The Laughing Womanby
MelethiaComment by Paul: Apologies - no time for a 'Longer Look' comment before challenge end. I'll come back after.
Back to update this comment. Apologies, I'd forgotten I'd be in an Internet black hole before rollover.
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: What a great scene - has my eyes and brain going around in circles - laugher, photography, me, laugher, photographer, me... It actually makes my head bob back and forth like a chicken!
The photographers stance is most amusing and gives us pause for thought about how we might look when we are out and about. The laughing woman is of course key - not least because she looks so terribly jolly!
Critical stuff: Although I like the high saturation, I'm not fond of the red hue of their skin - makes me want to drop a Nik control point onto the skin and selectively pull the saturation back a bit in this areas. I also might've cropped the bench at the mid-point - but I can see the merits of keeping it whole (though I do dislike the plaque!)
Overall: Well seen, well taken. Very nice end result.
Message edited by author 2011-10-17 08:11:03. 
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