Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by Bankson:
Childs jacket distracts the rest of the shot has a great feel

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by melismatica:
This is very nice but it looks like the boy is covered with glowing leeches. What in the world is that on his coat? This would be such a lovely image if it weren't for that incredibly distracting detail. I love the blurred motion of the gulls, the pink sky, and the capture of the boy holding out his offering while his dad looks on. I like the path converging in this distance. There is a real sense of place to this image. The boy could be in sharper focus (and there is that matter of his glowing coat). I'm not sure how to vote on this since I like almost everything about the picture but the glowing stuff is really hard to ignore.

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by angela_packard:
9 from me...good luck!

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by jduffett:
I like the composition, and I love the way the birds turned out, but the reflective stripes really take away from the whole thing.

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by dagaleaa:
nice moody photo...the white on the small kid is distracting somewhat to me...love the feel of it and the colors....I am giving you a well deserved 9

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by Konador:
I love how the birds are so blurred against the sky. The overexposure on the boys jacket is a shame though. Other than that, excellent shot!

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by michael_p:
would have prefered the people cropped out for 2 reasons...
1)Focal point is the blown highlight on the reflectors on childs jacket rahter than being the child, but my eye would be better drawn to the white building in the background.
2)The white building in teh background would sit on the rule of thirds nicely for a better composition if no.1 was adhered to.
Great shot none the less and would prefer to see the whites in the birds and the white building a little brighter.

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by ugas1a:
Great shot but the relective tape on the youngsters jacket is distracting to the shot.

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by Nelzie:
It's not a bad composition. It could have benefited from a slightly faster shutterspeed (which would probably necesitate a stronger flash).

There is one "glaring" problem with the image. The child's jacket has reflectors on it that are very distracting to the eye. The reflectors do take away from the rest of the image.

Daddy, can I feed the birds?
by gseiden

Comment by pix-are:
This would have been great if the light was better. 4