Dynamic Duo

Opinions would be appreciated

You've done a decent job keeping the verticle lines verticl and the horizontals well.... horizontal (this is especially important since they are close to the border) :)... I think there's something interesting about the breakup... I like how the one kid on the left is "contained" by the two verticles rungs... and the child on the right is pulling the rungs towards thier face. It's an interesting juxtaposition. on one side, there's the more introverted (maybe not, but... just my read on it) and dropped back, contained within, and darker... then the one on the right... more outgoing... grabbing life? with both hands and sticking their face into it :) These are just my impressions of the image, I hope they are usefull. Cheers :)

I can't help you with this, Jeff, as I think you've hit just what you were aiming at. It may be helpful to others, though (as well as to me as an exercise), to try to say why I like it.

 

The cage works not only formally, as a frame, but also thematically. The children are intent on something, but they can't get it because they are stuck in the cage, and we can't see it because we are stuck in the frame. You've resisted the obvious crop in the middle of the right pillar; that would not have been wrong, but you've made a choice, and a good one: this way suggests extension of the series, while the other would emphasize the set of three.

 

The color is effective. It would be a good monchrome image, but there is also a good reason it's not: those lovely blocks of color.

 

Oh, and the "taller" kid looks younger. It not the first time I've seen it, but "I'm bigger than you, ha ha" always scores with me anyway.

Well done. I would crop a bit off of the right so that the balluster was the frame as on the left side. Also take just a bit off of the left to get rid of the bit of blue shirt in the bottom left corner. Very nice lighting and coloring. Good capture of expressions.

I think you nailed this one right on - wonderful framing, clearly involved and not faked expressions - beautiful natural light. Seems a little blue, if I had to list one negative. Great kid shot :)

Both kids would come up well if they were cropped individually but together this is great, maybe just tidy up some of the stray hairs one the blondy.

 

Cheers

 

Mark