The border isn't too great for this shot. I think that it may be the color of the border. The overall softness looks like a late in the day shot, which is nice for the scene.
The image makes me smile and remember happy times. It connects on a human to human level. Thanks for the : )
Like the feeling of this photo, and like that it's not cluttered with extaneous objects...often hard to do outside. Meets challenge very well. Like the sepia.
This looks to me like the grainy effect was intentional, but personally, i don't like it.
I do, however, like the rest of the picture, it has captured movement quite well.
I can't help but feel that the subjects should be further to the left of the shot though.
What a shame this is out of focus. It's so beautiful and joyful. A wonderful expression of friendship. This would have been a 10 for me if it was in focus.