Its hard work playing all day mum....
by Emyloy

Comment:
This looks like a snapshot and not a particularly good one, I'm sorry to say. The background is too cluttered and the image is overly contrasty, i.e., blown out in the highlight areas and too dark in the shadow areas. If you had not included the title I would have thought this was a snap that caught the subject in mid-blink --- it's not a very flattering photo of the little girl. Next time, try to be aware of what you are including in the frame when you compose a shot. It is easy for the mind's eye to ignore a distracting background but the camera sees it all. As far as the contrasty image goes, it is a contrasty scene and difficult to shoot using automatic exposure settings. Your camera should have a basic EV mode which allows you to bracket exposures in this type of difficult lighting situation. It also helps to use some sort of reflector near the subject. This can be as simple as a sheet of white poster board, as is, or wrapped with aluminum foil.

A day at the skateboard park
by Cooz

Comment:
It would have been more interesting to me if you included a view of some of the skaters in action. It is generally not a great idea to show everyone in a group of people looking off-camera unless you involve the viewer by showing what everyone is looking at, or unless one of the subjects is looking at the camera in some way which draws the viewer in, or looking off in an unexpected direction that adds something humorous to the shot. This sort of shot tends to be very impersonal to the objective viewer.

Marlins Home Opener - "Enjoy The Game"
by LVE

Comment:
This is very for me. I think the vertical format was a poor choice for this scene as it cramps everything in. It would have been more interesting to see the girl reacting to the playing field below than seeing the people in the stands over her head. If the field were included the viewers eye would have a more natural progression to follow--from the girl, to what the girl is responding to. Instead, the viewers eye is led upward to the other attendees who don't provide any interest or answers.

Nosey Elephant
by Adventurita

Comment:
The umbrellas and the blurry bits in the lower corners create confusion and clutter which ruins this for me.

Aaaahh
by Younger

Comment:
Nice scene but I don't like narrow vertical croppings and the image quality isn't quite there --- there is a lot of detail loss and it could be quite a bit sharper.

Erm, a little faster with the pushing please!
by Brookied

Comment:
This is technically good and the composition works. I don't feel that it quite captures a sense of glee, or playfulness. The boys' expressions aren't communicating much in this capture. It is very nice but not great, IMO.

closing time
by Skip

Comment:
Beautiful, natural expression captured on the woman. You've included enough background to provide the viewer with some contextual clues. I onlly wish the guy's eyes weren't closed.

Fishermen's Tales
by Falc

Comment:
Very nice. Even though they are at a bit of a distance from the viewer and in near-sillouhette, the men have been captured in such a way that their postures, and the storyteller's gesture provide most of the visual clues necessary to tell a visual story and provoke an emotional response in the viewer. The boat, the beach, and the sunset provide the environmental context. Excellent job. My favorite so far.

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by phoenix46

Comment:
This is a very engaging subject and I love her smile. My gripe is, since she is not smiling directly into the camera (therefore, at me, the viewer), I'd like to see who she is smiling at. I'm not quite as drawn in as I should be.

icecream
by jiribierie

Comment:
This would work much better if we could see the boy's face. This side view is somewhat removed and impersonal. For me, with this type of candid, I want to be transported back to childhood---to remember the pure, single-minded enjoyment of an icecream cone. While there are exceptions, it is generally good practice to photograph children closer to their eye-level. This has the effect of showing the child's perspective and drawing the viewer into his world.