Whoohoo.....
by Robro

Comment by alanfreed:
I don't like too many playground shots, but this is a good one. I like his expression and the reflection in the slide is great! Nice job with the diagonal composition, too.

Whoohoo.....
by Robro

Comment by Malokata:
Heh, the ellipsis in your title gives it almost a sarcastic feel. Ok, the photo: Nice capture, not particularly interesting, but well defined and composed.

Whoohoo.....
by Robro

Comment by DavidLevin:
taken from a different angle i think the other side of the boys face would be lighter and maybe a little more zoom to focus in on the expression and feeling. 5

'Surfing Life'
by Robro

Comment by ChrisW123:
Cool shot but it's REALLY landscape (the orientation). You should have cropped to make it "portrait".

'Surfing Life'
by Robro

Comment by jillz:
Nice action shot, captures the moment very well. Lighting is good and I like how the spray from his surfboard is visible.

'Surfing Life'
by Robro

Comment by Gracious:
Beautiful moment you captured....refreshing! Good job!

'Surfing Life'
by Robro

Comment by RiderGal:
Personally I do not consider magazines to be in a horizontal shape... thats just me though. I wish this was on a bigger wave, I personally don't think that a magazine would use this photo because it's not a spectacular wave, he's barely surfing anything... Also I think that he's not as sharp as he could be, but maybe thats just my eyes...

'Surfing Life'
by Robro

Comment by diegohs:
too blurry

'Surfing Life'
by Robro

Comment by ozthunder:
OK, being a ole surfer I'll give you a nice score for a decent exposure, but that move is not going to win many surfing contests.

Aria, 10 days old
by Robro

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
The expression of this little girl is great. I think that the way she is not looking directly at the camera and looking off into space is wonderful. The little catchlights in her eyes are precious as well.
I only wish that the focus were more sharp around her eyes. Right now, the sharpest part seems to be her clothing near the bottom left of the photo. The texture in her clothes right there is great. I wish that same detail could be shown in her eyes.
The angle and framing/cropping is good. As I stated, I love the pose. I wonder if you should have either cropped MORE of the ear, or less of the ear. Right now, it's kind of cut right in half, and a bit awkward. I like the little bit of space in the upper left giving her some room to stare.
The tones are good. Maybe a little grey, maybe contrast adjustments would help to bring out the whites and blacks a slight bit more. Not much, but that might give the FULL tonal range obviously.
A precious shot none the less. Definately one for the books, or even the wall for that matter. Great capture. Congrats on the granddaughter.
~Heather~