Child Portrait in Park . . .

[PraZ]

Dear All,

Caught this moment and liked the composition. Did a little touch up with levels & framed.




Your views are welcome.. Help me better this shot..

EXIF
Model NIKON D40
Exposure time 1/160 s
F-number f/5.6
Exposure program Aperture priority
ISO speed ratings ISO 200
Max. aperture value f/1.7
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire
Focal length 35 mm

[wal]

the child is lost within the woods .. the trees are taking more attention than the child... Nice bnw by the way..

[swilliams61]

Do you have other photos in this set? I agree with wal, the tree is the focal point of the picture, not the child.

[PraZ]

Thanks William and Wal...
Funny I over looked the obvious fact.... Silly of me.....
I shouldn't be calling this a portrait in the first place !
I have other shots of the same setting but all dominated by the creeper...

[trentonmcanally]

As long as your not looking to make a big print of this you could easily crop just the child and one or two of the branches and this should look pretty good.

[Exposures]

I really like this.

Yes, the tree is the focal point, but the way the boy is hidden makes it great.

[lputman]

I like it to but I think bringing a little more focus to the boy would be a great benefit by lightening him up, ever so slightly. My first thought was it reminds me of a puzzle. Very nice.

[daddyoproductions]

If he was facing the other way and you had more space beside him on the left side of the frame, I bet everyone would be loving it. Usually it's desirable to have the person facing toward the negative space...it's still a cute snap.

~C

[PraZ]

Thanks Folks,
I will try the suggestion on cropping and post the new one.

Lesson Learnt,
Don't stop with the frame shot that you like the most; there is always scope for improvement / innovation...