"Joy" of the Game
by twm122

Comment by mpemberton:
Excellent capture. A little less on the light on the helmet(like we can put out the sun, lol). 9

Elizabeth
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Comment by aerogurl:
I think this is an excellent shot but i do not like the effect on the face. The softness works great for the background, but not for the face. Beautiful girl.

Hold My Hand Daddy, Hold My Hand
by twm122

Comment by zagman:
Thank you for entering your photo to the People II DPChallenge.

Its a great composition idea, showing father and son holding hands. The photo actually reads from left to right for me. The child hands first and the fathers hand second. I don't really see anything wrong with the diagonal approach shot except perhaps a crop, or resize the area closer the sons arm, so that it is perfectly straight across. Then giving it a more balance look from top to bottom.

The photo is lacking some middle image focusing. Where the two hands meet and are joined together. There are probably two approaches that can work. One is the one you presented, and one is a closer crop of the two hands joining. Your approach gives it a lower to upper feel. Where you can see the two generations visiably. A closer more sharper approach would have given a more intimate message.

The other factor here is the sepia type tone to the photo. If I am reading this right it looks almost retro in its nature. I like this but I wish it had a shaper focus. I know that this could be hard to do if you are moving forward. A higher shutter speed could have helped.

Again, good job and good luck in your next DPChallenge.

Elizabeth
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Comment by jbsmithana:
This shot should have scored much higher. Although I agree it could have been improved upon some by sharper eyes and trying to tone down the blown out areas it still is a beautiful portrait. I bet the Mom was very proud.

Elizabeth
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Comment by Sammie:
The soft focus on this is appealing. It might be just a bit too soft, though. To me, the picture would seem more complete if the top of her head hadn't been cropped off.

Elizabeth
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Comment by tazza:
Excellent soft portrait, looks like a job from a pro

Elizabeth
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Comment by Zap228:
too soft

Tranquil Rocks
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Comment by gloda:
Lol. This is funny because of tranquil.dpchallenge.com . Is the hommage intended?

Elizabeth
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Comment by puzzled:
This is perfect! I love the soft focus - the lighting is also very appealing.

Elizabeth
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Comment by cheekymunky:
great use of soft focus, the lighting is very complimentary.