*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*
First impressions are of a lovely lady who jumps out from the brightly lit surroundings to meet the challenge well.
Its very brave of you to choose to photograph your wife in such a situation especially with minimal editing rules applied, as you say, kudos to your wife but to you also, well done. You're a very lucky man, she's lovely and has a natural pleasing smile. From the position you have chosen she is fairly uniformly illuminated so no glaring problems with shadows and highlights, though it might have been nicer if her eyes were a little better lit.
In terms of the very soft background, I don't know if it would have been possible to eliminate them but the thing that bothers me most are the two bright lights above her head, followed closely by the bright patch to her right and the general overexposure. It would also have improved it if your timing had been such that the person, again to her right, could have been hidden. He is the main distraction but the 'midget' on her left shoulder doesn't help either. You could probably have used a lower ISO but I don't see any noise issues here anyway so its a throwaway observation really.
Whilst it is a good attempt and I feel it deserves a better score, some of the issues I have mentioned may help explain why it didn't but thanks for submitting and good luck with your future entries, Sid |
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