sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by jaysonmc:
I think the portrait part itself is marvelous. I think the issue is with the background. The reason isn't the processing but the frame the child is in. I think either starting at the horizon or just including would have helped. I'm not good with portraits myself, so this is just a guess.

Still it is a terrific moment and something to be happy for.

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by jmritz:
Perfect exposure on your cousin. I like this also. Maybe the background looks a little washed out. Nice job though.

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by Alicia:
I like the tones in this shot. But I can tell you from experience (most recently with my bombed Free Study entry) that when you go with what other people like it's going to end badly - (tongue in cheek here). Meaning... you lose your objectivity and that generally brings the lower score with it. That said, I would have given this a 5 for a decent photo with not a lot of wow.

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by KarenNfld:
I gave this a 5. If the pose were different I would have scored it higher. It also seems a bit washed out

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by rider:
nice shot but as you said its what she wanted and you gave her---that is in my mind exactly why it didn't do well --i gave it a 5

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by sulamk:
I liked the shot but felt it would probably not do well as it has a slightly family holiday album feel to the pose. It is beautifully exposed though.

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by Rgarcia:
I think that a little work on the pose would have made a whole lot of difference. But as you said, the important thing is that it is a meaningful shot to you.

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by scarbrd:
sweet shot, probably a little too snap shot-ish for a Free Study. I'm glad you entered a shot that had meaning to you. I did the same and barely scored higher.

If you had used the 50mm Macro with all that mojo you would have scored a full point higher, for sure! ;-)

Message edited by author 2008-01-08 01:08:24.

Austin-02.jpg
by magenmarie

Comment by Melethia:
Very cute. :-) Really a nice angle for this shot - works very well with that gray sweater forming the background. Now since this is DPC, pimp those eyes! (heh heh heh)

sarah
by magenmarie

Comment by Melethia:
I think it's very well exposed - not every shot has to be massively contrasty, nor is every day a perfect sunset/dramatic clouds in sky kinda day. What I liked about this when I saw it was her smile. She strikes me as very self-confident and just a bit of an imp. And though it's probably not politically correct to mention, I liked the indications that she's growing into early womanhood - to me, that's very sweet. As with a lot of my shots, if I like it, and if the person who's picture it is likes it, it's golden, regardless of what everyone else thinks. From a DPC perspective, this will indeed be seen as a snapshot. To you and your cousin, an excellent memory of a great afternoon together. Which is the better of the two? :-)