Life
by ssan

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Back to comment: I'm not a huge fan of out of focus foregrounds but it works for this image. However, I do find my eye constantly drawn to the orange blob towards the upper right. It is so close to the flower that is at the rule of thirds that it keeps getting in the way of the main focal point.

Camoflage
by Geee

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Back to comment: I have to admit that this image confuses me a little. The horse has a painting like softness to the focus, yet the snow on the ground just behind it is in focus. I'm not sure if you did some sort of localized post processing on the horse or what. Some suggestions for improvement: You might want to straighten the image a little. It looks like the horse is leaning to the left. Also, you might want to try a square crop to remove some of the negative space on the left. Normally, compositions are stronger when the negative space is in front of the animal to give the perception that it is moving/looking towards something. Since you don't have space in front of the horse available, a square crop will help balance the composition if the negative spaces are about equal on each end of the horse.

New Beginnings...
by L800Lisa

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Back to comment and bump: I really like the concept of this image but the execution falls a little short. I think where it fails is that you zoomed on the hands a little too closely. If the adult and child were a bit further away the image wouldn't look as crowded to me. I can see why you think this is a Gem and it will be a fond memory to look back upon as the years go by. The do grow up so fast. Thanks for entering this Gem.

Park Bridge Impressionism
by fire911

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Back to comment: The composition looks good but I don't find the coloration very appealing.

What has four legs and flies?
by emfisher

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Back to comment: You made me laugh out loud at work with that title. Shame on you.

You want to play?
by danielcheong1974

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Back to comment: Try desaturating the red channel in Hues/Saturation about 50% then bump the upper quadrant in curves to brighten a bit. It will look alot more natural.

Adolescence
by LevT

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Back to comment and bump: Cropping the left side of the image would have made this a 10 for me. Great B&W conversion. 8

Her Moment
by WickedSound

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Back to comment and bump: Softly focused, dark, and oh so appealing.

damp lineage
by jjbeguin

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Back to comment and bump: I so want the man's eyes to be in sharp focus but then they would compete with the baby instead of compliment. This tension is worth a couple of bonus points. 9

Pyramide du Louvre
by talj

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Back to comment and bump: I'm not very fond of the border but still a very nice image. 8