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Comment by jmritz:
Son

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Comment by LindaJay:
Waiting ?

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Comment by vawendy:
I think this is one of those shots that need to grow on you. I like the processing. But the composition is bothersome in the beginning. My eye was split between the lamp and the kid, and neither really held it.

It gets better the more you go back to it. The lamp is really quite nice, but I want it to play more of a part in the story. Since it's in the upper right corner, I'd love him to be in the lower left corner, turned a bit more. I want the light to be casting a warm circle glow on the scene below and have it's light play more of a part. Right now they're just too disconnected. I'd even think of having the screen on on the laptop, like you caught the moment when he just fell asleep. The screen wouldn't show anything, but the lighting might be interesting to bring the eye more over the the kid.

I'm also wondering whether it would be better flipped. Since people read left to right, sometimes, when you an image that splits your eye, it's more effective leaving the last look at the main subject. (a lot of images don't work flipped -- but it's a though.)

ooh -- yup -- flipping it made it much more about the kid and the technology (I had to go try it :)

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Comment by bsluijk:
I did not score this very high because the image is drab, lacks contrast and depth, in my view. The boy's hair blend with the laptop, and the frills on the lamp shade look to be the point of attention.

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Comment by brucedgates:
Nice series.
Waiting? Boredom?

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Comment by Cory:
Bored

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Comment by Lydia:
Waiting...

Love the BW and the bokeh.



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Comment by bsluijk:
Boredom?

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Comment by bsluijk:
Compared to the other shots in this challenge this does not convey "desserts" very effectively, I think. Could also be a tad sharper on the eyes.

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Comment by herfotoman:
resigned