"Friendship needs no words..."
by eyeduphotos

Comment by JerseyGenie:
Awesome, and I think the selective desat is a perfect touch.

"Friendship needs no words..."
by eyeduphotos

Comment by temba:
Lovely moment and the use of just mnimal pastel colour is perfect for this.

"Friendship needs no words..."
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Comment by MsAmbrosia:
I like the processing here. The colours in her skirt keep it interesting.

"Friendship needs no words..."
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Comment by KarenNfld:
What a sweet photo, just adorable. I like the bits of colour you left in her tutu.

He misses his old flame
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Comment by got2bgutsy:
Nice find! And the tilted crop works here!

"Friendship needs no words..."
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Comment by wildiris:
Excellent work. One of my favorites in this challenge. Love the processing you chose to use here. Should do very well. Congrats!

"Friendship needs no words..."
by eyeduphotos

Comment by CNovack:
I love the tender moment you caught here between this little girl and the horse! The B&W tones have strong dynamic range - there are no flat contrasts at all which typically can happen with color to b&w conversion without adjustments. I do find it a little odd that you left some soft pastel colors in the girl's tutu which makes it stand out. I guess you wanted to call our attention immediately to the girl. I don't think you needed that - a better way to have our eyes immediately fall upon your TWO (there is the friendship that is the hallmark of this shot) main subjects would be to crop to the vertical. That way the little girl and the horse dominates the scene and not only that you bring me (the viewer) closer into the observed scene. I am sometimes for negative space when it helps to compliment the scene or make it less busy, but the left 1/3 of the photo does nothing for the picture. I want to get closer to the mood and emotion I see here - bring us closer to your subject.

"Friendship needs no words..."
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Comment by robm001:
cute use of desat. crop could be tighter IMO

"Friendship needs no words..."
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Comment by bvy:
I like the composition and the conversion/exposure is great. Not sure how I feel about the desat. It's subtle and tasteful -- but then I'm wondering if it's needed at all.

"Friendship needs no words..."
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Comment by bmartuch:
Excellent shot. Love the B&W here.