4th of July-Family Portrait

[fotogenikk]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/2240225927_51af9425a1.jpg
larger view (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/2240225927_51af9425a1_b.jpg)
Camera: Kodak Z700 Zoom
Exposure: 0.003 sec (57143/20000049)
Aperture: f/4.8
Focal Length: 8.6 mm

THE PICTURE WAS ORIGINALLY A COLOR PHOTO AND I MADE IT BLACK AND WHITE, AND SHARPENED IT.

[Saralonde]

Hi fotogenikk. Did you have a specific question? It's a nice image and I like the fact that you took it from behind. My main problem is with the crop. I think it is cropped a little to closely at the top and bottom, cutting off the top of her head and everyone's feet. Perhaps putting them a little more to the right of the shot instead of centering them would be more pleasing to the eye, too. Would you still be able to make these changes to your shot?

I'm not too sure about the B&W, not having seen the color version. It looks a bit dark.

[ELAY]

I like the shot and the setting.

I do like the contrast in the photo, but I wonder how it would look with the blacks dialed back just a little bit.

EL