I think this is one of those shots that need to grow on you. I like the processing. But the composition is bothersome in the beginning. My eye was split between the lamp and the kid, and neither really held it.
It gets better the more you go back to it. The lamp is really quite nice, but I want it to play more of a part in the story. Since it's in the upper right corner, I'd love him to be in the lower left corner, turned a bit more. I want the light to be casting a warm circle glow on the scene below and have it's light play more of a part. Right now they're just too disconnected. I'd even think of having the screen on on the laptop, like you caught the moment when he just fell asleep. The screen wouldn't show anything, but the lighting might be interesting to bring the eye more over the the kid.
I'm also wondering whether it would be better flipped. Since people read left to right, sometimes, when you an image that splits your eye, it's more effective leaving the last look at the main subject. (a lot of images don't work flipped -- but it's a though.)
ooh -- yup -- flipping it made it much more about the kid and the technology (I had to go try it :) |
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