My Pal "Rocco"
by glad2badad

Comment by spencerwood:
Got the eye sharp - good stuff. Warm colours - just wondering whether or not toning down master saturation by 25% would make an improvement

Storytime
by glad2badad

Comment by Alain:
This is a very good family portrait and it deserved a much better score. I think that the grain killed it.

Storytime
by glad2badad

Comment by zxaar:
First of all sorry for not repling your PM, i am just too tied up with things around me, life is being little turbulent.

One of my lowest scoring images here at DPC over the years, but I still like it and don't regret anything except maybe the decision to add grain. May reconsider that next time. :-P

In my opinion it is the grain that makes this picture and creates the mood. Don't take the scores to heart, DPC being populated by photographers mainly the technicals overpower their decision making while voting but there are people like me who try to think photographs as moments of life we wish to keep with us. This is one of such photographs.

My Pal "Rocco"
by glad2badad

Comment by klstover:
Perfect. I love it.

Need to get close from a distance? Get "Bigma"!
by glad2badad

Comment by PixelKing:
right on!!

Need to get close from a distance? Get "Bigma"!
by glad2badad

Comment by jjsmom:
cute!

Storytime
by glad2badad

Comment by tnun:
This has a very sweet and classic immediacy. The strength is in the two almost sketched faces; but I think the background of checked cushion and the bright line/cord behind the woman's head seriously interfere with our enjoyment. Overall balance and composition spot on.

Storytime
by glad2badad

Comment by krnodil:
Got to agree with some of the commenters - the grain gives the shot an edginess that it really does not need. The really sweet moment captured here might have been better served by a softer look, less gritty look. Keep in mind all this is very subjective - more about how a shot "feels" than what it "should" be.

Storytime
by glad2badad

Comment by karmat:
This has a really good composition. Very balanced and has "movement" through the frame. The expressions on their faces make the viewer smile -- they look so happy. The black and white conversion works well too -- you have good contrast, etc. The major detractor for me was the grainy look. A little might have been okay. This almost struck me as a shot you got in the dark and had to brighten it a lot (and introducing noise) to get it to work.

Storytime
by glad2badad

Comment by figaro:
Firstly, the B&W is contrasty and well-controlled, and the moment you've captured is a lovely one. My biggest gripe is that the grainy conversion doesn't suit the nature of the photograph - I would think this sort of look would be more appropriate for high-energy scenes, gritty street shots etc. rather than the subtler and more human moment you've shot here. I think it's this disparity that's resulted in the low score.

Message edited by author 2008-02-08 21:41:27.