Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by Mustardhead:
Absolutely fantastic picture. It has the atmosphere of a real candid. The minor technical shortcomings mean nothing alongside the plus points; the soft lighting, the poses of the girls, the composition, the subtle colours...

It was one of (I think) two tens I gave in this challenge. I can't believe it wasn't a top three finish.

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by pinotken:
Thank you for the excellent comments and scores. I̢۪m sorry I didn̢۪t have the time to vote in this challenge.
I later regretted using this title - the song to which it might allude is wrong for the innocence of the girls.
The cut off feet is the biggest dissappointment - gotta take more care - the picture will never happen again. I agree that it needs more light from the left but I would never use a flash fill in this situation, The girls knew I was shooting but I was being as unobtrusive as possible, I had the little camera on my knee while they were watching their teacher be introduced to two of my students (we are working on a community project across the road). The girl on the left is Carolina (pronounced ‘eena), her mother helps cook for us.
I guess I wanted to be a bit like Henri Cartier-Bresson in the neighbourhood with his quiet little Leica rangefinder.
I̢۪m glad some people liked this a lot - I do. There are two other pics from this day that may be technically better and just as engaging that I will post in a month or so when I get home and work on them.

Message edited by author 2006-03-22 01:29:01.

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by joycobb:
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Well done!

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by joycobb:
Very cute. Nice colors. I like the light thru her hat. I would have liked to see all of the shoes on the girl on the left, but beautifully made anyways. 9.

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by pvogel:
Great expressions!

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by posthumous:
Great girls in Norman Rockwell poses. 9.

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by sherpet:
Another great image.....

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by RKT:
Ah! A delightful candid...I love their blue dresses...very nicely done.

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by stanm2:
anticipation, interesting

Good Morning Little Schoolgirls
by pinotken

Comment by Gene L.:
Very cute photo and such expression on their faces! I like the basic composition, but would like it more if you had given it more breathing room and not cropped so tight. I would like to see all of their feet and there would be more balance and less visual tension if more space above. In a perfect world it would be nice to have a large reflector get a bit more light on the faces of the two in front, but that is unlikely to have been possible.