Bobby and the Jester

Robert, a timeless story telling shot. The soft lighting-low contrast gods were smiling on you. Sharp eyes! Best, LM.

The candidness and the contrast between Bobyy and the jester are wonderful. I think you pushed it a little too far in PhotoShop, though. I find the contrast high enough to be a little jarring.

 

Hmm... my standard advice seems to apply here as well. While the masonry dramatically reveals the perspective, this isn't a photograph about perspective the way the Holyroodhouse photo is. What its about is an intimate moment between child and entertainer, and lowering and leveling the camera would minimize the distraction of perspective. Likewise, stepping a foot, or maybe two, to your right and then turning the camera to the left would balance up the composition and make Bobby and the Jester more a pair of equals. With Bobby on the far right, the Jester being so intent on talking to him, and the recession of masonry to the right on top of it, the photo slides a little to the right and makes it feel like Bobby's having a hard time standing is ground.

 

It probably would have been too distracting to move in close at the time, but a tight crop on just the two subjects looks like it would also be a good way of accomplishing this.

Shot this in Edinburgh, Scotland, along the Royal Mile. My son was

entranced by the jester playing the mandolin--the jester was a

terrific guy with great wit. We later had a few pints in a pub. Shot

in grayish weather around noon. I was fairly happy with colors and

lighting. Appreciate comments, suggestions, and ratings. Thanks.

Lovely picture. Couple of things though: Tod has said it very eloquently; I too felt, a close crop will amplify the interaction between the two subjects, which is the focus of this picture. And is it my eyes, or is the boy in a bit of soft focus?

 

Sadly, this is blur... I like the subject and expression of the clown very much. Colors are nothing much here, and it may look even better in B&W. But if the original is blur, not much can be done. The crop proposed by others makes sense too. A bit at the bottom and on the sides - but not too much. Regards.