ahhhh.... the beauty of technology: portable fans
by gisele

Comment by DennisF:
Great image.

ahhhh.... the beauty of technology: portable fans
by gisele

Comment by wetland:
Great expressions...and I can feel the breeze! Thanks

ahhhh.... the beauty of technology: portable fans
by gisele

Comment by emorgan49:
oh priceless - this may be my favorite! This is so wonderful - Even though the colors are sort of washed and there are some odd flaws (like what is that green spot on her dress- edit it away later?) this is still a 10

ahhhh.... the beauty of technology: portable fans
by gisele

Comment by connie:
LOL Good one!

ahhhh.... the beauty of technology: portable fans
by gisele

Comment by justine:
Great find, very nice.

My Place of Refuge
by gisele

Comment by skief:
Even lighting, no empty bottles, and made bed would have made this a great picture for me.

My Place of Refuge
by gisele

Comment by Becky:
The texture of this photo inhances its quality.

My Place of Refuge
by gisele

Comment by frisca:
reminds me of a magazine shot, doesn't feel enough like refuge because of the inclusion of the side tables..I would have gotten a little closer to the bed. :)

Vintage Lady
by gisele

Comment by sylandrix:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

COMPOSITION... I think the shot has a sort of "snapshot" feel to it, though the lights and bricks in the background (or reflections) add some interest to it. This could also be another issue of shooting artwork... A window display is set up by someone else, and the photo is using someone else's 'composition'. I understand though that shooting artwork, displays, allows you to crop and place elements in your own photo the way you envision it, plus I think the main reason many shots of this nature are taken are because they are arranged by someone else with the intent of being pleasing to the eye. I started off by taking sections of grafitti artwork and paintings ariynd my parents homes...

TECHNICAL... All I can say here is that the image overall looks soft. Try applying an unsharp mask filter in this case. A little saturation could have given the shot more color..

OVERALL..what killed your shot ultimately, was the fact that there wasn't that strong a theme of "complementary colors" going on. Complementary colors are surely there but in this case it should have been a dominant aspect of the photo. Perhaps if you had boosted the color saturation of the shot some of those complimentary colors would have stood out more... Good luck on your future challenges!!

My Place of Refuge
by gisele

Comment by Chuckie:
Nice Picture