I really like this. I think the only thing I would do differently is turn slightly more to your left so the bricks in the road are parallel with the bottom of the picture. But I'm just weird that way. :-)

Very nice! Don't know what else to say except it's striking.

Perfect! Don't change a thing. Composition, lighting, exposure, atmosphere, everything is just perfect.

Wonderful. I like it just the way it is.

thank you a lot for all your comments :)

That is a really neat shot. However, I have to agree with rblue85 - it would be better if the plant was in focus.

Perfectly Composed

I really like it. I don't think I'd change anything about it.

I love the movement of this picture

Works wonderful the way it is. Outstanding focus on the hairs.

Eye catching subject. Definitely pops out.

Great catch Paul. Very thought provoking. Nice work!

I like this picture, great subject, but just a couple things. It looks like the picture is just a tad too sharp, not sure but it might look a little better if it was softened just a little bit. Also I would have put the same amount of gap between the left statue and the frame as you have on the right, but maybe that's just a personal quirk. Hope this helps. :-)

This picture is really cool. It's cool how there's almost emotion in these inanimate objects. Great shot!

Thanks, Paul, for the invite.
Ron

Great colors in the clouds! Wish i could see this as a panoramic just to see what it would look like, with the clouds and sunset going off to the right.

Thanks for your criticisms

I think the cropping is done very well. The smoke pulls the eye was I think you intended.

I absolutely love the color in this picture. You captured this perfectly. :)

Indeed, it is beautiful. The colors, the lines, the composition work extremely well.

i think its fine as it is, i like the fact that its almost as if the color of the sky blended itself with the color of the water on purpose, giving it the purple-ish look
definitely about the colors :-)

Wow, I love this! Such brilliant color in the sunset!

i think this is a great image-well done and congrats on the feature!

Thanks all. I was surprised by the feature to be honest. Thanks!

Love the intensity of the colour- great capture!

Very nice capture and colors: flowers and rainbow ! maybe if the rainbow should have been more high, it'd be perfect!

Photos of flowers have been so overdone that, as a rule, I usually don't even click on them any more. However, the nice contrasting colors and tones in this shot made me break my rule. Nice capture.

Thanks for the comments everyone!

I love it. The colors are great, and I love the raindrops on the tulips!!!

i think this is a super shot-well done!

Great shot Eric. Wonderful vivid colors, great angle. Where and what is this building?

Thanks Sher,it's an Orthodox Church in San Remo (Italy)

I think it is better here (wasn't it in symmetry before). But great shot again. There is something unique about your PP I just can't quite put my finger on...

Thanks Jason, for the PP it's a fake HDR ;-)

Love the contrast colors in this shot, the only thing I would change is the building is a bit tilted.

I thought the texture was pretty good.

Perfect for the theme. I think the image should be brighter. Seems very dark.

Love it! Good work! Great texture, though it wouldn't hurt if it was a little more pronounced.

As already mentioned there's not enough texture to hold my eye. It fits the topic, but I'm not sure it's an image I would revisit. Sorry. Have you tried this as a b&w? You should get some very high contrasts and be able to bring the texture out more with a little dodging and burning.

excellent work! compliments!
(for me a little bit more texture wouldn`t be bad, but perhaps only for me)

I like the expression of the girl, but it's too dark. The problem is not really the darkness of the picture but the lack of light. If a part of the face have been lighter it should have done a really good picture.

Wow, I love this! The expression is great and I really love the soft lighting, although it probably wouldn't hurt if there was a little more light on the face.

I just happen to be one of those who like this type of 'darker' picture. I get the same comments oftentimes with portraits - like the three above - but the mood the darker lighting sets is appealing to me. Not to say a little more light on the face would be bad - it's just a preference. I like the crop.

this has beautiful, subtle lighting and in some sense, a feeling similar to a Vermeer painting... really lovely

well done. I like the lighting.

I agree with previous comment !
no mpore to say, exactly what I feel with your photo :)

Sorry, she is my wife, so it has been so natural give evidence to her.
Roberto

I probably would have colored the man sleeping on his knees, because it's first instinct to pick him. But I like how you did it too. Makes my eyes scan down the picture and the rest of the people just seem to slowly blend into the picture. Especially the man in the right top corner. Hope that makes sense. Nicely done! :-)

Interesting. I enjoy the comments. At first glance I thought she was the only woman and that perhaps was the reason for singling her out. then I looked more closely and realized that there may infact be another woman in the photo. I think the selection of the woman at the bottom (as you've done) or perhaps the man at the top is selective. I would like to see the b&w lightened up a bit so that it contrasts more with the color.

I like what you did. I do understand its your wife, so definitely must please her:) But it'd also be good to try some of the others. Who is selected can really change the mood. If she were looking at the camera and she were color to me it'd be like she came alive while the rest are frozen, but nothing about her body language sticks out...