Adorable Newphew

Mike J

We were able to escape the waterlogged NW for the sunshine of Arizona to spend a delightful Thanksgiving with family. I hope everyone had a a nice and relaxing day. Here are a couple of shots of one of my nephews...

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#4

D3Sshooter

Technically OK, but the compositions can not catch my eyes or draw the attention. However that is my personal view on this.
#1, is the econd best out of the series. If I had to make a choice the it would be this one. I think that the partial arms and the metal bar on the top bring no added value. Except color.
# 2,3 is not it. What does it tell the viewer ? Not much.... The eyes are the mirror of the sole. Can you tell us what is behind these compo's , what were you trying to do ?
# 4 the best in this series, good DOF, nice expression and the child becomes lose from the background.

BrettDeutsch

I have to disagree with D3S: you can have a SOULful picture without eyes in it. I think 2 and 3 are nice shots showing a child's curiosity (though in #2, the green blur behind him is distracting to me -- a tighter crop would work better like it does in #3, I think)

adbsgicom

I like the group overall. #2 is the weakest of them (Brett's point plus not enough of the tube to get the context).
My favorite is the first; the expression is just perfect.

Mike J

D3Sshooter wrote: »

Technically OK, but the compositions can not catch my eyes or draw the attention. However that is my personal view on this.
#1, is the econd best out of the series. If I had to make a choice the it would be this one. I think that the partial arms and the metal bar on the top bring no added value. Except color.
# 2,3 is not it. What does it tell the viewer ? Not much.... The eyes are the mirror of the sole. Can you tell us what is behind these compo's , what were you trying to do ?
# 4 the best in this series, good DOF, nice expression and the child becomes lose from the background.

I do have to admit that I have more of an emotional attachment to these images but #2 and #3, for me, capture the curiosity of a child and his engagement with things around him. Kids can turn simple things (a drain pipe) into playthings. I do agree with you that eyes capture the soul but there are plenty of images that convey a feeling without them. (IMO)

BrettDeutsch wrote: »

I have to disagree with D3S: you can have a SOULful picture without eyes in it. I think 2 and 3 are nice shots showing a child's curiosity (though in #2, the green blur behind him is distracting to me -- a tighter crop would work better like it does in #3, I think)

Thanks for the comments. I see what you mean about the green blob.

adbsgicom wrote: »

I like the group overall. #2 is the weakest of them (Brett's point plus not enough of the tube to get the context).
My favorite is the first; the expression is just perfect.

Thanks Andrew. I do agree with you about #2.