Hi Bruce ... It's one of those likable, "too cute" pics ;-))
The crop is too tight. Loses all context. It becomes just some happy looking kid staring into space, perhaps a Ritalin advertisement <LOL> Lose the guy in jeans and keep the little girl peeking around her daddy's legs. Then you have a relationship going, and the photo becomes alive. I just did a real QuikCrop <LOL>, trimmed a bit off the top, too. See what your think: http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/bruce-son.jpg shel Bruce Dayton wrote: > > I'm a little slow to get my 2nd PAW up. I was scanning some negatives > and ran across this little slice of life. It is my son several years > ago. He was playing at his sister's soccer game and settled in to > enjoy the game. > > As to the color-back when I used to shoot Kodak Gold 100 (way to > contrasty and intense), I have scanned this several times with > different programs and played around to reduce the green without > ruining the skin tones and white shirt. > > As to the crop - first version is uncropped > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0537-05.htm > I really like this because the framing gives a better feeling about > the surroundings and helps me to better understand the subject. > > I have cropped this way: > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0537-05b.htm > > In this one we can better see his expression but I think it loses > something. > > Let me know what you think. > > Thanks > > Bruce
