rock embrace
by primabarbara

Comment by Teafran:
There is a section of this image that is very interesting on the left. The ripples entering the curved part of the rock is neat - I think concentrating on that aspect would have been a better choice.

Potential Customer
by primabarbara

Comment by insteps:
Through the shop owners eye. Terrific!

rock embrace
by primabarbara

Comment by MacDonald:
Makes me smile - tidal pools is what comes to mind and I love them.

Kanu 2
by primabarbara

Comment by chalice:
Kanu 3, 5, 7, & 8 are my favorites, composition-wise and subject matter displayed. I agree with Henry; it's a nice collection of memories. I feel as though I got a bit of every part of the day, too.

Scything
by primabarbara

Comment by PennyStreet:
Interesting.. the cows don't seem bothered. At least I hope not.

one of the steps to produce premium wine
by primabarbara

Comment by pearlseyes:
Nice leading lines.

Scything
by primabarbara

Comment by Teafran:
Terrific capture - excellent color - a great entry into the challenge.

Mountain Water
by primabarbara

Comment by Teafran:
I am not a huge fan of the whole "flowing water" genre of photography, but the subtle light touch in this image is nicely done. The picture is a little on the pale side which creates a "blah" effect and the dark border at the top detracts from the overall image. Still, a decent entry.

untamed
by primabarbara

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge.

I like the idea and your lovely model has gorgeous coloured eyes, however, I feel it is let down technically. The two big problems I have with it are that your DOF was far too shallow and your focus point was wrong. Every effective portrait I have ever seen always has the eyes nice and sharp, unfortunately her beautiful eye is soft and the hair which is the subject matter is also soft. The focus point appears to be her lips hidden behind her hair, if instead of using the lens wide open you had used perhaps f2.8 this would have rendered both the eye and the hair sufficiently sharp and increased its impact. Alternatively, focussing on the eye at f1.4 would also have increased its impact while rendering the hair even softer. Hope this helps, thanks for your entry Barbara

launching base
by primabarbara

Comment by pixelpig:
Congratulations on your Top Ten finish, Barbara. The intense color in this is perfect.