Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by KiwiChris:
The point of focus appears to be on her knees, which is slightly distracting, but a nice shot.. Was this posed? I'd be interested to know.. 7

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by Tyson:
i would have liked to see a less grainy, more sharply focused face. But a do like the cool colors and interesting shadows

River Rocks
by riversong

Comment by beckettboots:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I like the choice of subject here. I've often spent time looking at the rocks at bottoms of clear streams and rivers. You've found a good subject with the variation in pebble types, colors and sizes.

You've done a good job of capturing the light variations with water without the surface glare. However, the water has caused a bit of crispness to be lost.

The overall composition is lacking, the subject is not clearly defined and the lines of the composition do not flow.

The saturation is good, but the contrast could be bumped up a bit.

Your naturalist treatment of the subject is really captivating, you placed very well in this extremely competetive challenge.

You've already had strong entries so far, I look forward to seeing your work in the future.

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by bucket:
I love the way the light is falling on her..it really adds to the mood..very peaceful.

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by Falc:
Very nice composition and control of the lighting.

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by emorgan49:
oooh - great colors, great shapes under the blanket great leading lines - what if you crop closer on the left and bottom to get rid of the distracting highlights on the couch? leave it inigmatic where she is sleeping?

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by ericsuth:
very nice but would love to see it with the focus on the face, and less noise

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by vbd70:
exposure is what kills it for me, all those blown highlights on her face (and on the couch too)

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by mkirdal:
Focus on the face can be more interesting.

Restful Repose
by riversong

Comment by NathanWert:
I like this. I even like that the focal point is NOT her face (at least it doesn't appear to be).