Three Generations In Blueby
WRenComment: Critique Club Comment
#236
1) Composition - Content - Looks to me like you had little choice regarding composition if you were to preserve the spontenaiety. The spontenaiety is what make this picture interesting. The minor distractions on the upper left and upper right might would probably have been PS'd out if the DPC rules permitted it. Although strictly speaking there is blue in all three subjects' garb, the blue is almost irrelevant to the image. The point of the image, to me, is the three members of the family enjoying a special moment. I wish the middle subject's entire arms and hands were visible, but realize this might not have been possible in the moment.
2) Background - In my opinion the background neither improves nor detracts from this image.
3) Camera Work - Technical - The subject on the left image could probably be in slightly better focus. I don't have more to offer on technical choices that might have been made differently.
4) Digital Processing - Technical - I would've tried to "get more blue" out of the middle person's clothing, to emphasize it for purposes of this challenge. I would not have done this, however, if the photo were not for a challenge. I would have tried for a little more sharpness.
5) Overall, my opinion of the photo is mixed. I really appreciate the idea of three generations being represented in a single image. I enjoy studying the faces of the three people. To submit it to the blue challenge, however, is something of a stretch for me.
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