the ball and the field
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Comment by justin_hewlett:
Greetings from the forums,

The greens look a little too saturated (especially in back with the haloing) and I don't like the blown-out sky. But otherwise, I like the strong foreground elements and composition.

Cheers,

Justin

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Comment by SDW:
Hi,
I did not vote on this challenge but here is what I see in your picture outside of the challenge.

If you were looking for an abandoned feel it is portrayed well in this shot. With the tall grass and dark fringe's around the bottom of the picture gives me a feel that the soccer ball is left outside, the kids are tired of playing with it and have gone on to do something else leaving the ball to deal with the elements. Emotionally it has a depressing, lonely, abandoned, and an overtaken feel to it.

The photograph technically is good. The blown sky is distracting making me think a gradulant layer may have helped.

I hope this helps and is the kind of comment you were looking for. Remember all my comments are my opinion and everyone see photographs differently.
-SDW

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Comment by MTPixels:
Cute, fun image. Well done!

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Comment by vikas:
I like the idea but the shot is not executed well enough to bring out the different idea here!

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Comment by Plachoochi:
Nice lighting and colors. Well done.

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Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Here's my comment: At least it meets the challenge. Well focused. Decent composition. Whimsical.

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Comment by djkrev:
Cute. It's not sexy, but it's cute.

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Comment by ShutterPug:
Sorry, but I do not find this to be a portrait. This is a nice still life shot in it's environment, but in photography I think most expect to see a person or animal when it comes to portraits. At least that is how my thinking is.

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Comment by GT350:
And you shall get it!

I'm generally not a fan of the toy pictures, maybe because I felt pretty beat up in the Children's Toy Challenge. ;-)

Franky, I've had a hard time rating this. The scale works well between the the toy and the lens cap. I also like the contrast between the smooth plastic and the rough brick. I like how the DOF is up front and the focus fades as you move back. Lighting is okay; not dramatic but good for picking up the textures. Composition is pretty good too. So, technically it is a solid photo. Subject is still a struggle for me.

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Comment by talmy:
Zany subject with good use of brick walkway. Nice framing and no technical problems.