This shot comes from straight from camera (RAW format), to Picasa, export to JPEG resized to 640 pixels. The size went over the 150 kb (157 in fact), so I used Microsoft Photo Editor to shrink it down to 95% of the original file. Still, no editing in the way of color or lighting was made - striaght from camera.
This is my first DPChallence submission, so I hope it isn't too bad!
-JMH
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I would have like dot see this photo a bit sharper -- the focus feels a bit soft. The shiny trash (not sure what it is but I can see plastic bottles) is fairly distracting.
I find it interesting object but you doesnt seem to get real focus on it. Also background feels bit too busy. I would zoom it closer and crop of other side of water and position his hat in thirds.