where's the phone? teenage habit
by mamabear5612

Comment by 16point2mm:
Great concept, great composition. My only concern is that the desaturation of this shot has made it more bland than it could have been otherwise. Just for kicks (assuming this was a color original), instead of simply desaturating it, try stripping out two of the RGB channels (whichever two leave you with the best tone), then convert back to Greyscale from multichannel. The face may also be a little contrasty, but that could just be a result of the downsampling to post.

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Comment by Fairfield20:
The picture has the big AWW factor, as it is adorably touching, with child
and butterfly. I believe butterfiles should be in color, to better appreciate
their beautiful wings. But on the good side, it is centered so it fits the theme.
And i know it wasn't easy to have a butterfly to stay on a person's hand,
even if perfectly still. In color I would give it a higher score, but as it is, I give you
a 7

where's the phone? teenage habit
by mamabear5612

Comment by TrollMan:
I like it - nice angle and crop

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Comment by bpickard:
I guess this was a spontaneous photo, so dificult to plan... but the background distracts from what would be a great photo. The forearm looks a bit over exposed and, given that it's a butterfly we're looking at, is b/w the best choice?

where's the phone? teenage habit
by mamabear5612

Comment by Tallbloke:
Badly over exposed sky.

where's the phone? teenage habit
by mamabear5612

Comment by spencew:
Except for flat lighting, a nice shot, easily interpreted.

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Comment by Spork99:
Nice idea, but, I don't thinlk the B&W is effective here, also the fill flash is too bright. 4

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Comment by postoakinversion:
47K ? the limit is 150. It is compressed too much. Less compression would significantly improve the quality of this one. The JPEG artifacts in the background are visible enough to distract from the subject

where's the phone? teenage habit
by mamabear5612

Comment by ronlcox:
Would have blurred the background even to the point you couldn't tell what it was.

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Comment by Zoomdak:
She seems to overexposed, the background seems too under exposed. Fence in the lowere left is a bit annoying. Nice capture of the moment.