sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by PhotoGnome:
The SonnyH?

sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by dsa157:
nicely composed and very sweet and tender, but way to underexposed.

sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by camelotnorth:
well composed and the grayscale works well. A little grainy.

sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by justine:
Cute sleeping baby. Seeing more blanket then baby, little grain, but the light is okay.

sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by hughletheren:
Very sweet - nice use of noise to soften the image further - low contrast too to emphasise the message.

sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by rickhd13:
has a nice soft feel to it and that works ok for a baby picture I think...there is a piece of something that looks as if it is coming out the top of his head the kind of pulls my eye away

sonny portrait
by jbruno1397

Comment by Neuferland:
This was my idea! LOL! A lovely shot of a lovely child but the noise in this shot is very distracting, almost over softened. A 6

three ghosts
by jbruno1397

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The message
This was one of the most memorable entries from the challenge to me. The center of interest is the fire (which is appropriate for the challenge), but the ghosts add an extra element that moves the image above the mundane. The image has an overall warm, cozy feeling, not at all creepy or scary; the ghosts just want to get warm!

Creative choices
The lighting from fire is great, but the candles are distracting; the image would work better without them. The setting (a fireplace as opposed to an open campfire) works well to define the shapes of the ghosts, as well as adding an interesting texture to the photo. The soft focus and noise add to the cozy feeling.

Technical aspects
The fire is overexposed, although avoiding this would certainly underexpose the rest of the image and probably not allow enough time to achieve the ghost effect, so it was probably a good tradeoff. The ghosts are mostly done well, but the one in the middle is a bit too transparent where the flame shines through and the right leg of the right one is obaque where the flame reflected off his pants. Some judicious retouching could have improved both of these areas.

starship 2000
by jbruno1397

Comment by HRoxas:
love the soft focus. nicely done. 8

starship 2000
by jbruno1397

Comment by rickhd13:
Cool shot but the overall softness is not really working for me...I do like all the colors and the stop motion you achieved