Swamp Sparrow at sunset
by vencap

Comment:
Very sharp. Wonderful colours and good placement of the bird within the frame.

Dreamworld
by spistole

Comment:
Love the colour, bokeh, and depth of field.

Determination
by Jedusi

Comment:
Excellent clarity.

Lily2.jpg
by snaffles

Comment:
You have a pretty kitty.

Blue Jay
by cynthiann

Comment:
Black and white is based on contrast and texture to name a couple of components and you seem to have lost a lot of the contrast and texture in the conversion.

If you can process it to get more detail showing on the head and get some brightness in the eyes I think it would be a great improvement.

My Precious
by artvet

Comment:
Nice one Art. In love with your laptop, eh?

Safe from Harm
by mchalmers

Comment:
Woo hoo. Way to go.

You've set the standard for Canada II.

must have done something
by posthumous

Comment:
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

First impressions: The high key works here.

Exposure: You did well to keep a good balance between lights and darks though I feel the left side of the face is a little too light or the other side a little too dark giving the eyes a bit of a spooky look rather than natural.

Impact: High key effect I think gives this image its impact making the subject really stand out.

Composition: I thinking this may work better with a more vertical composition, hence cropping more on the right and left. One hand appears to be cut off at the wrist though not really a problem since it's behind the boy and at the point of blending into the background.

Keep shooting.

Cheers!

Colette

Coffee1.jpg
by dssagent88

Comment:
I like the position of the drop though I think a little more DOF would help with the overall appeal of the image.

Nadal Serves Up Perfection at the US Open
by haze

Comment:
Wonderful. The composition makes it look like a poster.