boston the beautiful
by mrsamsa

Comment by samtrundle:
This is a very striking image. I wonder whether the same effect could be accomplished without the solar flare (I find that a little distracting, still the choice of subject and composition are brilliant). And I just noticed the little rainbow - a nice extra touch - its a 7 as is - without the pink line you'd probably get a nine from me. Good job.

boston the beautiful
by mrsamsa

Comment by kalani1980:
Fantastic. I enjoy the multiple levels in this picture: In the forefront, the water from the fountain, then the smooth circle in it's center, then the unique perspective of the Church (I take it this is in front of the Christian Scientist Headquarters) and then the fun itself. I like the contrast as well as the coloring.

boston the beautiful
by mrsamsa

Comment by marbo:
Very well spotted and captured. I also think the flare adds to the photo.Excellent 10

boston the beautiful
by mrsamsa

Comment by mffnqueen:
great angle!! very interesting shot.. the lens flare is kind of distracting.. i would have cloned it out, if I were you

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment by miaminovice:
Great expression on the child's face -- almost Rockwellian -- a ten.

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment by Azrifel:
Nice capture of a special moment. The red cheeks and look on the face of the girl is very pleasant. The background with the lights falling outside the zone of focus works really well. Would have been a good one for the bokeh challenge, altough the bokeh is not of such a high quality in this particular photo.
I see that the people in the foreground were very dark. There is an obvious glow of sloppy dodging. There are better ways to bring out the shadows (the technique mentioned in the tutorials or Fred Mirand SR Pro) and you can use the history brush to apply that locally.

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment by Catherine_B:
Too Blurry

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment by kearock:
Focus is too soft, but I like the background and color.

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment by xtabintun:
Nice bokeh (I love using that word : D) A few things I would've like to seen differently though: I would've like to see the full outline of the girl, more of a head on approach to it. The look on her face and the rosy cheeks are outstanding, good work. There seems to be an awkward glow around all the people. Also, I'd like to see a little more room between the parent and the edge of the frame, though it depends on how you took the picture, and it isn't really obvious what they're doing! Maybe including the ice skates in the frame so its clear what you're talking about in your title. All in all thoug, an above average image. Undoubtedly candid, and a marvelous expression.

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment by TooCool:
This looks like one of those shots that one so wants to save but may be unsaveable... You have an obviously very precious moment captured. I would try and work the shot too. However, you have a glowing artifact around most of the people. This leads me to believe that you tried to brighten the dark areas without blowing out the light areas. I know because I get this glowing artifact when I try to do this with some shots. Wish I knew how to avoid it... The background also looks like you tried to impose an artificially shallow DOF on the shot to isolate the main subjects. Normally I would say the shot is too busy but that doesn't feel like the case with this shot. You have a scene that is busy and looks like it should be! Nice attempt. Please don't think I'm being harsh. If I didn't see potential, I wouldn't have bothered typing!
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