A brilliant helicopter, which has been well caught.

I'm not sure this image works (don't forget all comments are opinions and as such will differ from person to person!). For me, the helicopter is facing the wrong way to have come out of the frame. Also I find all the blurring distracting, rather then showing movement (sometimes less is best! ). Just one more small point, the helicopter is rather close to the right hand side.

I am really looking forward to seeing more manipulations from you. I have nothing but admiration for folk who have mastered the art of computer manipulations, it takes lots of patience and practise!

I really like the way you've captured the flower, it makes a wonderful frame filling image. But I think I would crop off the pale areas on the left.

Oooh! I like this one - you've managed to make the spider stand out from the dark surroundings!

I think you could crop just a little closer to the spider, this would make the spider a little bigger, so we could see its details a little better (experiment by cropping a little at a time and see just how close you can get without losing quality!).

Because you aren't shooting into the sun this time, the colours are a lot better then your last coastal shot. The horizon just a tiny bit tilted, but that is a minor point and easily put right!

A beautiful rose, with a gorgeous warm blush to the center. I quite like the sparkly background too.

I felt that it looked a little 'dull/flat' so took it into Photoshop Elements 9 and made a few minor changes. First of all I clicked 'Enhance > Levels' and adjusted the lighting, then into 'Quick' and changed the midtones and highlights. After that I looked at different crops, because you wanted the sparkly background I've left most of it on, just taking a little off left and right (but cloned out the very bright spot on the right). After cropping I checked the size was okay for uploading and finally I tweaked the 'Sharpen' slightly.

All these changes were minor tweaks, but I hope you can see the difference.

Because you've clicked the 'Critique' button we are not allowed to vote, but I definitely would have if I could!

I really like the way the rose has been edged in frost - so beautiful.

Looking at the image I'm wondering what it would look like with a little cropping (for instance, removing the bud on the right) and lifting the lighting a little, to make the red shine out from the dark background. These points are just opinion and probably just me!

Mmm. A difficult one! The only thing I could think of doing is placing a peg gently on the stem (under the card), as far down the stem as needed - though that might give you other problems. But, as you are so good with manipulations perhaps your idea of taking a picture of the stem/foliage will give a more pleasing result.

After saying that, Brian and I seem to be in the minority, so in the end you must please yourself - if you are happy with the end result then it's Perfect!

A brilliant capture - not easy birds to get close to. I feel it's very cramped in frame though, a little more space (both right and top) would give it a little more space to 'move into'.

A beautiful capture, well composed and caught (just a little soft on the eye). I love the colours and details you've caught, not easy when zooming from far away!

I may have cloned out the grass and white circle (bottom right), but that is a minor niggle and probably just me!

A beautiful 7-spot Ladybird, such a wonderful colour!

Your point of focus is ever so slightly too high (if you look at the top of its shell that area is perfectly in focus), I would like to see its eyes as sharp.

Beautifully caught, the details on the bird are stunning!

I hope you don't mind me saying, and it is only my opinion. I know the background is probably totally natural, but with the perfect lighting it almost looks as if you had it in a cardboard box - I wonder if a little less blurring in the background would make it seem more 'natural'.

A gorgeous capture - I love the colours and details.

I'm sure this is the way the butterfly was and the image is a good one, but I wonder if rotating it clockwise 90deg would give an improved angle.

Hi Chloe, great to see you uploading again!

This is a gorgeous shot of your eye, the iris is very pretty (even in b&w).

I don't know if you have a computer programme for post processing (such as Photoshop), but if so then perhaps just a little tidying up would improve the image. For instance, I think I would use the 'Heal' tool on 4 pixels and just touch the odd bits of mascara under the eye.

(Edit: Mmmm. Looking at my modification I may have over sharpened the iris. I'm sorry I don't have time for another go right now, I'll try and have another go this afternoon.)

Ok - I'll try again. I visited just now, but accidentally deleted everything!

With this one I really like the fact you've managed to get so close to the bee - having it on a page of maths cuts out clutter (and made me smile!)

I took it into Photoshop Elements 9 (I only know the basics, so I've really not done a lot!).

First of all I took it into 'Enhance > Adjust Color> Remove Color Cast'.
Then 'Enhance > Lighting > Levels'.
After that I went into Quick Edit and slide the bars on 'Shadows', 'Midtones' and 'Highlights' + I gave it a little sharpening.
I went back to main Edit and under 'Filter > Noise > Despeckle' I removed any noise.
After giving it a slight crop (trying to keep as much maths as possible), I played with the 'Dodge' and 'Burn' tools to lighten and darken certain areas.

I hope I have improved the image - all adjustments were minor!

Hi Iva, welcome to EPZ! A gorgeous capture!

I've had a little play with it in Photoshop Elements 9. I used the 'Heal' and 'Clone' tools to remove items in the background. Then used 'Blur' just to make what I'd done blend in a little better. A quick tweak in 'Contrast' and a little sharpen. Such a cute subject to work with!

The eyes are beautifully sharp, but a shame you nipped it's tail!

A lovely image, well thought out and caught.

I think it may have improved the image if you had taken the picture from the other side of the table, using the light from the window to light your subjects. Saying that, you may have took the image this way to back light the flower, but I feel had you reflected some light back onto the flower and photo you would have made a little improvement.

What a gorgeous portrait! Brilliantly caught!

I think I would be tempted to experiment with different crops - for instance, would the image be even better if you cropped off the right hand side, and some off the bottom. This would center our attention on your face. I also think because your hands are closer to the camera they have been made to look larger then they really are (if you scroll down until just the light shows and cover your straps you can see what I mean!).

Your sister is a very pretty young lady and I like the fact you've kept the make-up subtle. Just a few minor points which would (in my opinion) improve the image.

I think the spots on the curtains are a little eye catching - perhaps pulling the curtains out of shot would give a less cluttered background.
The scarf around her head - I really like the colour, but feel an improvement may have been to fold the hem inside, out of sight.

I really like the treatment you've given this shot, beautifully toned and soft colours are ideal to show your sister at her best! Well thought out and captured.

(Of course, all these points are minor and simply down to personal opinion - if you and your sister are happy with the shot, then it's perfect!)

What a brilliant capture - I love the way you've caught its eyes!

I think you may have taken this through glass (which makes it an even better catch, usually glass is scratched and grimy!), there are a few reflections. The way to avoid reflections is to gently place your lens against the glass!

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Mmmm. I see what you mean. Perhaps if you had taken a slightly higher point of view and had all the flower in frame. I think because it looks quite a big part of the image it is slightly overpowering the gorgeous view. Don't forget when you have a scene like this you can take more then one shot (the joys of digital), using different distances, point of view, point of focus etc., you can then look through them and keep the best ones! Still, it was a good try and well thought out!