My new personal best - bridal photo from May 23, 09

Im having a hard time with this one. Im not a professional by any means. Actually just now learning to use a "sorta technical" camara with no previous knowledge. My problem with this picture though is...i immediately noticed the orange on her shoulder, then the next thing was the blurry white hand stuck out. It doesnt even look like it belongs to her. Both of those areas took my focus right off the beauty of her face. Then the black blur at the bottom fading into the black fade around the edges. Just too many odd distractions for me.
But again, no knowledge here...just a ordinary persons opinion.

Here's a slightly less orange version...

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not really - at least on my screen....

Lovely shot, i could tell right away that she was probably getting her dress fixed. She is beautiful and i think personally its a wonderful capture. The best shots are the ones where you catch someone in the moment. I do agree that it would have been nice if you could have seen the person actually fixing her dress...but i like it nonetheless.

different pose but, very nice PS......

I'm no subject matter expert, but the 1st thing that jumped out at me was the hand on the left. It looks like a fist is coming out of the left hand side of the shot, an angry bride getting ready to punch someone. That kind of ruins it for me.

She certainly is a beauty though, I'd like to see your other shots of her

Again, just my opinion.

Mike

Other than the pose...This Is a great shot. I feel you when you wish you could get this result all the time...thatswhat im working on aswell. And thats why I love photography, theres always something to learn.

I love it. Great capture of her "in the moment". Very nice!