What you lookin at?
by blackgriffin

Comment by jschro:
A tighter crop to really put focus on the eye would help in this challenge.

What you lookin at?
by blackgriffin

Comment by boss351:
Well focused,good color and I like that the beak isn't lost in the background.

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by MG:
These sure are cute subjects!!! Hope they do well in the challenge.

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by Kel27:
It's fun and every little boys dream toys, and they do seem to treasure those kind of toys.

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by SkyeMari:
The negative space of this photography adds emphasis to the toys but the wheels of the Tonka truck disappear into the background.

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by bassbone:
There is a nice simplicity and crispness to this image. I think you have done a nice job to show toys of childhood.

From a technical side I think the image is very solid - good lighting, good use of dark background and decent composition. If I were to adjust anything on the comp, I would recommend a bit less space on time and a bit more at the bottom. And maybe for a childs toy, I would think a bit warmer setting might work a bit better than the dark background - this seems more like a studio stock shot for a catalog.

From an emotive side, I think the fact that the toys are brand new actually hurts you - the ball, the toy, the animals don't quite look loved yet. Providing that extra emotive touch to an image like this would likely boost the image a lot.

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by spencerwood:
Lovely lighting, nice and simple. Might have been worth balancing out the colour saturation by bringing up the blues and greens to the same level as the red and yellow.

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by JulietNN:
I am just so partial to dino's and trucks! Good clear, crisp, colours are great. Good Job

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by poser:
great

Boyhood Treasures
by blackgriffin

Comment by mdelaplane:
Nice, well executed photo. Lighting makes this work