. . . Now
by scarbrd

Comment by cutout:
should be in love

. . . Now
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Comment by KandiKissez:
i love this! especially the fact that the subject is a child, and the finger paint adds a nice "childish" touch! great idea!

Japanese Magnolia - The First Sign of Spring
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Comment by _DaveA_:
very nice composition, dof, exposure and great color! what's to say. this is a 9.

Tribute to Cartier-Bresson
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Comment by silverscreen:
Well, if it's the picture "Kiss at City Hall" or "Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville" you had in mind (which I presume it is) it is not by Cartier-Bresson but by Robert Doisneau - and it's one of my all time favourite pictures (and as far as I know it's one of the highest priced photographs ever: It was sold for about 240.000 USD in 2005)...

Anyway, your picture doesn't come close to Doisneaus - it looks "staged" and doesn't have the feeling of "candid shot" which I believe a picture like this should have. (It has been suggested that Doisneau's picture is staged as well - and it might be. But it doesn't seem to be, and that's what's important).

Japanese Magnolia - The First Sign of Spring
by scarbrd

Comment by JimyThing:
That might be a tree, but not to me.

. . . Now
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Comment by Blue Moon:
I wish the pose could have been better because I LOVE the idea. Maybe if you were directly in front of the sign (so that it filled most of the frame and hid the background) and then have just his hand coming up, it might have been more simple and improved upon. Nice idea though! I'll definitely want to try something like this in the future :)

. . . Now
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Comment by Gatorguy:
There you go, teach the kid to deface government property (j/k). It's a good take on the challenge. I would have prefered that the photo was taken somewhere where there wasn't such a distracting background. 6

Tribute to Cartier-Bresson
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Comment by Melethia:
The anacronistic touch of a guy on a cell phone is nice.

. . . Now
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Comment by HeiSch:
I wish you had blurred the background more

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Comment by songsforbears:
Great shot. I like how you can tell they're just average people. He doesn't look comfortable. She doesn't look comfortable. Her shirt's pulling up to reveal a stomach that's developing into a gut. It's great to see average, everyday people in love. Wonderful. I dig it.

Daniel.