#35 - Last ditch effort...

Kinkajou

Alright, here are my latest thoughts... if neither of these look like decent entries, then I'm entering the U@ pic from my cell phone

Both shot at the UF homecoming parade on Friday.

Moment


Band


Thanks for the feedback, guys! This challenge has been so full of good ideas and great shots from all of you that it's been a little intimidating for me!

michswiss

Number one makes me happier in terms of the theme and the content. It's a very nice shot. I'm curious about her hands. Her left is bandaged, but both seem large for her frame. I would suggest a crop, except you'd lose the blue in the upper left corner.

dlplumer

I like 2, and I would use selective color to make it even more interesting even though sc is so controversial here. Good luck:D

Netter

michswiss wrote:

Number one makes me happier in terms of the theme and the content. It's a very nice shot. I'm curious about her hands. Her left is bandaged, but both seem large for her frame. I would suggest a crop, except you'd lose the blue in the upper left corner.

I think that is a lymphodema wrap. Basically a compression glove that helps with swelling in a certain area. Women who have had a mastectomy sometimes have problems with after the surgery.

ETA: sorry Kinkajou I didn't comment on your photos. I personally like the second one better.

AndMan

dlplumer wrote:

I like 2, and I would use selective color to make it even more interesting even though sc is so controversial here. Good luck:D

I agree with Dan, even just reducing the saturation of the background to make the band "pop".

Aspecto5

dlplumer wrote:

I like 2, and I would use selective color to make it even more interesting even though sc is so controversial here. Good luck:D

I'm not a big fan of SC, probly cuz a lot that you see (including my own. lol!) just aren't successful. But I am curious to see what this one would look like. I think with this being a Blue challenge and with the amount of blue in this image, it could be one of the successful ones! Just my opinion of course. Hope if you give it a try, you'll share it with us, even if it doesn't turn out. Just curious. :B Nelson.

WhatSheSaw

I'd say #2, also. I like the expressions.

In #1, I'm a bit bothered by the blue line in back of her head. I like the reflections on the glass. The tilt doesn't bother me.

quark

I also like #2.

Kinkajou

Aright, #2 it is. I'll work on the background in a couple hours and will enter some version of that and post the results of playing with the background here.

Thanks so much for the comments!

Kinkajou

So here they are:

original with a crop


background slightly desaturated


background more desaturated


I'm going with the second one because the third looks too artificial to me.

Thanks again for the feedback!

dlplumer

Your call, but I like the third, and would desaturate the background even more