Jellyfish washed up on the beach.
by Pompouspete

Comment by Giles:
why did you crop its tentacles off?

Young love at Sunset
by Pompouspete

Comment by giantmike:
I find this to be stronger if cropped closer to the subjects.

Young love at Sunset
by Pompouspete

Comment by sidpixel:
A tender moment well captured though perhaps a little too centred. I can't help thinking that there was a great opportunity here for a closer head and shoulders against the backlight with her lovely hair filling the background between them - delicious! Good luck

Young love at Sunset
by Pompouspete

Comment by MadMan2k:
Good light and good moment, but not crazy about so much background being included. The subjects, which seem to be perfectly in focus, could easily be cropped to take up most of the frame.

Young love at Sunset
by Pompouspete

Comment by ArnaMarie:
Gave you 8 before, back to comment. I didn't let this effect my voting, but is there a scratch and a grain of dirt on your lense? Still lovely light, nice DOF and cute couple. They look very much in love, and you captured the emotion perfectly. If I were to comment on one thing, and it's probably very silly, it would be that I wish the young man was not wearing that shirt. A non-striped shirt might have suited the country surroundings better, but it was perhaps not up to you :) Anyway, well done!

Young love at Sunset
by Pompouspete

Comment by Ammie:
Beautiful catch and story. Young love is a pretty picture

Behind the music
by Pompouspete

Comment by MadMan2k:
Nice title - play on words. I don't really see his style coming through in this one at all, though.

Behind the music
by Pompouspete

Comment by tate:
This is definitely a sexy image. The body language and mood are all captured without revealing even a hint of this person's face. Certainly fits the spirit of the challenge although not the typical processing seen in most other entries in the challenge, still a really nice, unique pic. 7

Beauty and the (rusted and broken) Beast
by Pompouspete

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Composition is good here with the girl at the far left third. However, she is competing for attention with the shredded tire. As it's on it's own, in a pool of hard black shadow, it's a very strong element to have in the pic, so I find my eye going back and forth between the two. I find some flow from the girl up and around the arc of the wheelwell to the tire, but wish there were more to see.

This was shot when the sun was high in the sky and hence the harsh shadows and blown highlights. I suppose you were going for a somewhat tough, industrial look here and perhaps instructed the model to dress and makeup accordingly. The pout seems to be stiffening her jaw somewhat; she has an interesting face, I would like to see more shots of her in different projects. However, she is also chopped off midway which gives the image a somewhat abbreviated look.

I hope this critique has been of help, feel free to PM me with any questions.

Susan

Beauty and the (rusted and broken) Beast
by Pompouspete

Comment by jgirl57:
Already voted-- interesting concept and it turned ot well, the background and the color of that ladies hair fits almost perfectly! Nice set up for this shot!