Daddy's Girl
by debitipton

Comment:
Great family shot! Unfortunately the high brightness and possibly compensated contrast is washing out the girls arm and he face. With those aspects improved I'd have given this a nine, at least. For now, a 7. Good luck!

High and Dry
by orussell

Comment:
Perfect light, contrast. Perfect horizon angle (very important to me). Excellent ablance. I love this shot. 10. Well done and good luck!

Sword In the Stone
by Jas

Comment:
INteresting composition. I generally like this, but feel the brightness is too low and the contrast too high. On my screen the chin is almost completely lost in the dark creating a "stare zone" distraction. (The brain wants to see what it can not quite see. Well mine does anyhow :) Still, I like the composition and camera angle etc dso much I'm giving you a 7. Good luck! (Might be the Scotsman in me deep down somewhere! )

Moody
by space amoeba

Comment:
I feel the focus should have been most clear on the hands and book. Adjusting contrast down to bring the short shadow to the left alittle (of image) and also decrease the brilliance of the light just under the book might have also improved this image. 6. Good lcuk.

i do
by sacredspirit

Comment:
Good shade and framing. Butit's just way to dark for me. Not sure I understand the title either (but that doesn't really count.) If lightened, yo might need to reduce contrast slightly to keep the far leg in the "gray zone". Did you have your computer screen turned up high brightness in low light perhaps? it's so easy to do with black and white images. What a shame. 6.

Can´t wait...
by LalliSig

Comment:
Lovely pose and a rare opportunity. Great angle and framing. I felt the contrast was little too high washing out shades on the chest and near shoulder areas. (This would look softer on a CRT monitor.) 8. Good luck!

Simply black and white
by Cobra517

Comment:
Simply 9. Nice.

Tempus Fugit
by Tech-D

Comment:
Your camera has an amazing level of clarity for such a low light and long exposure. I feel the focus in this image, whilst highlighting that fact admirably, is of too narrow a field making the foreground a major distratcion. The overall lighting and choice of surface is very good however. 7.

My RacheLove
by theONE77

Comment:
Nice subject and pose. She certainly is lovely :)

Portraiture work is generally accepted as best when the eyes of the subject are in clear(est) focus. I tend to agree. Your photo would also be improved, in my opinion, with the contrast level reduced to enhance the shade gradient across the forehead etc. Otherise, good crop and framing. Well done. 3.

Old Hall
by peecee

Comment:
Perpective distorion makes it dofficult to decide an appropriate horizon angle in shots like this doesn't it? Personally, I'd prefer the see the two corner pillars perceptually vertical. It's al ovely shot though. The shade balance suits the era of the subject imo. 8. Good luck!