Here we go. Please keep in mind that by no means am I an expert or professional. I enjoyed everyone's photos (I always do in these threads) so thank you for participating. I know my picture taking/processing has been inspired and improved by you all...
Going literal with this one..
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Beautiful photo - and worthy of being in a cookbook. While I do love the bleached look here - for me, I might have eased up on it a little. If only to help showcase how "rich" the chocolate is.
Nice drama and lighting in this shot. The play house in the back is a little distracting to me. It obviously couldn't be avoided. And it does add to the story of where we are thought. Nice job!
A Seal Pup gives mother a kiss.
Very sweet indeed. Nice moment captured - I wonder if it might be better cropped a little tighter though?
I like the connection as well. I was mentally cropping the shot closer in my head. While I like the audience as it places the location well - I think a tighter crop might have more impact on that connection.
I apologize for not having much to say about this shot. It's a great shot. And I'm not really sure how one would improve it.
A sweet shot. I love the light in this one. My only quibble would be that I (personally) would remove the food/drink lines near the corner of the mouth.
Gala (Apples)
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Canon Rebel XS: 1/40 /5 ISO 200 30 mm
Nice shot. I like the reflection of the lights on the apples. I might crop the right side a little.
Not going to lie. I wanted to reach into the screen and grab it. A great shot and well lit. I also really like the detail in the pastry. Not a huge fan of the watermark though (sorry!)
Not that great of a picture, but an incredibly sweet moment...
My Ph.D Defense Party this week!
It's a nice (snap) shot type picture. I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be looking but the entire framing tells a story as you look around. p.s. Congratulations!
My wife made some cake pops and one of our kitties thought they were free samples:
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Free Samples by
SnickerSnackClick, on Flickr
Nice moment captures. How fast did you have to run and get your camera? It's hard to make this comment since I know this was a quick/random shot - but the lighting could be better. Maybe some post-processing?
Fun picture! I was wondering if the yellow tint was a decision or if the shot wasn't white balanced? I like the post/moment captured. I do wonder if the subject cheated towards the camera so she was looking at us or looking at the desserts. She's looking off "somewhere" which is ok. Not good/not bad though.
I always enjoy your shots. Great use of overall light and focus. I like the setting. My only minor comment would be the lighting on the subjects face. I feel like it could be a bit brighter?
I like the juxtaposition of the dogs. Really nice close up/capturing a "live" moment. I would have loved to have had the eyes in sharp focus as well. But a really nice shot!
Sweet shot! The top right line distracts me a bit. I might also tweak the contrast/saturation a bit higher to punch it up. But that's just me.
Really nice shot - and I do like it better than the first one you posted
The light and colors are great. I would have preferred a focal point either as the foreground or background as opposed to the middle. But like the shot above - that's just me.
There's something about the abstract lighting I like about this - but at the same time it pulls a little focus away from the subject. But overall a very nice shot. The angle is a bit steep.
Not sure if I made it in time or not...
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Love this shot - great color and focus.
A rose can say "I love you", orchids can enthrall, but a weed bouquet in a chubby fist, yes, that says it all.
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Awww - very cute. How old? I really like this shot. While a little "snapshotty" - it's a good capture. I would have liked to have seen some light bounced towards the face thought.
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Again - great job everyone. And here's the standing....
1st Place: coryndiego
2nd Place: pakyooh
3rd Place: Elbert C
