Swing
by dugpark

Comment by twm122:
Oh that's actually a little sad. All alone on the playground. No other kids. I like it. I think this one would really work as a b/w

Swing
by dugpark

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
I'd rather see him from the front and get some sense of personality from his eyes or expression. and actuall swinging, happy stopped motion shot would be great.

Swing
by dugpark

Comment by philup:
I'm thinking this might be better from the front. I'm just wondering why you took the picture from the backside?

Swing
by dugpark

Comment by Elaine:
I would rather see the child's emotion or get a feeling of movement. This just seems to be a child sitting in a swing.

Swing
by dugpark

Comment by Xilebo:
Unusual angle, all the more special..

Jackson (20 months)
by dugpark

Comment by fotomann_forever:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Nice portrait, but overall the image seems a bit soft.

Composition:
I like that you have left empty space on the right third of the image, pretty strong composition.

Subject:
Clear, and DoF works well for you.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Color: The color on this image works well, but it seems a bit flat. Might want to make a bit more aggresive curves adjustment.

Focus: This is what probably kept your score from being higher. I think it's from the DoF being a bit too shallow. Maybe should have stopped the lens down a bit more. Also, neat image (IMO) doesn't do well with portraits.

Light: I find your use of natural light very flattering in this image.

To grow its vote?:
I dunno, My guess is that the background didn't look studio enough.

Summary:
Great image, definitely a keeper. Maybe try some PS adjustments to sharpen it a bit more and try it w/o the NI.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

New Experience @ 20 Months
by dugpark

Comment by aj1621:
Very nicely done. Leaving the color on the egg was great, it shows all the brilliance of the colors a young child would see and feel for the first time. The only thing, I think, that would have made this a little better would have been to move the other cup out of the shot. It takes the focus away a bit.

New Experience @ 20 Months
by dugpark

Comment by armsts:
Cute shote, nice use of color.

Jackson (20 months)
by dugpark

Comment by cars:
nice---a little hot on the chest

Jackson (20 months)
by dugpark

Comment by RHuckabay:
Such nice soft light -- great shot!