Beautiful shot !!!....love the blue/yellow colour-contrast, & arrangement !!!

Just a thought....I'd like to see more of the shadows of the bottles, so by tilting the camera down a smidgen
it would have achieved that, & reduced the upper part of the image which isn't contributing as much.....so apart
from that it's a corker !!

A beautiful shot !!.....lovely arrangement & great atmospherics !!!

The only minor point for me......I think the area of water is overwhelming the image a wee bit ??....maybe a slightly lower viewpoint would have overcome that ?....so....
I've done a simple mod to reduce the water area, by raising the bottom edge of the image, without cropping it, so it retains all the elements.....& enlarged the ducks a
bit, to make them more prominent ! Finally adjusted the 'Levels' a tiny bit, & added a thin black border to hold everything together..................

Not meant as a criticism, just my idea on what this lovely shot could end up like !!!.....regards....Keith.

Great shot !!!!.....good location....just needs the tonal range adjusting, to reduce the contrast, & perhaps
make it look a bit more 'gloomy' ?????....which should add to the 'loneliness', & overall mood !

I'll stick with V1 !!............

V2 has become a pure 'pattern' picture, still OK with nice curves & colour, but it's lost the 'zing' that exists in V1 ?????

Different strokes for different blokes, I think the expression is ??

Beautiful shot !!!!.....the sepia toning suits the subject very well, though the contrast is a tiny bit flat ?, & the windmill should be facing 'into' the picture ?

I've done a mod. to illustrate my points, plus a few other changes, if you can spot them....see what you think ????

Regards...Keith.

Yeerrrrss !!!....V2 looks spot on !!!.......the 'heavier' tones have both created a nice 'base' to the shot, & balanced the whole
image.....as well as adding a bit more 'oomph' !!!!

Another way would be to create a new 'empty' Layer, then add a black grad to it from the bottom fading to zero at the bridge,
then set the blend-mode to 'Soft Light', & reduce the opacity to about 25%, & adjust from there...should have a very similar effect
to V2, but just another way of achieving it !!!!!

All good fun innit !!!!!!!

Keith.

It's definitely getting there !.....set-up's OK, but all the highlights are too burned out......maybe 2 stops less exposure will give a better
starting image for details & shadows (preferably in RAW mode).....then adjust from there...........??

I tried a mod., but the highlights are lost, & couldn't improve them !

That 'bite' out the one biccy works very well too !!!!

Next...................

Love it !!!!.....apart from the obvious 'sparkle', there's a touch of magic in there.....because you can't see the filaments of
the web, the dew-drops look to be 'levitating' ?, almost like a planetry system being created ??.....fascinating & beautiful !!!!!!!

Stunning portrait, of a stunning girl !!!!......great 'pose', & beautifully photographed.....I think the very slight 'softness' in V1 only adds to her 'femininity'....love it !

I've done a fairly simple mod. for your consideration.........just added a 'glow' to the whole image !!....it's diffused the B/G a bit more, but more importantly it's
added even more 'femininity' (not that she needs it !), & created a nice 'aura' to the whole shot !......finally added a thin black border to hold everything together !!

Hope you like it ??.....regards....Keith.

Wow !....powerful stuff !!!!......I'd like to see it a teensy bit lighter in the lower 1/2 of the shot, to bring out those hilights in
the waves & foam ???

Hope you didn't get wet !...looks like that wave is coming your way !.

A beautiful shot !!!!.....that softish side-lighting is sublime !!!

I can see a second shot in this ?.....if the L & R sides were cropped to just outside of the small island !....I reckon it'd be a really strong image !!!!...hold a couple of cards over the
screen image to see the effect ?????......adds some 'oomph', without any 'photoshopping' !!!!

Hi Dilys......don't crop anything off the bottom, you'll lose some of the arm/hand !......a crop from the LH side just left of that sprig of Oak leaves
that she is holding, will give the 'classic' format ratio of 4 x 3......hope that helps ?

Absolute perfection !......I find the composition to be spot on !.....The sun & it's reflection is positioned nicely & beautifully balanced with the F/G reeds !

The fairly low viewpoint is divine....with the reeds breaking the sky-line exactly as they should.....I think a higher viewpoint would make them too insignificant, whereas
as they are, they're an important component in the composition, with their positioning & beautiful reflected shapes..............

The only minor point is the 'level' is slightly off.......look at the reeds & reflections of the upright stems, which should be vertically in line....they slope a tiny bit bottom
left to top right ?......if they were sloping above water, the reflection would be obvious.....might help the 'apparent' horizon tilt too ?

Other than that, in my opinion it's a 1st class piece of work !, & I wouldn't change a single pixel !!!!!!!!!!!

I can't see anything wrong in the shot, other than a slight 'overload' of green ?.......the composition is fine, & the insect is sharp, so I'd be quite pleased
with this if it were mine........perhaps if it's head was seen better maybe ????......you should have whistled it, to catch it's attention !.

I've done a simple mod. for your perusal....hope this helps....regards,Nn.

Certainly a beautiful shot !......I just feel that the 'oomph' in the image is all in the middle, so I've created a mod. to illustrate this....with a few 'tweeks' to
accentuate the backlighting......dunno' whether this is what you were aiming for, but I think it works quite well.......

I find that shooting in 'RAW', gives an immense amount of control over the outcome.....& detail & lighting can be adjusted to whatever you want....hope this helps in some way.....

Regards.....Nn.

This really appeals to me !.....lovely simple image, with a gorgeous 'hi-key' effect.....top notch !

If it were mine, I'd be inclined to crop 20% from the LH side, to offset the 'subject' so that it is 'leaning'(?) into the frame................

Interesting image......I like the idea with the special effect, but I think if the insect was as shot, & well defined, it would be a corker......sort of -the real on the unreal ?????

As it stands, the insect blends in with the b/g too much, & leaves a big ?...............

Well seen shot !.....nice detailing & colour on the flower...top notch !

Just one slight niggle....crop 25% off the LH side to get rid of that irritating highlight in the top LH corner....it also positions the flower better within the frame.
Don't take it as a criticism, it's just to make a lovely image even better.....regards....Nn.

Beautiful shot of a nice bit of 'derelictus' !......great colours, with gorgeous detail....top notch !

Just a side thought....perhaps including a bit more on the LH side & bottom to include that nice shadow of the handle might improve it
a smidgen.....but still like it as it is !....(mmmmm....should be possible with a bit of photoshopping to clone in that area ???).

A cracking ,strong portrait !.....amazing clarity & colours....1st class !

Looking at this shot, I can see a second image which may be even stronger ?.....crop the top down to 1/2 way down the hair on the top of her head; then crop out her left hand; & finally crop the LH side to just touch her righthand
knuckle of the first finger........it seems to concentrate on the eyes a little more, & has maybe a wee bit more impact.....just a thought; not a criticism !