Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by smellyfish1002:
I have three little boys and my experience is that images like this don't score well here. But, I love shots like this, so I am going to give you a great score! Your lighting and focus are excellent, and your DOF gives the image the right amount of softness. The only thing I would like better is if there were more room at the top of the frame. The child's eye leads you to the top, and BAM, it just ends. I would try this with less crop on top. For all those 1's and 2's I got for great photos of my kids, I'm going to give you a 10!
JD Anderson

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by DennisF:
Enthralling. Well composed.

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Nice details in the eyelashes. Background doesn't offer enough contrast - the babies' face seems to disappear into the background, not a crisp edge. The grain (in the lower cheeks and upper nose) is a bit heavy. Lighting on the upper cheek is a bit too strong, too. 6 Rob the Swash

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by jimmythefish:
Like it...soft, round. You'll get hammered for the soft focus and the grain but for me it works. Very expressive for just an eye, cheek and a nose.

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Awwww! Beautiful, really beautiful... great dof, nicely exposed... the skin tones are great. Perfect composition, great cropping. Very nice concept. An inspiration! 9

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by puppy52:
awwww!!!!

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by Imagineer:
Lovely shot which could only be improved with a little less noise.

Bouncing Babe
by Koriyama

Comment by Fayech:
chubby cheeks! hehe

The Recorder
by Koriyama

Comment by Annida:
Hi Koriyama!

This is your critique from the critique club.

It's funny that I should get this picture to critique, cause I have had my eye on it for the last week or so. I saw it, and I found it immediately appealing.

The lighting is superb, and so is the composition. I don't understand what brought your score down. My only guess is that there is a slight graininess, probably from using such an extreme Aperture setting. I think if you had tried something shallower for a macro like this, it may have been less grainy.

There is such a stark desolate feeling to this picture. I really like it, and had I voted, I would have given it very high marks.
Great job on your first shot.
-Annida

The Recorder
by Koriyama

Comment by Koriyama:

Originally posted by qachyk: Problem: never heard of your magazine, was dubious and checked, google hasn't either. There are probably existing magazines this photo could be for in general, wish you'd picked one.

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