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TheLittleIslandComment by RiderGal: *Critique Club*
First off - I did not vote for this challenge because I had some difficulties with the challenge title, and it was a tad confusing for me... however of the ones I've seen, yours definitely make me think WHAT? I'm wondering what this kid is pointing at and where... although I have to say the passive look on his face throws me off a tad. That being said, let me get to the specifics of the photo.
Compositionally... I'm happy that you did not put him dead center... however I feel that your image would have benefitted from having him more to the right and pointing across the photo (so that you could travel a bit with the imaginary line from his finger and then take you off the page) I think that this might have added some curiousity to the photo.
Nice DOF... I love the hand extending toward the viewer...
In terms of lighting... the ground and the background are well exposed however the boys face and hand leave a little to be desired... I think playing around with some fill flash might have been useful here... especially for that dark shadow under his hat... also it seems part of his hand and face are a tad blown out... I think I would suggest standing him back a bit... and light metering for the back... and working with flash at the front.
I like that you seem to have used a wide angle here... but even with a wide angle, you still have to check for straightness... this just looks too tilted at the horizon line.
Otherwise I think you've got a lot of nice elements in this photo, with just a little more playing around it could really be great!
-Talya
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