new to this....any comments

[fotodog]

Would help lots.......after and before cropped sharpened and lightened framed

[lputman]

You did well with the crops and that third picture is beautiful!

[fotodog]

sorry had to edit several times to get it right......whew glad im new here....

[michellepotter]

I really like how the crop brings us closer to the kids.

[timkoo]

I would suggest trying a crop placing the girl on the left 3rd line. For me, I like dthe original because there was more leading space on the right (showing where they're going).

Like the tightness of the crop, just not the position.

[LadyMac]

I like the crop. How did you do the frame? Nice work

[embrodak]

It's a really cute picture, but I think you should leave some space in front of the leaping kid and crop a bit tighter behind the girl. That way, you'll give them space to "go" within the picture (more pleasing to the eye). The colors and candor are great!

[Patrick100@hotmail.com]

I agree...give that kid somewhere to jump...I would also take those electrical poles out and just have that nice sky behind them!!

[wulf]

Remember that "Before and After" is not so much about getting critique as explaining how and why you have processed a shot. Could you tell us some more about the tools you used and the choices you made?

Wulf

[fotodog]

i used gimp they have some frames .....ok thats tough....i was just editing and i did what appealed to me....i had a feel (vision)of how i wanted the pix and tried to make it that way...thanks for all the advise..i am very new to all this