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[souledout]

EXIF:
Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 38 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

I didn't do *that* much post processing. I added a motion blur for the background, and cloned out a few palm trees that were sticking out of her head awkwardly.

Looking for critique on everything basically, but especially composition and just the image in general. I was trying to capture her quirkiness and I figured that would be easier to do in a candid; did it work out? Advice would be great

A few more pictures from this day are on my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelawrence/

[EOBeav]

I think it's very unique and creative! The angle really makes the shot here.

[SusanH1970]

The first thing I noticed was that it appears that her hand is growing out of her chest...kind of awkward positioning.

I normally don't like tilted pictures, but this works for me for some reason.

[RuthieMae]

Of course, I always have to be the oddball..... I usually like tilted pictures but this one is not working for me. It looks like the people in the background are going to slide right out of the picture. The hand is a big distraction. I would definitely try to clone that out. The color looks great.