Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by Skip:
i know this was not an easy shot to capture...i am always experiencing a contest of wills with my two favorite models. what i like here is the joy and innocence that you've captured. the lighting is tremendous (especially appreciate the lack of any flares). what could have made this better? the bench is a distraction. the only other suggestion is timing; if the girl in the back had been either to the left of the right, it would have given my eye more of a journey through the yard. all the same, i love what you've captured here. good luck!

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by Rasai:
What a great place and time to be ....alive! I'm sure that when they look back at this picture many years from now it will put a very warm feeling in their hearts as I msur it does for you now!

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by MrAkamai:
A very good action shot of children at play. But his photo lacks balance and symmetry. The bench does not have its equal on the right side. Same with the bush on the left although it at least has shadows on the right but not enough to balance out. I think it would have been better if those shadows on the right and the branches on the left were cropped out or at least arranged better. 6

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by Zoomdak:
Love the expession on her face. The girl in the back adds a lot of depth to this shot. I also like the lumenescent lighting, shadows on the right are a bit distracting.

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by Tuckersmom:
Your subjects look like they're having fun, the colors look a little bright though 7

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by rennie:
It has an impressionist look and fill of Degas paintings. I love it. I love the natural framing by the plants and shadows. I only wish the frame was complete (the lacking element in the lower left corner, or - the plants on the left could be cropped a litlle more (the make the left side visibly heavier than the right one).

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by colda:
wonderful emotion, really does capture that old time summer on the lawn feeling

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by Neuferland:
I bet they had so much fun running around in their pretty dresses! A wonderful , carefree, candid moment but the sun is very bright and the girl in the background actually ends up being more of a distraction to me than an addition to the shot. A 7 to start but going to an 8 for cute factor :)

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by slynneblarp:
What an idyllic childhood afternoon!

Summer Days
by dan_pendleton

Comment by soup:
this is a good idea, but the whites seem a bit blown out, and the light seems pretty harsh. it also seems the position of the girls is kind of random.

good luck