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It’s a good shot, certainly. “Contest-worthy”? I’m not so sure. The ambience is great: you can’t beat sunshine on water! But having the sun in the picture (twice... in the sky and reflected in the water) creates ‘hotspots’ - and some ugly flare - which take the eye away from the girls. The figures look too far away; by going closer, you might have been able to shoot from a lower angle, so that their heads were above the horizon.

I think you should have another go, and try to get more impact from a very promising situation. Looks like fun anyway... for all concerned...

Yes - I agree with everything you said.
My bad in not stating this was taken by a 13 year old & P&S jpeg, not a DSLR/RAW.....still decent capture.....the original post from facebook had more detail, when I saved to jpeg at lower res & added water mark (my niece is Andrea, I'm Mike) some detail/crispness was lost...
I'm still encouraging her to enter it into local photo contest in Grand Haven...for her fun and learning experience.
I'll ask her to email the original jpeg full size and do some basic crop/PP to it for submission.

Part of me likes the bright/brilliant flare, implies the never ending summer days and the brightness of water living
 
Waiting for the great leap forward.

Salzberg, Austria.

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I love this scene, although it seems a bit underexposed. Where is this though?! I want to drive it :D

Thanks VirtualRain! I agree it is a bit underexposed, I'll have to go back into post and bump it up a little. This is the western end of breckenridge road in Bakersfield, CA. Its a very scenic road but also very narrow and rough, certainly not fit for an exotic. However, it could prove very enjoyable in a WRX or Lancer :)
 
Yes - I agree with everything you said.
My bad in not stating this was taken by a 13 year old & P&S jpeg, not a DSLR/RAW.....still decent capture.....the original post from facebook had more detail, when I saved to jpeg at lower res & added water mark (my niece is Andrea, I'm Mike) some detail/crispness was lost...
I'm still encouraging her to enter it into local photo contest in Grand Haven...for her fun and learning experience.
I'll ask her to email the original jpeg full size and do some basic crop/PP to it for submission.

Part of me likes the bright/brilliant flare, implies the never ending summer days and the brightness of water living

Then I take my comments back. P & S, 13-y-o = damn good job... :)
 
I would like to have seen this composition with her in the middle of grass between the bottom and the statue. It might of been a little more dramatic and I think I would notice her more. Beautiful picture nonetheless.

Thanks... I agree with you completely... I was fortunate enough to be there at this moment though. Her actual photographer is just out of the lower right of the frame.
 
I always see this guy doing something interesting downtown, so I seem to be always photographing him! Today, it's not playin the guitar, but chillin with a good book:


Feeding the soul by DigitAl3x, on Flickr
 
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