Yeah, nicely in line with the theme as the photograph shows what makes you smile or feel happy, and winning is certainly one of th ose experiences. Good depth of field, the Team Canada sign has good visibility.
The two players are right in the middle of the photograph. You may want top try a crop that cuts away the area on their left. It would create stronger connection between the plays and the Team Canada Sign.
Wonderful capture. You can tell they won the game and are very happy.
A genuine happy moment with a wonderful smile.
For this purpose - the theme - you might have cropped to make the image completely about the happiness and smile.
In line with the theme as it shows what makes us smile/be happy - festivals.
From a composition perspefctive the majority of the people are looking away and other than the two flags of Japan there is no information conveyed as to the festival.
Lovely, genuine smiles. A fine capture of what is clearly a fun moment.
A very nice portrait. Nice light. The black background brings out the colourful toque which adds 'happy' element to the cheerful face.
Not much in the photograph itself gives us a clue as to what makes the subject happy/smile. It is a good portrait. Your title here is important - as he shoots and scores moves us to the excitement of a hockey game. But who would the view know that?
What an amazing smile, great composition and lighting. He really pops with the dark background.
A fun smile. The portrait against the dark background works very well.
A beautifully captured smile and the dark background keeps attention on the smile.
Nicely connected with the theme - being out in the snow and making a snowman makes up happy and smile. Good job.
Wonderful family portrait. Everyone is smiling. Great composition.
A lovely portrait; nicely composed with the kids faces forming a triangle around the snowman.
Perhaps a bit of a crop off the top to focus the attention more on the faces.
Good times in the summer and being with our friends/family - yes these make up smile/be happy. Good connection to the theme.
Wonderful smiles. I feel happy looking at this photo.
Such a lot of genuine happiness expressed in this image. Action and story. Great fun.
A colourful and happy image. Very nicely composed.
It seems a bit over exposed and may need to increase the contrast.
The fun of a flower festival - nice connection to the theme (what makes us smile/happy). Good creatively to frame the girl.
Good scene, if you ever get the chance to shoot this again, it would be more powerful if she was looking up and out rather than down.
I love her smile, great capture in the frame and I love the background.
This just yells fun. A genuine smile. And the brightness of the setting supports the fun energy of the image.
What makes us happy/smile? Well the Snowman does, and even he has a smile - so there is linkage with the theme.
Don't know if there was room in the original photograph but cropping out the house window would leave a solid background for the image.
The smile on this snowman makes me happy.
Cheerful and charming. A very nice exposure.
Good linkage with the theme, fun with someone makes us smile/happy. Your title helps to support this and convey information.
So fun -- such a powerful human moment, well captured and nicely framed.
Would you consider bringing more attention to the little girl by brightening her face and darkening the fabrics behind her and in the corner of the image?
Such a delightful moment - filled with fun and happiness. Charming expression.
To answer the qu estion of the theme: what makes us happy/smile, this is the anti of that.
The decorative stone work would have even a stronger impact if it was clearly off-centre. You may try a different crop.
Turn that frown upside down. Nicely captured textures.
Good linkage with the theme: what makes us happy/smile - and going through the work of having a portrait done nicely fits. You have the key elements of the scene included.
What a wonderful genuine smile. Great lighting and composition.
What a fun subject - the original smile and a copy. Nice composition with the gaze of the subject leading the eye into the image.
I like her genuine smile, great composition and lighting. Cute kittens.
Good fit with the subject of the theme: what makes us happy/smile. The little kittens would do that for sure.
The top of the image, the hair, is almost overexposed, but the kittens which are key to the scene are a bit underexposed. If have the change you could try to being more details/information on the little kittens come out.
A wonderful, genuine smile. It makes one smile in response.
The vignetting is very strong. At the top it pulls attention from the subject. Consider feathering it more to make it blend.
Wonderful composition, great lighting and a beautiful smile.
A beautiful portrait, the woman has a wonderful smile. But, there is no information in terms of the theme: what makes us happy/smile.
