"The Calm Before "The Scream" "
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
So does the hat blow off into the water, then she screams?

Colour Art
by nutzito

Comment:
Well lit, believable and appropriate subject and nice busy frame full of art. One quibble, you posed the subject as if he were in the act of painting, and the unloaded brush and a pallet that has none of the colors of the painting makes it clear that he is not doing any such thing. The lie sort of diminished the photograph for me. Posed in front of his work, fine. Faking it well, fine. But why make such a false gesture in what is otherwise such a nice shot?

musician
by jdannels

Comment:
Need more micro tweeking.

Tooled and Twisted Fringe Deer skin Chinks
by littlemav

Comment:
the framing seems off here. I don't know why you had your subject run off the frame.

my long lost passion
by xtian

Comment:
I wish we had a chance to see more of the work, the very narrow DOF isn't helping here. good color balance and framing. On reflection, I don't see how that wide cut pencil is supposed to create what looks like a very fine series of lines

A Bouquet for Bokeh
by HeiSch

Comment:
Overlooked and very under rated, a lovely creative shot.

saxophonist
by 4trtone

Comment:
a bit of fill light or a bounce fill would have done wonders here

The Crowning Touch
by wildiris

Comment:
given the essential balance of the image , the rotated frame doesn't work for me. lighting and background are very good.

The Old Man & The Angel
by JacksonGariety

Comment:

Originally posted by DCNUTTER: Gaussian blur is not allowed in basic as you found out....wait..yes it is actually. So why the DQ?

Gaussian is allowed, but spot editing isn't, so it has to be applied at the same amount across the entire image.

HRH 426
by Melethia

Comment:
the only problem with people praising outtakes is you get to feel good about taking a nice shot, and at the same time feel bad about your selection. I like this one, well above a five, fur shure.