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08/19/2003 05:03:12 PM |
Hi Christy! Greetings from the Critique Club!
I concur with all of the compliments below!
In this shot, i see four children having a good time. Any time you can take a shot of folks having a good time is a worthwhile shot in my book. This shot certainly meets the challenge; right angles are present and easily visible.
The lighting appears quite bright, yet without harsh shadows, so you must have taken the shot during an overcast sky or perhaps in the shadow of some other building. Taking this shot at the time you did paid off with a pleasant highlight/shadow relationship. One thing to look at here may be your color saturation, or simply making the shot darker to capture some inviting tones. It appears slightly washed out from the greens of the grass to the reds of a couple of the shirts. I'm not sure what post processing software you have, if any, but you might want to revisit this shot and punch some of the colors, lower your levels to take down the highlights just a tad and deepen the shadows--or simply make it darker. It may have been just a little overexposed. That's my main suggestion for this shot.
Your composition is good, and I like the high point of view. Someone mentioned the pebbles at lower left, and I suppose they could detract somewhat to some people. Likewise with the curb at upper right.
What you accomplished here outweighs its weaknesses, though. You've captured some kids having a good time, and you met the challenge to boot. The photo exudes joy and happiness and good times. it seems natural, despite the possible call to 'make faces.' It possesses a sense of whimsy, as you meet the challenge, but in a unique and fun way.
Thanks for the look!
If you have questions for me, I'm happy to respond.
David |
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08/12/2003 10:58:13 PM |
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08/12/2003 04:12:03 PM |
| Nice idea. It's a shame about the pebbles showing on the left which spoils the composition. Don't really know why the child on the right didn't complete the square by lying top-to-tail. |
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08/12/2003 03:09:11 PM |
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08/12/2003 10:14:28 AM |
| I can see everyone had fun doing this pic. its good to see a fun light harted approch. However this can have the effect of being a bit of a snap shot looking pic. I would liked not to have seen the concreate and stones in the pic. Well done |
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08/11/2003 09:35:36 AM |
| It hard to get a kid shot without tongues. Nice shot... |
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08/10/2003 10:49:02 PM |
| I like this and the kids look like they are having fun with it too. Cute idea :) |
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08/10/2003 04:18:15 PM |
| cute concept..love the facial expressions! |
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08/08/2003 01:50:08 PM |
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08/08/2003 12:58:01 AM |
| Creative and fun! Bonus points from me for getting the kids to make funny faces! 9 |
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08/07/2003 08:54:27 PM |
| It looks like one of the boys has grown during the photo taking session - the lines are a little off. what a great image to show how kids change, grow, interact (with their facial expressions). I really enjoyed this. |
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08/07/2003 06:14:14 AM |
| Whimsical and fun picture. I like the corners, wished you pulled back a little and shown more of corners. I think it would have been a nicer composition. |
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08/07/2003 12:50:25 AM |
| great expressions. haha. i don't like the rocks and sidewalk, but i do like how you have balanced them on the two corners. |
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08/06/2003 07:51:00 PM |
| fun shot...good idea and everyone is having fun 7 |
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08/06/2003 06:06:54 PM |
| would have been more interesting if the kids were not so bright, or are they all that blindingly pale. Yeesh,,,,it's summer, let 'em get some sun! too much movement in the kids gives a bit of a focus problem. |
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08/06/2003 05:13:08 PM |
| Looks like everyone enjoyed this challenge. Cute. |
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08/06/2003 04:54:43 PM |
This one needed a bigger yard...the bottom left and top right corners distract from the composition!
Great shot of the goofy kids though! |
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