Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by L1:
Beautiful shot; congrats on your top ten! :o)

Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by Neuferland:
A perfect, classic studio shot. The lighting, the pose, everything, perfect, a 10

Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by bobdaveant:
Id like to see more of her face (her eyes), but still a nice photo - 8 -

Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by David.C:
Lighting: Good light from the right, but needs more from the left to balance and get rid of the dark shadows (particularly in the eyes and rose. The eyes are too dark without a catchlight.
Pose: Very cute pose, but she is leaning a bit too far forward for it to work I think. Cropping the chair just slightly forms lines that draw the eye out of the scene. In fact, I think it would be better with a much closer crop from all sides except the top.
Background: The background is distracting, particularly the molding running through her head.

Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by slgardner:
Very lovely shot that doesn't look so "posed". Terrific work!

Take a Bow
by scalvert

Comment by Kavey:
Beautifully captured, great use of DOF to throw out background, and the vibrant green of that background is appealing. Love the curl of leaf onto which he is perched but the overall composition of the image doesn't quite work for me though I must admit the semi-symmetrical nature of it is quite unusual for this kind of content... a real eye-catcher.

Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by C_Steve_G:
Wonderful! I can look at this again and again.

Bella Fiore
by scalvert

Comment by TooCool:
AT first I thought that this was a high key approach to portraiture, but the more I look, the more I love the warm tones. The rose and her look at it is key here! Nice job!
TC

Take a Bow
by scalvert

Comment by whagerbaumer:
Not quite as nice as other dragonfly picture. I still like the wings.

Take a Bow
by scalvert

Comment by willem:
Nice and sharp, well isolated from the background.