beach...ball

A typical English late August...not bright but overcast...my niece

totally absorbed in the feel of sand between her toes...

 

Your comments would be appreciated.

The merger of the top of her head with the horizon is a little disconcerting. If you could have crouched a little lower I think it would have looked better.

Thanks for the comment Chris. I agree with you about the horizon but think in retrospect that I should have been slightly higher to raise the horizon and bring her blonde hair into the sand.I think I was looking at the subject rather than the surroundings.

If you were to raise the perspective slightly to bring your daughter's head fully below the horizon, then I'd suggest that you should crop out almost all of the sky, leaving only a small sliver, or perhaps none at all, depending on how you framed her.

I think it might be better if you cropped out most of the sky and perhaps increased the contrast a bit.

Nice depth.

The sand looks like waves, and the child and ball look like they're floating unnaturally on the water. I like the way you've included sand all the way to the horizon, making them look like they're floating all alone, oblivious. Very nice.

Beautiful image.Perfect grey tones and composition.Lots of feeling.Anna