Love both these photos. From a technical veiewpoint, think the colouring and capture are great, don't really have any advice to give. If these were posed shots, then there are two small suggestions I would make. In the first photo, he should have his eyes open watching the seeds fly away ... that's why we as kids blew dandelions apart, to watch the seeds float away - can't do that with your eyes closed. On the second photo ... for some reason, the socks distract me - don't think I've ever known anyone to do hopscotch in socks, but then again, I'm a boy. :) If they aren't posed shots, please ignore both suggestions :) Great pieces.
Beautiful photos! I especially love the first one, my first thought when I saw it was "wow!" Also, thanks for the feedback on the photos I posted, I always appreciate it. :)
Thanks guys :) Bindi, with the first one that is exactly what I was going for - he is making a wish.
Yeah, I agree with the socks Adam. It wasn't a posed shot. Just after I took this photo he hopped on a stone & it all ended in tears! I would prefer it if he was in mid air too... But still, childhood memories :)
I adore the dandelion picture. Like I said to you before, at first I thought you'd tweaked the size of it. It's HUGE, but now I can vouch for myself that they really do grow that big in your yard! I love the antique colouring in both photographs and think that that kind of colouring goes really nicely with this theme. I particularly like the green of the hedge against the white of the flower (the hedge looks thicker in the photo so nice use of dof?). I agree that the socks could go (but love that it's just a moment and not posed so am fine with it) and think the composition of that photo (cropping of Noah etc) works nicely. Love how he still has the chalk in his hand. I still love how those seeds are also so big and beautiful. This is one of those photos I would keep coming back to look at like I did with that dragonfly of Bindis.
Wow, what a capture of Noah making a wish and the flower breaking apart like that!!! Looks like a photoshop sequence, I am amazed that you were able to capture it just so beautifully on the fly; you have such a great eye and great timing! :) I probably would have cropped it a little closer to the top of his head, to match the closeness of his arm/back to the edge of the picture, and then crop the oppostie side to where the last dandelion bit was... just because I like even edges hehe... and I know it's not posed photo, but it would have been great if Noah had his head tilted back a bit and blowing up, to go with the wishing... but seriously, this made me almost want to cry cause I miss that carefree wishfulness of an innocent childhood!!! I like the colouring of the hopscotch! Good call! :)
Wow Em! When I saw these photos it took my breath away! I don't think it matters that his eyes are closed, and I think the composition is fine (I think it would look funny, Mel, if it were cropped any closer). Beautiful colouration in both images.
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Love both these photos. From a technical veiewpoint, think the colouring and capture are great, don't really have any advice to give.
If these were posed shots, then there are two small suggestions I would make. In the first photo, he should have his eyes open watching the seeds fly away ... that's why we as kids blew dandelions apart, to watch the seeds float away - can't do that with your eyes closed.
On the second photo ... for some reason, the socks distract me - don't think I've ever known anyone to do hopscotch in socks, but then again, I'm a boy. :) If they aren't posed shots, please ignore both suggestions :) Great pieces.
Beautiful photos! I especially love the first one, my first thought when I saw it was "wow!" Also, thanks for the feedback on the photos I posted, I always appreciate it. :)
Love the first one. It is fab and so clever. You have captured the dreaminess of wish making!!
Thanks guys :)
Bindi, with the first one that is exactly what I was going for - he is making a wish.
Yeah, I agree with the socks Adam. It wasn't a posed shot. Just after I took this photo he hopped on a stone & it all ended in tears! I would prefer it if he was in mid air too... But still, childhood memories :)
I adore the dandelion picture. Like I said to you before, at first I thought you'd tweaked the size of it. It's HUGE, but now I can vouch for myself that they really do grow that big in your yard!
I love the antique colouring in both photographs and think that that kind of colouring goes really nicely with this theme. I particularly like the green of the hedge against the white of the flower (the hedge looks thicker in the photo so nice use of dof?). I agree that the socks could go (but love that it's just a moment and not posed so am fine with it) and think the composition of that photo (cropping of Noah etc) works nicely. Love how he still has the chalk in his hand.
I still love how those seeds are also so big and beautiful. This is one of those photos I would keep coming back to look at like I did with that dragonfly of Bindis.
Wow, what a capture of Noah making a wish and the flower breaking apart like that!!! Looks like a photoshop sequence, I am amazed that you were able to capture it just so beautifully on the fly; you have such a great eye and great timing! :) I probably would have cropped it a little closer to the top of his head, to match the closeness of his arm/back to the edge of the picture, and then crop the oppostie side to where the last dandelion bit was... just because I like even edges hehe... and I know it's not posed photo, but it would have been great if Noah had his head tilted back a bit and blowing up, to go with the wishing... but seriously, this made me almost want to cry cause I miss that carefree wishfulness of an innocent childhood!!! I like the colouring of the hopscotch! Good call! :)
Love you pictures Emma, always!
I love Noah's eyes closed - it's dreamy and wishful and completely gorgeous.
I used to do hopscoth in socks, the concrete down stairs whe I was little, it was a bit too bumpy bare foot.
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Wow Em! When I saw these photos it took my breath away! I don't think it matters that his eyes are closed, and I think the composition is fine (I think it would look funny, Mel, if it were cropped any closer). Beautiful colouration in both images.
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