Not a Care in the World
by drwranger7

Comment by purpleflutterby13:
Wow, that's really cool :)

In terms of the emotional impact of the picture, it's just perfect. The closeness, the body language, the expressions on their faces - everything conveys being totally lost in each other.

However, I would've altered the post-processing in the following ways:
the white line at the top is distracting, so I would've gone for a tighter crop, also possibly putting them at the right-hand side rather than in the centre, to make the composition more interesting. Increase contract, increase saturation to bring out the colours. Also, their faces are in the shadow, and since it's an advanced editing competition, you can use dodging and burning to shift the focus of the picture - lighten their faces and darken the background. Unsharp mask and Neat Image tend to be the final touches - it makes the picture nice and clear, and their skin more smooth.

Hope you don't mind the edit:

Not a Care in the World
by drwranger7

Comment by rosiehall:
great shot

Saturday in the Park
by drwranger7

Comment by Ann:
It looks like the scene on the ground is dark and a bit featureless, but the sky is blown out.

Not a Care in the World
by drwranger7

Comment by ladyhawk22:
Nice intimate moment here. I wish the detail was a little better on the couple.

Saturday in the Park
by drwranger7

Comment by riversong:
Nice composition.

Saturday in the Park
by drwranger7

Comment by eqsite:
Nice, peaceful composition. I wish the fountain stood out a little more, perhaps a bit of extra local contrast might help with that. There also looks to be a couple dust spots in the sky that you could have removed given that this was advanced editing.

Not a Care in the World
by drwranger7

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Nice catch of a moment. The focus could be a bit sharper

Saturday in the Park
by drwranger7

Comment by StuckOnTheFarm:
Saturday, in the park, I think it was the 4th of July.... :o)

Not a Care in the World
by drwranger7

Comment by mamba:
really a great candid. You managed to capture alot of emotion here, i think a bomb could go off and they wouldn't notice. good shot.

Not a Care in the World
by drwranger7

Comment by sherpet:
Quite sweet...