This was an amazing day, as nothing went to plan.
I visited my Neice & Nephew, and their children, who live an hour away for the day.
I first went out to the toy shop and brought two trick kites, as gifts, for my great Nephew & Niece, as early Xmas present for them.
We then went down to the beach, and they set up the kites.....
Two hours later, we only managed to get one photo of one kite in the air, as the winds were all wrong, and just to strong.
We had lots of fun, and this is the "one and only" flying kite image, out of the days photo shoot.
I have called it "Set Free"
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A nicely composed image, but the post-processing really hurts this in my opinion.
Almost looks like it was taken through a shower sliding door glass.
I'd love a whack at the original.
You really have developed a nice eye for compoosition. The minimalist approace is nice because the kite looks as if it trying to escape. Maybe a little more room on the left would have been nice, but im not sure what your shooting constraints were. Nice pic overall.
Shez, this was an excellent idea; I think it's a little too saturated, though, and maybe it would have been better to get a little closer to them and the kite..feel free to ignore my ideas.
Nice positions of people and kite, nice colors of beach, sky, and kite. Sky and waves look a little over-processed. Wish that I had wind good enough to fly a kite. Oh joy!
Very good interpretation of the challenge - kite flying is definitely something dependent on wind. Composition is good. They photograph is overprocessed for my taste, though, particularly the sky.
Not sure what post processing you have done here, but it has lost all detail. It feels plastic and false to me. Having said that at least theres some wind in the photo, unlike many others in the challenge
This is a lovely scene and the two characters are in just the right stance. Kites are not so cooperative when it comes to photographing them. But you did a good job. My only criticism is that the photo appears noisy or has artifacts. Perhaps that's because you boosted the hues. The sky looks a little odd with the circular spot trails. I wonder if that is cloning? 7.
Best kite shot in the challenge. Maybe a bit oversaturated but an excellent capture none the less. The wide open feel to the image is just a great canvas for your primary subjects. Well done.
Not sure I like the saturation. People look red to me. However, I do like the idea and over composition. Maybe crop a bit off the bottom to highlight more of the great cloud cover.
Very nice composition and color choices but the colors overall are a little over processed for me. I also think the people and kite may have been a little over sharpened.
sorry to say, a little too over processed for my personal liking which is a shame because the comp is pleasing to my eye and the focus on the subject is very good to....I just get caught up on that processing. Good luck though.
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