Natural Backlight
by mattmunger

Comment:
Great backlighting, but the subject is indistinct (not enough contrast perhaps.) I like the mood a lot, but the background competes with the subject enough to make the photo busy & unfocused.
SIMPLIFY! A different angle might help. I try to frame my photos through the lens,...but...even then I get photos that turn out differently than I saw them to be.
Still though...photography is consistently more accurate a sport than golf.

Laughter
by debbybris

Comment:
Grand Love-of-Life Portrait! I can't think of any type of photograph more filled with the heart of God than a child frozen in a laugh! So amazing! Such a blessing!

Emotionally, this photo calls out...10! Yet to be consistent with the principles of good photography, I can't actually grade it that way. The face is lit by what appears to be a reflector placed much lower than the face. This gives the portrait a mild effect of 1950's Saturday afternoon matinee B Movie a la Bela Lugosi, yet over-all the facial features are a little flat. Composite score 7 with a little man who is over-the-top!

Fading Beauty
by Chilibean

Comment:
I love this photo!

However, lighting this rose with a spot from above & behind doesn't appear to quite give the rose the same "punch" it would have if some of the petals were translucent. Try to set the spot just below the camera's line-of-sight shining directly at the bloom from behind.

This is a great photo for a couple's wedding album!

Sun Kissed
by knklove

Comment:
Wow! Great translucent study! Fine composition! Very pleasing!
I can taste the Vitamin C!!! :)

Pure
by h2

Comment:
The tulip appears to be lifts its arms in praise of the Creator!
Praise the LORD!
Great lighting, Great composition, Great clarity, Great simplicity! You nailed the concept!

Kiss
by levitator5.13

Comment:
Tender...Great photo for demonstrating backlighting, shapes, mirrors & photographic art. Good composition. Emotes loving couple, TLC, gentle passion & romance.

Portrait of My Daughter
by jencurrie

Comment:
What a charming young lady! Sweet picture!
The highlights outlining the hair are nice & really set her off from foreground/background.
Personally, I would have enjoyed seeing a second back-light set lower to highlight more of the strands of hair. However, her hair appears to be thick, so I'm not sure how translucent it would be at any angle.
Over-all...Great entry!

Windows to the Soul
by elsapo

Comment:
Mesmering! Pensive! Gripping Interaction between viewer & model.
She is the type of model photographers dream of...a model that makes the photographer look good! Score that a 10.

Just Turned Eight ....
by LouiseB

Comment:
You gotta be kiddin' me! Only eight years old? Wow!!!
Your title is most understandable since in the thumbnail she certainly looks eighteen.
Great High Key Lighting on an amazing photograph. I rate this a 10.
Get me her autograph right now since it will be beyond my budget in 10 years. :)

Uh oh..... Duck fight!
by digitalspasm

Comment:
"Stopppp Ittt, Guys!!! People will think we're 'quackers' & send us to the 'funny farm!'"