Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by LiamD2005:
The image is a little too over-processed for my liking. Way too soft.
If it was B&W against a dark background and had better contrast you would have a good image as its composed well.
5/10

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by jomari:
That would be lovely if it were only a little more focused and perhaps positioned so that there is more content on the right.

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by Prash:
Meets the challenge: 3
Color and lighting: 1
Focus and DOF: 0
Originality: 0
Camera angle: 0
Aesthetic appeal: 0

Weakly meets the challenge. How does the picture convey a safety blanket? It does convey a blanket, yes.

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by Blackbox:
I think if we could see more of the blanket it would be better?

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by atupdate:
Back to comment: To me, a blanket provides comfort or security, not a real strong subject for a safety challenge. On the image itself, it looks like this image was not sharpened after down sizing it for the challenge. Down sizing causes the sharpness of an image to diminish (decrease). Most people use Un-Sharp Mask (USM) after down sizing. If you have Photoshop try USM with a Radius of 1 - Amount 100% - Threshold of 3 or smaller to help the eyes of the child look nice and sharp. I also think that the composition could be strengthened a bit if some of the negative space on the left was cropped out. I would have given you a bonus point if the boy was holding a Redwing blanket instead of an Islanders blanket but it is nice to see that it is a hockey blanket.

If you have questions regarding resizing and USM, feel free to send me a PM.

Tim

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by Daybis:
A little out of focus, but a fun photo.

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by sempermarine:
If it was the Boston Bruins you would have gotten an extra point. Cute kid.

Saftey Blanket
by jdennique

Comment by Purple_Girl:
Little bit too much denoise or neatimage used here I think; really nice idea and shot with good light but that over-smoothness spoils it a bit.

Golden Lab
by jdennique

Comment by Zerosiz:
I miss the sharpness in the eyes...

Golden Lab
by jdennique

Comment by imagesbytlp:
Cute shot...but, it seems a little soft.