street fair shot

vintagemxr

C&C appreciated.

Doug

bfjr

No focal point, my eye wanders everywhere looking

vintagemxr

Focal point would be visual connection of the young man looking at the slightly unusual little dog and the dog looking back at the boy.

Doug

michswiss

The conversion looks fairly good and I see the connection between the boy and the dog. It got a grin from me on first glance. But, I don't get any sense of a Street Fair in progress. I would have also worked to minimise the distractions in the background by forcing a shallower DoF. As it is there's a group of kids in the background, a couple of kids crossing the street in front of a turning car and a kid and a dog on a leash in standoff mode.

vintagemxr

michswiss wrote:

The conversion looks fairly good and I see the connection between the boy and the dog. It got a grin from me on first glance. But, I don't get any sense of a Street Fair in progress. I would have also worked to minimise the distractions in the background by forcing a shallower DoF. As it is there's a group of kids in the background, a couple of kids crossing the street in front of a turning car and a kid and a dog on a leash in standoff mode.

Thanks for the suggestions and comment.

Small town Arizona street fair. A few hot rods parked at one end of the street, some vendors of assorted "art" on a side street. Kettle korn and fry bread booths and we've got ourselves a street fair. Must take what we can get out here in the boonies.

I agree about the DOF. I need to work that effect into more of my photos.

Doug

rainbow

There is a lot to like in this shot. I do like the connection between the boy and dog AND the second leash angling out of the frame.

Of intrigue are the group of bikers across the street and the hint of the vintage car entering the frame with the white-wall tire...

vintagemxr

michswiss wrote:

The conversion looks fairly good and I see the connection between the boy and the dog. >snip</quote]

I meant to ask, what would you do differently with the conversion? The shot was back lit so I struggled a bit to get to where I got to.

Doug