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A Tired Sledder Takes a Break
A Tired Sledder Takes a Break
lil_mo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XVI (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Kodak DX7590
Location: Denver, Colorado
Date: Dec 21, 2006
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Emotive, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 22, 2006

 Taken at Ruby Hill Park in Denver, Colorado. The recent blizzard brought a lot of snow to the area. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper sponsored sledding in 4 area parks- retailers donated sleds and they city employees served free hot cocoa. There were a lot of people there and I saw this little guy sitting on that laundry basket taking a break and thought he looked adorable and I liked the contrast of how still he was with all the activity around him.

Statistics
Place: 461 out of 488
Avg (all users): 4.6526
Avg (commenters): 5.4000
Avg (participants): 4.6148
Avg (non-participants): 4.7455
Views since voting: 655
Views during voting: 226
Votes: 190
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/12/2007 07:50:55 AM
Hello from the Critique Club,

My initial impression of this image was that the focus looks a little soft in the face of the little boy. I'm not sure if you sharpened after downsizing this image (Most people use USM), if so, than you might want to consider doing a bit more localized sharpening on the face. Another small suggestion would be to crop just a bit off the left side of the image to remove most or all of the large snowflake that is hovering on the person dressed in black. This will do two things for this image, remove a major distraction and move the boy further off center, which helps present a stronger feel that he is at the top of the hill.

This image is a wonderful capture and I love the movement of the people around the little boy. Without this movement, they would just be a collection of legs competing for the viewer's attention. With the movement, it gives the image some action to play off the static placement of the boy. Nice find and I really enjoyed reviewing this image.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2007 03:52:27 PM
This is soft and quite blurry. But somehow it works for me. 7
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 01/06/2007 07:53:23 AM
The capture of the boy was a good find, but generally I think the composition is a bit cluttered. It's a shame that the dog wasn't facing the other way. 5 from me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2007 04:12:06 PM
Strangely compelling, nice combination of color & form.
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 01/02/2007 08:35:28 PM
a little to blurred.
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 01/01/2007 05:40:20 PM
A tad overprocessed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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