Took Aidan to school today and let Rowan play int he school yard for a bit. I look at Nixter's images and I so want to be able to see as he does. This was a slightly staged event in that I knew I wanted to shoot her playing hopscotch so I let her. No crop - only LIghtroom edits.
Thanks for pointing out Nixter's work anyway; I like this a lot and would say you're not too far off. Composing/Framing this from the waist down was a good decision. Good contrast. Not sure how I feel about the vignette. I guess it works. Without the border to complete it, it might be too much.