Selma
by skari

Comment by sillygoat:
Stunning! The eyes are perfect and I love the b&w :) 9

Selma
by skari

Comment by arati_halbe:
she's so adorable@

Urban sunset
by skari

Comment by bspurgeon:
Critique Club

Ironic that your image came up for me. I was conflicted about the processing. I absolutely love the composition despite the horizon bisecting the head of the duck. It is a bit top heavy in that my eye goes directly to the sun then to the duck's face, and then right back to the sun. Overall I think that works in this image as the sun and face are separated by an interesting middle third with the various water birds.

Although post processing is part of the art, and is open to interpretation, I believe that you went too far with the noise ninja. The main duck and the ground look fake, and as suggested in a comment below, cartoonish. If it is not via noise ninja, then you left a step out of your details. Maybe it is from curves. Now, on to a more objective critique, there is a very prominent halo around the duck. This is a sign of over processing or less proficient processing. It is suggestive of heavy shadow/highlight manipulation or poor masking, etc.

I happen to think that you have a spectacular photograph here, and it would have scored much higher with improved or less heavy handed processing. If you are willing, I would love to see the original photograph.

Congrats on your high score and finish.

Selma
by skari

Comment by brumer0:
Beautiful photo and girl. I hope you do well! Only thing I could recommend would be to burn the hair a bit more, maybe?

Selma
by skari

Comment by Connor:
arrr love it

Selma
by skari

Comment by bassbone:
beautiful girl - there seems to be a bit too much processing on the face IMO

Selma
by skari

Comment by pedrobop:
Cute model! Her arm seems to be OOF but the B&W were great! I like the bokeh too, but it should be more notable.

Selma
by skari

Comment by JuliBoc:
Nice portrait. The DOF is very nice, however, I don't think the background is significant enough to warrant a high score in a bokeh challenge. Basically the only way it enhances the image is by isolating the child.

Selma
by skari

Comment by mikeee:
What a striking image. I love the eye contact and a feeling of tension as if something's about to happen.

Selma
by skari

Comment by mei_chwen:
nice portrait!