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Comment by shalrath:
I agree with everything said below. The angle and such are great.

For me, the main issue here is the exposure. Even if the eyes and face are slightly out of focus as they are, you need to have those blacks in there to balance that big white patch. Contrast and sharpness would truly improve this photo.

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Comment by rlewis:
In addition to the comments below, it strikes me that the image is slightly overexposed and you should adjust the contrast bring up the darker portions of the image.

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Comment by Beetle:
Since you asked for a critique, here it is:

I wouldn't call this a portrait, more of a candid snapshot. Having sunglasses perched on top of your head is not a deliberate "portrait" thing to do.
Another non-portrait indicator are the distractions in the background, especially the thing growing out of her head - that is very much a No-NO!

I love her smile! Pretty girl, sweet smile, nice angle.

I wish the focus on the eyes was sharper. It seems that when it comes to people, as long as the eyes are in perfect focus, the rest can look good, no matter what.
In this case, the focus point was on her hair (lower left).

I'm no expert on b&W conversions, but this one looks "blah" even to me! It needs more range, more contrast, more something.

There are gazillions of tutorials available on the internet, have a cruise around, I'm sure you'll find lots of great tips on how to take good portraits.

Flowers: $8.99 Falling in love: priceless
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Comment by mileskea:
I smell shoehorn!

Flowers: $8.99 Falling in love: priceless
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Comment by sonyalphausr:
Im sorry, but this really has nothing to do with money

Flowers: $8.99 Falling in love: priceless
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Comment by fitz3000:
well we have concluded that money can't buy love, so here is the question: If the money are out of the game, does this photo belong in this contest?

Flowers: $8.99 Falling in love: priceless
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Comment by smudgeSMJ:
Hm, I'm not sure that I buy that this shot represents money very well...

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Comment by aplomb76:
Aside from a bit of noise in the background, this is an excellent shot. The background has a nice pattern to it accentuating the web. Great job.

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Comment by ursula:
Very delicate looking web. I like the out of focus leaves behind, it gives the whole thing a good sense of depth.

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Comment by Mark-A:
Quite a cool action shot, not sure if this is like a scaletrix shot or just some cars pushed in to one another, still pretty neat idea whatever. Id like to see a little more sharpness in the cars although that feeling of movement is quite good. Tough call I don't think I would have scored this really high but probably somewhere around 5 or 6.

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