It was an iffy day at the pool today, but we managed to have a lot of fun before the rain finally set in.
She enjoys posing, and other shots from today are in my portfolio, including the one I would've entered in the superstitious/urban legends challenge, titled "Shrunken Head:"
Editing: noiseware, crop, levels, remove the slight red cast.
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I like the title, I also have an image in my portfolio with the same name, but a different subject ;)
I really like the emotion in this picture, however I would have liked to see a bit more of her face.
Also the umbrella (I don’t know the right word) in the top of the picture is a bit distracting.
I personally would have tried to up the saturation and contrast slightly, and maybe sharpen it a bit more, just to give it a little bit more impact.
All in all a nice picture,
Missed this in voting. Probably would have got a 6 from me. Lacks "Wow", but still a nice shot and I think it should've placed a bit higher. Keep at it! :)
It's nice to see another Northwester on the site. So, there are a couple issues here, but mostly out of your control. This looks like it was shot at a hotel and a few stories up so you couldn't necessarily a) choose another window which had a different background or b) shoot through the window to get more of your daughter's face.
The worst distraction in the background is actually the pool. It is almost a blown highlight and takes away from any nice feel we get to this picture. The melancholy we are going for is defeated by that large patch of white. The patio furniture isn't too bad because we could make the argument it's setting the scene for what she wishes she was doing instead of being inside. The pool, however, is bad.
I think you did capture enough of her face to get the emotion down. I chose to do this picture through the window to get a full face and to remove any background elements which could distract. Look up my entry for Window Framed called "Rained Out" for almost the exact idea. You can see how I interpreted it.
Composition is nice and focus is reasonably sharp. I didn't see you mention Unsharp Mask in your processing steps. If you didn't use it, it is your friend on this site. Of course you have to learn not to go overboard, but DPC loves sharp.
The eye is drawn more toward the deck chairs and tables in the background. I suspect it's because of the lighting. I do like the compostion - your model looks rather disappointed.
This could use maybe a litle more contrast as well as losing the necklace. I think it hinders the illusion that she was ready to go out to the pool but it started raining. nice concept and nice expression from your model.
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