I agree, nice for camera phone. I like the composition and perspective. Nice job.

Gr8 Best Friend!

oops...i'm so sorry about my comment on the fuziness...I completely looked over the fact that it was take on a camera phone!!

great comp, and nice for a phone
your dog makes me funny

Nice shot! Can't take a bad one with such a good-looking model! I like it.

different crop here: www.vazaar.com/topic:green/photos/id:28635/

incredible color, very interesting use of dof

Nice job. Cool DOF. Feels like he's watching us.

Me gusta el colorido. Hay algo en la parte de la derecha(quizá sean unas ramas)que estropea un poco el conjunto de los reflejos. Yo reduciría la parte oscura de la mitad hacia abajo.
Saludos.

i really like this shot, incredible color

I think it will be better if you croped the black bottom!

very interesting and unique choice of background, i'm not really sure why but I do like it. Good job!

une DOF osée et créative. La fleur un peu trop centrée pour moi

i don't see the message in this photo.
The "flower" is right in the middle.
I really don't like the composition.

thanks for the comments, the flour is maybe too centered but sorry it is not right in the middle

DrKev, sorry, perhaps i'm wrong but i don't find your comment very constructive

I think the unfocused flowers in the front really add a lot to the photo

Hi Noah!

Thanks for your comment! This technique has worked well for me in the past with landscapes - but perhaps you are right here. I do not think I like this one with the foreground and distance blurred as much as I like another one I took with the foreground in focus and the background beyond the flowers blurred!

Hi Brennan!

I guess this is a matter of personal choice, taking a good look at this again, I believe I could have done with more flowers in focus beyond rather than just the one bloom and bud that I focussed upon. Thank you for your comment - really appreciate it!

i like this shot, good dof, it seems peacefull

Playing with DOF, creates depth in the picture as you are trying here. I just think the unfocused front is a bit too large, compared to the rest of the picture.

It is very 3D. Excellent capture.

very nice shot.
i really like the composition and the very shallow dof.
not a big fan of sepia... i prefere b&w ;-)
great picture.

excellent shot, very interesting use of dof

Great Shot. It as if you can reach out and touch the rebar.

Yo habría cortado la parte inferior tratando de evitar la sombra que queda a la derecha en la esquina que perturba un poco.
Saludos.

Beautiful!

Will,

Congrats. Great image.

Interresting motive, but i would try to crop out the trees.

Amazing.
I wouldn´t crop the trees.

Well captured...

Encantador momento, solo me estorba algo que hay detrás de las barcas.
Saludos

Beautifully peaceful shot.

Did you experiment with alternative crops like moving the boats further up the frame or tweaking the colours?

Peaceful, very well composed (like the horse I saw before), another beauty.....

i really like the minimalism of this shot, great comp
congrats

Thank you for the space...

I'm trying to take his picture for the photo boards at work and I'm probably telling him to sit still and stop laughing. It ended in fits of laughter and big giggles, but I did get a good 'official' portrait as well. This one sums him up, though!

How can one be a purist about how people laugh? Surely fun and laughter, i.e. emotion, is about more than having your eyes open?

Photography is full of experts who believe the rules should be followed and rarely broken.

i believe thats utter bollocks

I like that his eyes are closed because you truely caught him in a moment.

I like this almost candid shot of somebody laughing. The overall colours are quite toned down, but perhaps that makes the contrast with his skin greater. This puts even more focus on his face.

great shot, i like this
it makes me smile

a cute puppy! maybe put more focus on the doggy fur than what's on the grass? Or perhaps I'm talking sharpness? I'm really not sure.

What a wonderful puppy!! :D I would try to take the pic a little lower, but it seems to be a little difficult, unless you were laying on the grass! ;)

If you have to lay on the grass then it should be done. Lower would be better.

I love this - great effect!

Best,
Jon

very cute, lovely shot