A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by bassbone:
a great looking family! the backlighting really seems to hurt us from being able to really see those great faces

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by daryn:
Using the flash to remove the shadows from the faces would improve this shot.

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by nutzito:
too bad you did not use some fill light for this shot..the hard shadows kinf of ruin it...The composition is good though..6

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by Simms:
this would of been better cropped a bit closer. Also, a wee bit more fill in flash would of been beneficial or maybe using a reflector. 6

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by Nullix:
Nice picture.

Another picture had the same problem this one does (and beach pictures are hard to do because of this). The background is lit better than your subjects (the people). Your subject have some pretty harsh shadows.

Check out some tips on taking beach pictures.

Good luck.

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by Camabs:
Nice family portrait. I especially like it that you did not take the picture exactly from the front of the family, it adds some depth to the picture. I don't like the familt being partly in the shade. I'dd rather see them in the shade entirely, or in the sun. Now their faces are pretty dark relative to their white sun-exposed shirts. Furthermore, there is a 'thingy' in your image (right below) (5)

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by quiche:
Unfortunate shadow across top of man's head.

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by olddj:
their faces are shaded a tad too much, imo, nicely done overall

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by rodneyg:
Nice family portrait. The shadows are a little distracting though.

A day at the beach
by ashoff

Comment by stevenov:
Seriously needs some fill light.