Painted by Nature
by Brad

Comment:
Looks pretty sharp for a soft focus challenge...
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Oh, what a beautiful morning!
by Brin

Comment:
Looks pretty sharp for a soft focus challenge...
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Fairies On My Windowsill
by coolblue

Comment:
Hmmmm... Did you use selective soft focus in this?
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The softness of little souls...
by Agaricus

Comment:
The choice of subject and background may not have been the best for this challenge. The use of soft focus really makes the deer almost dissappear...
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stormy
by yoavb

Comment:
Not sure I like this, but it is a very interesting take on the challenge. Did ya shoot this through your windshield? My eye begs for just a tad more detail. If that was what you were trying to achieve you accomplished it!
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"Can I Pet the Puppy?"
by TristeLeucosia

Comment:
I'm not sure that soft focus and high key work together so well in this instance. I would like to see more detail that is lost. Not sure if it's lost in the soft focus or if it's blown out...
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Sitting pretty
by Xilebo

Comment:
Hey there's a bird in that bush... Too bad she's not more prominent...
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about to fly..
by surfwakeskate

Comment:
Hate to say this, but this looks like a soft focus snapshot...
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Boats of mine a-boating...
by pwm6

Comment:
From the Critique Club:

First off let me say that I like this shot. That said...

What I like: Overall composition is nice! You have the model on a third line and the rope going down to the boat almost on a third line. You have awesome colors going on. Great exposure to stop the water and good DOF making for an image with depth even though there is no other objects to add to the depth.

What I don't like: This really could go in both categories (like/don't) but the lighting is a bit harsh on the subjects back. It' has great gold tones but you're just a touch blown out in that one area. I know that this isn't practical in this situation, but a touch of fill light to bring out the details of his face would really rock here, but what can ya do...

Why didn't this score better? I think I would have to agree with shannylee13 when she says that it's a touch to snap shot like. What does that mean? If you don't have an emotional attachment to the subject, it just doesn't ring a bell with the viewer. I also think that it was a little bit of a stretch putting a kid playing with a toy boat in a Transportation challenge so you probably got a lot of DNMC votes.

Yours
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Gunshot
by Pano

Comment:
From the Critique Club:

This is a different take on the challenge. I'm not sure I really like it, but it is what it is.

The flames 'coming out of' the barrel of the gun don't look right. Too much color. Too many different colors. You have a bullet that isn't a bullet, it's a shell with the bullet still inside. The color of lighting on the face and hand don't match the color of lighting of the bullet and flames. The facial expressions of the model on the left look forced. The hand holding the gun is at an odd angle to the wrist. Put all these together and I think it explains the score that you recieved.

My personal oppinion: This looks too much like digital art and not enough like photography for me. Nothing personal, just MHO.

Yours
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