walking away

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Only because I must scare kids :rofl - this is our neighbors daughter Ava, they wanted me to take some pics of her but for the life of me couldn't get her to look at me for more than an 1/8 of a sec :dunno I snapped this one and they loved it, just wanted some input on where to go with background post. Should I try blurring the horizon bits (houses, power lines, etc) or does it work as is? any input much appreciated.



thanks for looking
Devin

lizzard_nyc

Hi Devin,
I really, really like this shot!
I wouldn't change it a bit--the comp is excellent btw and the bg etc is not distracting at all, it enhances the shot IMO. The fact that you caught her in midstep is a sweet touch with her little bare foot showing, awwwww.

I normally don't like sepiaish treatment, but I think it works with this particular shot.

Nicely done--I can see why the parents love the shot.

Richard

It ain't broke--don't fix it.

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Liz & Richard - thanks for taking a look and much appreciate your opinions on this. I do believe I will leave it as is

and Liz - i to do not care for sepia in most shots either, but felt if there was ever a time for it, this was it.

WillCAD

I'm with the rest of you guys - I wouldn't change a pixel on that shot; it's fabulous as-is. The square crop works perfectly, too.

And I'm also not a huge fan of sepia toned images, but sometimes they just work, and this is one of those times. I am curious to see it in original full color, however.

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WillCAD wrote:

I'm with the rest of you guys - I wouldn't change a pixel on that shot; it's fabulous as-is. The square crop works perfectly, too.

And I'm also not a huge fan of sepia toned images, but sometimes they just work, and this is one of those times. I am curious to see it in original full color, however.

Thanks for the nice comment Will - i'll post up the original later when i get a moment.

Dogdots

I love it

Wil Davis

Richard wrote:

It ain't broke--don't fix it.

I agree with Richard…


…although there are at least 2 corollories to his statement:

1: If it ain't broke, fix it until it is
2: If it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features

Great picture!



- Wil

Richard

Wil Davis wrote:

1: If it ain't broke, fix it until it is
2: If it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features

You must be another software guy.

Art Scott

I love the shot but I do find the bg distracting......now i would not remove it.....but I would either soften it a bit more or blur it a bit more.....the most distracting thing is the power lines..........but this is jmho

Very good shot!!thumbbow

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Mary, Wil & Art - thank you so much for the nice comments.

Art - It bugged me a bit to at first (especially the powerlines).. but i think i'm over it now
besides, the Mom has already ordered a print.. so it will just remain as is