***I'm sad. I really like this picture. She's too cute for words. And she was dying for me to take her picture in front of the rocks. She's happy with it. :) And so am I.
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I think the portrait part itself is marvelous. I think the issue is with the background. The reason isn't the processing but the frame the child is in. I think either starting at the horizon or just including would have helped. I'm not good with portraits myself, so this is just a guess.
Still it is a terrific moment and something to be happy for.
I like the tones in this shot. But I can tell you from experience (most recently with my bombed Free Study entry) that when you go with what other people like it's going to end badly - (tongue in cheek here). Meaning... you lose your objectivity and that generally brings the lower score with it. That said, I would have given this a 5 for a decent photo with not a lot of wow.
I think that a little work on the pose would have made a whole lot of difference. But as you said, the important thing is that it is a meaningful shot to you.
sweet shot, probably a little too snap shot-ish for a Free Study. I'm glad you entered a shot that had meaning to you. I did the same and barely scored higher.
If you had used the 50mm Macro with all that mojo you would have scored a full point higher, for sure! ;-)
I think it's very well exposed - not every shot has to be massively contrasty, nor is every day a perfect sunset/dramatic clouds in sky kinda day. What I liked about this when I saw it was her smile. She strikes me as very self-confident and just a bit of an imp. And though it's probably not politically correct to mention, I liked the indications that she's growing into early womanhood - to me, that's very sweet. As with a lot of my shots, if I like it, and if the person who's picture it is likes it, it's golden, regardless of what everyone else thinks. From a DPC perspective, this will indeed be seen as a snapshot. To you and your cousin, an excellent memory of a great afternoon together. Which is the better of the two? :-)
feels a little snapshotish. The girl is just standing there, and seems very disconnected from the background. I do like her simple smile though, it would make a beautiful closer-up shot.
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