A few new pictures

[Armand]

Hello there, I haven't posted in a while. A few new pictures from me of my wife and others. C&C appreciated!

My wife and the sunset:



A friend:



Another friend:



Wife again:



Same situation, but different angle, DOF and focus:

[Geoff F]

I just wonder about a different crop with #1 which is a good scene. But there is nothing of any real interest on the left which I find strangely distracting.

Possibly crop from the left side, but that would probably mean going square; unless you also take a little from the right and end up with 4 x 5 ratio?

And I would also clone out that skyline post.

With #2 there is quite a bit of negative space on the left so I think I would try a 5 x 4 ratio (or something similar).

I would tone down those bright spots in the background of #3.

#4 is looking good to me.

The last one is potentially excellent but somehow I find those out of focus candles in the foreground somewhat distracting. If they had been in sharp focus it would have worked better for me.

Alternatively, would a crop from the bottom, to reduce the area of candles by around half, create a better balance? There is space to crop something from the top if required to fit a standard image size.

[Rebel]

Lovely shots Armand

[Shadowman]

Very nice series.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Armand. I think #3 is a very good candidate for B&W. I also like #1 and #5 very much. I would clone the post in #1

[mugge]

Armand, I really like the last shot. I disagree with the comment that the candles should be in focus because I think that would distract from the face but that is only my opinion
Ole

[Armand]

Thank you all for your comments. Appreciated and point taken!