Good times Bad times
by nlghttrain

Comment by Stagolee:
Good take on the challenge but I would have liked to have seen it a bit sharper.

Natasha
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Comment by SoulMan1978:
Shame it was DQed but I can see why. She's a beautiful dog :-)

color blind
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Comment by Zeus:
moo

Rainy day Summer day
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Comment by alexzen:
From the Critique Club.

Le me start by saying you have a great idea and have used selective desaturation in a great way. This did not score too high so let's explore things that could have made this better.

Composition. My eye is drawn to the center of the umbrella, yet that center is in an awkward place. Putting that umbrella on the thirds line would have strengthened this image. My eye wants it to be over on the right thirds line above half way down. The very bright butt end of the handle and the strap are the brightest part of the image, but it took me awhile to figure out what they were.

I think the biggest detractor is the fact that the legs are not in focus. That is the very first thing I notice about the photo. A smaller aperture is needed to give you more DOF. I also think having more distance between the legs and the umbrella would give the photo more depth. It appears a bit two dimensional.

Your title does not clearly propose a misunderstanding. I did not get it at first.

However, having said all that, I think you picked a great subject, you made good use of selective desaturation and with a bit more attention to focus and composition you could have a had a score in the mid to upper 5's.

Polly
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Comment by ttreit:
I think if they eye had been in focus it would have been a stronger picture.

six redone
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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I like the angle on this, though I would have liked the focus to be sharpest on the red one, as that is where my eye is going.

color blind
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Comment by CEJ:
The halos around the fingers and wrist take away from the presentation IMO.

New found power
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Comment by levyj413:
Hey, that's a fun, creative idea! The look of horror on her face is also great, like "what's wrong with me?!?"

six redone
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Comment by tootsweet:
I think that soft focus detracts from the impact.

color blind
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Comment by socalsteve:
For some reason this creeps me out.