too warm?

[lucas107]

hello just wondering if anyone thought this picture of my 2 year old was too warm. i do love warm pics but find this one looks a bit more fall then spring. i love this pic of him and want to fix it up nice for print so any other ideas would be welcome.
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Exposure 1/800 sec
ISO 200
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 210mm


here is original

[KaaPhotography]

My eye likes the warmer version myself. If I were to print this, would crop out the basketball as it is distracting. Crop tight to the child as much as possible.

[lucas107]

i hear the bball thing but his 3 favorite things are his guy (eeyore) spoons and basketballs
also he hates getting his picture taken so i kinda have to take what i can get when it comes to things to print of my walls in the house thats why its 210mm cause i just hide away from him and try to snap a few before he notices

[karen_s]

Very cute shot. I do agree with the crop suggestion though. My eye went straight to the blurry orange ball until I figured out what it was then I saw the cute little kid. I'd try a vertical crop to eliminate the basketball and focus in more on that cute little face.

And I prefer the warm one but what really counts is which one you like, which one will remind you of this moment :-)

[karen_s]

okay, now I see he likes the basketball so you may want to leave it in. I still think compositionally it is distracting but if it is important to the moment and your memory, well, then it may work to leave it in. I think if it were more in focus, it might work better to help relay that message to someone who doesn't know him but with kids, I understand you just take what you can get sometimes ;-)

[lucas107]

ok i do prefer it without the ball


he also hates scissors if you cant tell

[AlphaGeek]

Yep, a WHOLE better picture with the crop!

[KaaPhotography]

Much better!

[karen_s]

Much better indeed! This is more of a portrait while the other crop seemed more a snapshot. Nice final image.