Little Elephant
by mrchhas

Comment by Ammie:
So sweet. Lovely

Little Elephant
by mrchhas

Comment by bvy:
Like an alien life form, floating through space... I like it.

Little Elephant
by mrchhas

Comment by prashant_168:
bokeh is good, but the subject could be sharper

Little Elephant
by mrchhas

Comment by luckyluciano:
I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THIS IS BUT ITS IS A BEAUTIFL PHOTO!!

Oops...
by mrchhas

Comment by CNovack:
This would be a interesting action shot - but the ice cream & the cone gets lost on the concrete walkway - on my screen it is too washed out. Some brightness/contrast and some dodge & burning would improve the visibility of the ice cream. As far for sadness - the idea is out of the box and an interesting take but it needed more impact to reach the viewers with a strong connection to the emotion. First off the model has the facial reaction of an 'oh no' - it is anticipation of a bad outcome but the reaction has not yet turned to sadness. I think the idea of sadness over a dropped cone would be much more stronger if the model was a child - to an adult a dropped cone is just a temporary annoyance to a child it *can* color their mood for hour and depending on the child maybe even the whole day. Also I think the idea would have been better if you brought your audience closer to the action and reaction. By that I mean a close up shot showing a frowning/unhappy face with the cone in the hand but the scoop of ice cream on the floor. As it is here there is too much space surrounding the main subject and the backdrop is also a tad busy - a less busy backdrop (a wall with simple cement walkway for example - the sunlight shining through and on the leaves creates to much variation in light and shadow) would have let your main subject and the ice cream pop more visually. (not voting)

Oops...
by mrchhas

Comment by stevieian:
Nice idea. Your crop is a bit odd.

Oops...
by mrchhas

Comment by jmritz:
Possibly the sadist photo in the challenge. That moment caught, perfectly, the cone in mid air. The sense of loss at that moment overwhelms my emotions.

Little Elephant
by mrchhas

Comment by SandyP:
Very nice! I love how the little flower seems to be just dangling amidst the bokeh -- which is beautiful.

Time for Bed
by mrchhas

Comment by giantmike:
I see what you are going for here, but I think two things are hurting this photo. First is that the focus doesn't seem super sharp; for a photo like this, you need focus that is spot on.

But more important is the lighting. Looks like you may have diffused your light a bit, but not quite enough. I'm still seeing some hard lines to the shadows instead of the light wrapping around the watch to really make the watch itself pop. I think the softer light would also help reduce the reflections.

Oops...
by mrchhas

Comment by Dphoto:
Almost lose the cone in the light. If it were more prominent I think this would stand out. But I get it. Good luck.