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I actually especially liked the desaturated sunset colors in the original.
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I would crop further, removing the three knobs at the top, both handles on the left, and all or most of the rug at the bottom.
Good luck!
TinaSomehow the text got I posted got left out. Autumn at a North Fork winery, Long Island. I’m still learning to post on here! I just got the email about this today, though it seems it’s over already. Many wonderful images.
For me, the hand on the face, and the coyly tinted head are deal breakers. It’s not that it looks posed, it’s that it looks posed in a way that has become trite.
Should say hand up to the face.
I agree with Rob. The hand up to the post and the tilted head feel cliche posed.
The re-edited color version is my favorite!
This photo makes me smile and has a wonderful rhythm. Sorry, no other feedback!
I like the original version of this better. The colors work, and they look natural and wonderful. I even prefer the crop with the distracting shrubs or treetops because without them the balance is thrown off, the moon is too low in the frame, and the green is gone which is a wonderful contrast to the oranges and pinks.
For me, amber also evokes the past. Maybe because my grandmother always wore it. And because it has preserved insect life for eons. Certainly warmth, love, protection.
I love it but would crop out the upper quarter of the painting, to bring the focus more to the pair.
What a beautiful portrait! I like your second take much more – the sepia imposed a softness that didn’t seem to be in the man. I particularly like the space (and the bokeh) to the left of the image. It feels like his energy field is represented, something he draws from.
A possibility would be a horizontal crop just below the lower corner of the red swing. It becomes a different picture then, and the footprints become more important.
I would leave the siding in on the left. I like it just the way it is, cropwise. Yes, subtly increased light on all three faces would help, especially the woman and the littlest one.
The issue the shot raises for me is the one of ethics and privacy – I am NOT criticizing you for shooting this! But this question comes up for me in street shooting. Since the faces are recognizable, there’s also the question of legality, if you wished to publish or show the photo.
I am glad this photo exists. It says a lot about children, parenting, gentleness and slowness. But how you could put it out there is my question, and what you all think about these issues.
Tina CurranI prefer the original aspect ratio, wonderful photo that captures a moment. I like the delicate tonal shades as they are too. Yes, do remove that shadow if possible.
