Mr. & Mrs. Corey Cleghorn
by Madukes

Comment by SandyP:
What a BEAUTIFUL photo! Is that your son or daughter??? I grew up in a military family, and to this day am in awe of the noble people in that profession! This does their grace and nobility such justice! It looks like a fairy tale!

blue skies twisted
by Madukes

Comment by blindjustice:
Tis has an awesome cartoon advertising feel to it; its really solid.

orange moon setting
by Madukes

Comment by blindjustice:
Excellent shot; great mood; terrific feel of halloween and fall; very tim burton. nice.

A burst of Sun from a Flower
by Madukes

Comment by pixeldust:
very bright and cheery!

Karla on her wedding day
by Madukes

Comment by ursula:
Cool shot! The expression of the guys in back make this. Great in B/W.

posing for the camera
by Madukes

Comment by SandyP:
What a beautiful girl. I love her hair and her smile. She looks just beautiful in this photo.

Amanda
by Madukes

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club:

I didn’t vote in the Free Study so this is the first time I’ve looked at your image. My first impression is that the one blue eye looks really out of place. That part you realized shortly after you started receiving comments. Ok then, if the eye wasn’t blue what could you do with this image to give a different look. I think the shallow depth of focus works well in this image but the bend at the models waste draws the viewer’s attention away from the in focus eyes. If you cropped the left side of the image just past her waist, I think the focus would look more balanced. You should note that this crop will cause her elbows to be cropped just a bit also but I think it would still work. It will also crop off part of the flower stem but this will improve the image as the left end is sort of bright and the crop will make the stem blend into the background more. Now with the left side cropped you will need to crop some off the right side to bring the models eyes back to the rule of thirds position. This will take the very tip of the flower off but if it doesn’t cut into the body of the flower no one will really notice that it is gone. Give it a try and see how you like it. I always try to find a couple of ways to crop my images to see which has the biggest impact. If I don’t like the crop, I just undo the step.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim

Amanda
by Madukes

Comment by aliqui:
That blue eye is truely perplexing. Normally you can understand why someone did something, but I just don't get it. You say it was to accent the black around the eyes, but why one eye?

Amanda
by Madukes

Comment by hotpasta:
I like the pose and the blur, but the colour of the blue eye makes it look tacky...sorry :-( Maybe something more subtle on both eyes? maybe not do the blue thing at all...???

Amanda
by Madukes

Comment by ursula:
Just my opinion, but just one bright blue eye doesn't work. ~4