Los tres amigos! This is charming. Love the composition and colours and contrast. (I do hope you were not offended by Nuzzer's comment; he gave me EXACTLY the same comment on my entry!)
this is really cute, love how they are dressed the same, school uniforms i imagine, and i like how the one in back seems to be taking charge by wrapping his arms around them, trying to figure out what their expression woudl be on their faces, are they trying to figure something out, looking at something interesting...
Don't take this the wrong way but as I see DPC as a learning experience here is my frank critique:
This comes across as a snapshot. By that I mean that I feel that anybody standing where you were with a camera could have gone click and got this result. I think a photographer should aim to do more than that. I may be wrong and perhaps you do have more of a story to your shot but the fact is that it doesn't come across to the viewer.
As an example, if you were in Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower you could hold the camera and go click. You'd have a shot that millions of other tourists have and would be good as a record of your holiday. I think at DPC you need more than that. You need to consider the POV - make it something that enhances the tower (include a flowerbed or kissing couple in the foreground), make use of lighting (dusk for shadows), composition (maybe include the buildings beside it to get a sense of scale).
I hope this helps and please don't be offended, I'm only offering an opinion.
Terrific subject. The narrow crop seems awkward, like you are cropping out unwanted elements rather than emphasizing the boys. F.R.I.E.N.D.S.? Is it an acronym?
would have like to see more of the picture, as it is these kids are taken out of context, which does not really work for me. i like the photojournalistic feel to this thought
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