You, Me, We.....the bouquet
by albc28

Comment by dahkota:
i'm not sure the desat enhances the image but the flowers are vibrant.

You, Me, We.....the bouquet
by albc28

Comment by smichener:
the colors seem a little over done here

You, Me, We.....the bouquet
by albc28

Comment by Penny Lane:
Nice. The watch is rather distracting though.

You, Me, We.....the bouquet
by albc28

Comment by Judi:
Good control over the selective desat. Well done.

Emotional wedding guests
by albc28

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

A suprise wedding?? Wow! Oops... This is supposed to be a critique, so off we go.

Color and saturation are excellent, brightness and contrast are excellent as well. Focus is nice and sharp. A shallower depth of field may have helped isolate background distractions better.

By your comments this is really more of a snapshot than a portrait. Though the other side of the problem is that genuine emotions like these would be lost, had you posed this picture. In pictures like these, timing is everything. The girl at the right of the frame could be cropped out, but her disembodied hand with the drink would then be an even larger distraction that it is. The person in the plaid shirt needs cropping as well as style lessons.

This has the bones of a really good picture. If you are handy with photoshop, then it can be a picture that will be treasured over the years.

Emotional wedding guests
by albc28

Comment by Brad:
Hard to fit this into a "portrait" per say, as it's a candid moment really.
Emotional, yes. Important to those pictured.

Emotional wedding guests
by albc28

Comment by kauisyndrome:
She looks drunk. Would be a better image with just the girl in the green.

Emotional wedding guests
by albc28

Comment by Chippie19:
Too bad the girl with the drink has her hand there. It makes the one who's crying look like she's a little bit drunk. I might have cropped out the plaid shirt on the left, also. Still, you grab a shot when you can.

Emotional wedding guests
by albc28

Comment by Patsfan:
Good shot but the other people are a little distracting.

Emotional wedding guests
by albc28

Comment by GolferDDS:
Well done candid snapshot.