Apple Blossom
by wickee_one

Comment by Jutilda:
Don't you love Fractalius???

B&W Flower
by wickee_one

Comment by Melethia:
The light on this is positively divine - just a breath and a promise. Beautifully done.

Apple Blossom
by wickee_one

Comment by Melethia:
Neat filter - I like the way it makes the light dance.

Day 1 - Cartesia
by wickee_one

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Assuming Cartesia is your daighter's name - I love that! :) You created a pretty cool effect here as well. 3 is a golden age for children - especially girls - you are blessed!

Kind Loving Mother
by wickee_one

Comment by CarpeLumen:
well this is a soft outtake, and a cliche shot of DPC but it is good 5

Kind Loving Mother
by wickee_one

Comment by Trinch:
Beautifully composed, nice use of DOF to isolate the subject, and nice use of soft focus. On the negative side, the brightness of the orange roof is distracting and I personally would have liked to see eyes as they are the gateway to emotion.

Kind Loving Mother
by wickee_one

Comment by Tammer:
I like the blurred background and composition. Good natural lighting and post-processing. I hope this does well in the challenge. Good luck!

Kind Loving Mother
by wickee_one

Comment by klkitchens:
Very good! Among the tops of this challenge.

Kind Loving Mother
by wickee_one

Comment by wehrmacher:
Well, what can I say. This title certainly describes the scene and the title is consistent with the challenge. Therefore, it seems this shot is right down the center of this challenge.

I think this shot could have used a shallower depth of field, or some judicious cropping to de-emphasize the background picnicers. I also want to see the subjects more on the right of the image. I have no idea why, I just do. Moving the subjects to the right would have masked the background people and would have moved the baby away from the bright redish roof.

All in all, I really like this photo. Great job. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Kind Loving Mother
by wickee_one

Comment by tonyv:
Interesting crop. Puts them in context with a family.