Crevice Sunset
by photomayhem

Comment:
this could be used on a motivational poster. Beautiful.

Ascot or Mascot?
by GeneralE

Comment:
need to adjust the white balance. There is a green color cast.

Who needs a man?
by grigrigirl

Comment:
I'm sure you are getting beat to hell on this one. :-(

Nice angle and lighting.

Remnants of Summer
by eckoe

Comment:
a little overexposed, as you are losing details in the petals on the left.

Miracle in basic editing
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Congrats Dan! Bad eyes and all. Your work wiht this technique is excellent.

Firstborn~Firstborn
by LindaCC

Comment:
First, this is an amazing and touching capture of father and child.

With the background you have with that wall, I think if you move the subject away from the wall and then light the background from behind the subject, you will get a gradient effect that would look really nice.

Se vende
by Ranger

Comment:
Looks like this could be a postcard. Sized a little small

Light of life
by nicklevy

Comment:
Lighting on this is excellent. Terrific photo!

Cheese!!!
by kim100878

Comment:
I'm going to try this again. I went through and typed this all out once and when I cast my vote, it must have timed out and I lost everything. I think this photo has potential, even though, in all honesty, it is technically poorly done.

You captured a great expression on this childs face, showing the true innocence of a child.
Here are some of my suggestion on making this a better photo:
- While there are some blownout highlights on the jacket, the image overall looks a tad underexposed.
- The white balance is off, as there is a blue/green tint. You can fix this, for the most art in Photoshop, but setting it in camera is best.
- Don't oversharpen. There are bad "jaggies" around almost all the edges, really noticable on her chin and the pail.
- Using a shallower DOF would blur the background and help seperate the subject from it.
- Move some of the clutter out of the background before taking the shot. The way it is, it looks like she has toys growing from her head and back. :)
- Clone out the toy in the bottom right of the photo

If you would like to see a re-edit to see how some of these suggestions would improve this photo, feel free to PM me. You don't need to wait for the end of the challenge, since I have already voted on you photo. I hope my critique helps you.

Have a Seat.
by JoelHSmith

Comment:
Why would I want to do that, it looks like it is raining?? :-)

I like the composition. There appears to be a bit of noise, really notice it in the sky. I'm sure with your PS skills you could clean it up. I think because of the dreary feeling this has (with the rain and flat lighting) converting to B&W (with some dodging& burning) would make this image really nice.

Who am I to critique the guy that gets paid to take photos everyday, right Joel? :)