Not a bad crop. I agree that taking both sides off certainly loses too much context. What you have tried here seems about right. Thanks for taking a look.
Friday, March 5, 2004, 9:42:24 PM, you wrote: SB> Hi Bruce ... SB> It's one of those likable, "too cute" pics ;-)) SB> The crop is too tight. Loses all context. It becomes just SB> some happy looking kid staring into space, perhaps a Ritalin SB> advertisement <LOL> Lose the guy in jeans and keep the SB> little girl peeking around her daddy's legs. Then you have SB> a relationship going, and the photo becomes alive. I just SB> did a real QuikCrop <LOL>, trimmed a bit off the top, too. SB> See what your think: SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/bruce-son.jpg SB> shel SB> Bruce Dayton wrote: >> >> I'm a little slow to get my 2nd PAW up. I was scanning some negatives >> and ran across this little slice of life. It is my son several years >> ago. He was playing at his sister's soccer game and settled in to >> enjoy the game. >> >> As to the color-back when I used to shoot Kodak Gold 100 (way to >> contrasty and intense), I have scanned this several times with >> different programs and played around to reduce the green without >> ruining the skin tones and white shirt. >> >> As to the crop - first version is uncropped >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0537-05.htm >> I really like this because the framing gives a better feeling about >> the surroundings and helps me to better understand the subject. >> >> I have cropped this way: >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0537-05b.htm >> >> In this one we can better see his expression but I think it loses >> something. >> >> Let me know what you think. >> >> Thanks >> >> Bruce
