Repairman
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
What a fun face to look at! ;^) This guy looks like he can repair anything...including grouchy kids. He-he. Nice use of B&W - good tonal range.

edit - Just noticed the upper-left corner...did you do some burning there? Looks unnaturally grey. Maybe go even darker with a vignette type approach to the entire image if you need to darken that area? Just a thought.

Message edited by author 2005-09-08 15:26:57.

Concentration
by JonLee

Comment:
...no, I like this angle. I think the image is well composed. I like the diagonal line created from btm left to top right that the boys form. On DPC you're going to get some heat for the exposure on the boys shirt...a tad bit hot in a couple of spots.

Have you played with this and tried a tighter crop? Isolate the main subject even more by cropping left into the arm a bit, then at the top thru the hat (maybe even past the ear)? Just a thought...hard to tell without seeing it. Of course then it might be considered too tight. Always something to consider. ;>)

Innocence
by JonLee

Comment:
You're right in that the kid is an interesting subject. The exposure on this is good, maybe a bit hot on the one cheek - tough lighting condition to get perfect. If your camera has an exposure compensation feature you might want to try dropping it down a notch or two for shots like this. It's easier to recover from slight underexposure in post-processing than overexposure. I know you didn't have a choice on the bg, but I find the number board pulls attention away from the kid. Makes me want to know what it is. The solutions may be a shallower DOF (could be tough), blur it out some, or...leave it alone. ;^) I would crop the left side just enough to lose the line of the bg wall.

Smile and keep having fun!

Complicated
by idnic

Comment:
This is a fun image - very creative. A couple of things IMO that would have helped it is a bit more contrast (seems a little flat), and the womans foot would appear more natural to the stance you were trying to get if the toe was pointed out/away from the mans foot a little. As it is, it seems a bit "complicated".

Sir Francis Drake.jpg
by mystical_princess

Comment:
Great capture of expression. This guy has a lot of character. The grain works just fine here. One thing I would like to see/try if it was mine is eliminating the background entirely. It's almost there already. Nice job.

Hard Working
by glad2badad

Comment:
Thanks everybody for the comments and feedback. I would like to address a couple of items that came up more than once.

1) Color of the wood. The wood is as it appeared. I split a few pieces from the pile in the background, so it's fresh split. It started raining after I had everything setup so I packed up the camera until the rain ended (it was a light drizzle really). The wood being wet, took on a darker more saturated tone.

2) No lumberjack. Well, the lumberjack is me - part time around the house anyway, therefore I couldn't be in the boots and in the photo at the same time. Actually, I never really thought about it since it was a shoe challenge. Guess, I could have set the 10 second timer. That would have been interesting! ;^)

As for the rest of the wood pile, it's going to wait for splitting. It's not up in rotation until next summer...besides, I might need it for a prop again. He-he.

cherene001.jpg
by GreenGiant

Comment:
She has wonderful eyes. Doesn't appear to mind having her picture taken. ;^) Smile and keep having fun!

September stroll
by geewhy

Comment:
Feels like Heida...wonderful image. Well done.

Lightwave
by owen

Comment:
Cool shot. Nicely exposed and well composed.

Fishin'
by dave2119

Comment:
Nice composition. The trees look huge! Wish the water wasn't so overexposed.