A lovely, charming smile. Lovely exposure of the face. Nice separation from the background.
What a lovely smile! Such a great capture of happiness!
I like the cute smile on this child and the pigeons in the back ground reveal a a great story.
Good linkage with the theme - what makes us happy/smile - being there among the pigeons. Theme is nicely conveyed.
A lovely story of fun and happiness.
A very confident smile.
What makes up happy/smile, why horseback riding of course! Good linkage with the theme. Good portrait of the young rider.
Great smile and I really like the sharp focus on the girl and her horse.
A smile that expresses pride and happiness. A beautiful selection for the theme.
It would be nice to see a little light in her eyes. Using an editor to drop just a tiny bit of light onto her upper face.
A beautiful portrait, clearly something is making the subject smile/happy, but there is no information of that in the photograph.
The photo is a good portrait, maybe a bit bright. In post production have you considered bringing the bright/lights down just a bit.
What a great smile. Wonderful lighting. Makes me feel he is a friendly person.
A sweet, tentative smile. Nice eye contact.
Nicely tied with the theme, as parades certainly make people happy/smile. Good apeture with the background softer than the subject. The tag has great humor: Shift Happens.
This is a wonderful capture. She makes me smile and feel happy.
This expresses a great deal of fun and energy. The colours support the energy of the image, and the gesture support the happiness.
The partial face on the left is very bright and draws attention. Perhaps some slight work to tone down the highlights.
Good capture of a genuine smile.
Perhaps you could consider selectively reducing the exposure on her arm, without affecting her face, which you have exposed nicely.
The baby's facial expression definitely shows happiness. I can almost hear his giggles. Very nice catch of the moment.
It seems a bit over exposed in my opinion.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I agree the image is bright. I wanted to keep the soft, bright tones of the child's skin. Still, I'll enjoy revisiting it to see if I like it with a bit less brightness.
Yes, the noise of hitting the keys certain would bring out smiles/happiness. Good linkage with the theme. Nice apeture with the soft background which reduced clutter.
Thanks for commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the softer background. It was part apeture, and part editing. I made use of the new masking tools is Lightroom to enhance the softness behind.
This is a wonderful capture. I really love the lighting and the happy smiles of the mom and the wee one.
This photo really does express the Joy of a grandmother with her grandson as the centre of attention. It fits the theme perfectly.
Surfing does make people happy/smile. Nice linkage with the theme. The band of crashing water creates a good diagnol across the image.
Wonderful capture. Shows this person is having a great time. Such a wonderful smile.
And utterly genuine smile of joy. Beautiful composition with the subject framed by the waves.
The title conveys what makes the subject happy/smile. The sun can be seen in the sunglasses so the good vides of a warm of a summer day do come across.
Great smile, She exhuberates happiness.
A charming, genuine smile. The image expresses happiness.
While the soft focus doesn't take away from the emotion of the image, a touch more focus would make it even better.
Beautiful portrait of a happy smiling person, however, the photograph does not convery any information on what makes the subject happy/smile.
It may be an issue of the portrait being too closely cropped. Common advice on portraiture is to include some context about the person in the scene.
Wonderful smile. Great lighting and a wonderful capture.
A delightful smile. Nice close-up portrait.
Ah music creates happiness and smiles. Good linkage with the theme. Good placement of the subject with her on the lewft and having lots of space for her smiling look to look through.
I really like her smile and her pose, her eyes are closed and you can tell she is really enjoying the music. I feel happy looking at her. Wonderful composition and lighting.
Lovely portrait against the dark background. Lovely exposure. Charming expression of happiness.
The Joy of playing music come through in your photo.
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The image is in line with the theme as it shows what makes you happy or smile - in this case the great vibes we get from Christmas as portrayed by the Christmas Tree. Good job keeping the subjects on the tree to an odd number - odd numbers have more appeal.
In post production, you may want to consider eliminating the yellow overcast that appears on the photograph.