



Very good lighting and shading here, and an overall excellent use of color. All the ponies are nice and vibrant, which makes them stand out from the background nicely. The shading is subtle, but gives the piece your own style.





The background is well done - very nice too look at, but less vibrant than the ponies so it doesn't distract from the real subject. Some nice little touches - looks like Cloudsdale wished for a nice ocean view, and Rarity will be happy indeed to see the gems, though might be less happy to see that crab.





But the best part of this piece is the positioning. You've done a great job of placing everyone close together, so that they are in each other's space. This gives them a closeness of feeling and friendship, not just of position. Furthermore, their interactions are perfect - we have Rarity moving her head around Applejack, to ensure as much of her mane as possible will show up. Applejack is moving Twilight's tail out of the way, and that is such a cute expression on her face as well. The wing five Rainbow and Twilight are giving each other is adorable. Finally, Pinkie appears to be waving frantically at the camera, while Flutershy is a little too shy to feel comfortable about this.





Awesome job!

Very cute mane 6 picture here.