed even if it means losing a little off the dress. (If the dress flows off the bottom of the picture it will still look impressive to the viewer, who may then think it was even longer.!)
Some of the details in the dress look blown out - these may be recoverable from a 'raw' file. If not it's a case of getting the exposure right at the time of capture. Good luck

Up up, and almost away
by bennettjamie

Comment by posthumous:
I missed commenting on this but it was a 9 from me. Wild and wonderful.

Christmas Trees For Sale
by bennettjamie

Comment by cebuloulou:
Already??? I always buy my tree like the night before.

Beautiful Bride
by bennettjamie

Comment by kicadium:
I find the dress is over exposed. I would have liked to see more depth on her dress.

Up up, and almost away
by bennettjamie

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
It's nice to see your photos in the challenges again. It took me a minute to figure out the plants and reflections in the BG because of the brightness of the water surface. It looks as if they are in mid air at first impression.

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by bennettjamie

Comment by aliqui:
I've always struggled with these tall flowers. They're tough to photograph and not make look like you're chopping off a limb. The bokeh is nice here though.

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by bennettjamie

Comment by aliqui:
This looks a bazillion times better flipped counter-clockwise 90 degrees.

Beautiful Bride
by bennettjamie

Comment by Teafran:
A very effective portrait that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact being rich and detailed. A perfect demonstration of the power of properly controlled light and focus in addition to being a terrific conversion. Well done.

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by bennettjamie

Comment by moriadelacroix:
I love this photo - nice detail and DOF!

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by bennettjamie

Comment by Kelli:
This one is fabulous! You can really bring out the detail with an overlay of chalkaholic if you'd like, to make it more illustrative.