Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by LCorbett:
Great shot! Needs a little more cropping at the top to get rid of the curve.
Good saturation.

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - Nicely composed picture. The boy looks very natural where he is and you've framed him in very well with the blue oval. I think the blue is turned up just a little much because I think the brightness of the colors makes us divert our attention from the boy. Cute little kid though. I wish this were framed on the whole just a little more to the right so he's not so "crowded" on the left side. Also cropping just a sliver off the top would lose the little bit of the hole that is showing.

Technical - Just a touch out of focus, which in here and mean quite a bit in terms of the voters. You can get away with it a little, but only to a point. It seems very hard to get past 6 without being crystal clear. The exposure and DOF and all that stuff look great. I would however not saturate the blues so heavily.

Overall - Cute photo. Not a bad one either. This sort of subject has a scoring cap on it though due to all the "cute haters" out there who think cliche is very bad. Cliche pics are great, if they are done well. I hate to see photos not do as well as they should due to these people. But we all have our opinions. Good work and good luck - Inspzil

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by loz1:
He is a true cutie. Love the fact that his eyes match the surrounding areas. He looks a tiny but out of focus, but I still really like the photo

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by carolee:
an entire extra point for the title. very clever! :)

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by Crafty Sue:
Quite bur would prefer the little boy centered but that's just me

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by ursula:
I like this picture very much. I like how it's off center, and the blue colour is beautiful. The little boy's face seems a bit out of focus, in particular the eyes need to be clearer. Good job.

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by inspzil:
Cute little guy. The framing on this pic, both where you cropped it and with the circle in the background, really work. Nice job

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by tecent642:
Not fair.. Not fair... you used a kid to soften me up... Very nice... cute kid, too.

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by wewillexplore:
If the choice of outfit for this shot was planned, this shot is fabulous. If it wasn't - great luck! :) Either way, good show. 8

Little Boy Blue
by MaggieG

Comment by BJ:
How Cute! The only thing I would change is to crop the top a little lower to eliminate the curve on the top and have just a solid blue to keep your eye on the focal point. Nice job.