The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club.

First Impression: Love the reflection of the cheeky little face in the TV. Sadly (for me) its overpowered by the colours that look a little 'odd' to me.

Composition: A few commenters mentioned the tv should have been the main subject and I tend to agree with them and would have preferred seeing a little more of it.

Subject: A lovely portrait shot and am sure it will look great in the family album. The backgound is a little cluttered for me (again thats more for the challenge than family album shot). I had thought about a square crop but then you'd have lost that great carpet. Maybe nitpicking but the cut off arm is a little distracting.

Technical: I think this area let the image down the most, the overuse (imho) of the shadow/highlight & possibly saturation tools have messed with the colours - almost HDR like but don't think it helps the image at all.

Final thoughts: Although the link to household appliances is here its rather vague and feel in challenges its important to make the challenge topic stand out. Granted some shots ribbon when only marginaly meeting the challenge but they are normally excellent images in their own right. Keep them coming Dirk!

Ready for take-off!
by dryn

Comment by retiredPhil:
I can never get them to pose for me. How do you do that?

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by colorcarnival:
This is sweet. What a great way to capture a portrait. I think I'd like to see some of the right side cut off to put more emphasis on the babe and her reflection.

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by bvlindalou:
what beautiful blue eyes.....I like the eye contact.....your PP is very intersting

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Look Ma! I'm on the telly! :)

The television and the baby
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Comment by jessielude:
Wow, the colors in this shot are amazing.. I wish the subject (appliance) was more apparent but it really works! Curious to see the post processing of it.

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by jotaga:
Beautiful shot! I just think that would be bette to show more the TV, because it is very subtle on the frame.

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by Alex_Europa:
Very very cute baby! Her reflection is looking right at the viewer. My only gripe is the toy behind her, which is very distracting.

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by ace flyman:
What a small, nice reflection.

The television and the baby
by dryn

Comment by vawendy:
I do like the idea, but it's very hard to tell that it's a television. Perhaps a different angle would have kept the reflection, but still have given the appliance a little more of the spotlight. (also the toys in the background are distracting. But I like the block rug!)