Big Thoughts in a Small Pool

sslow · 11th November 2005

Hi all,
This is my first post in ClubSnap.
Please provide comments on composition and any other areas.
Thanks.

LittleWolf · 11th November 2005

Originally Posted by sslow

Hi all,
This is my first post in ClubSnap.
Please provide comments on composition and any other areas.

The composition works for me. I wouldn't call it a great piece of art, but it is a nice snapshot that makes me smile. The mom(?)&kid in the background help IMHO to create some context and contrast to the expression of the boy in the foreground.

What I don't like is the colour balance, somehow the colours look wrong/unreal to me.

philliptan · 11th November 2005

I think the colours have been over-saturated. Look at the blue glow around the faces in the background.

If you go lower, that could help... because from your angle, there's a big empty space between the boy and the two figures behind.

sslow · 12th November 2005

Thanks for comments.
Will explore on how to improve on colour.

seeyf · 12th November 2005

Personally I feel that the two figures behind are rather distracting since they sort of compete with the boy for the viewer's attention. Maybe cropping them out would work better.

espion · 14th November 2005

too much distance between the boy and the backgd figures; unbalanced pic.

11th November 2005	#1
sslow Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upper Thomson Posts: 73	Big Thoughts in a Small Pool Hi all, This is my first post in ClubSnap. Please provide comments on composition and any other areas. Thanks.

11th November 2005	#3
philliptan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,484	Re: Big Thoughts in a Small Pool I think the colours have been over-saturated. Look at the blue glow around the faces in the background. If you go lower, that could help... because from your angle, there's a big empty space between the boy and the two figures behind.

12th November 2005	#4
sslow Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upper Thomson Posts: 73	Re: Big Thoughts in a Small Pool Thanks for comments. Will explore on how to improve on colour.

12th November 2005	#5
seeyf Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 190	Re: Big Thoughts in a Small Pool Personally I feel that the two figures behind are rather distracting since they sort of compete with the boy for the viewer's attention. Maybe cropping them out would work better.

14th November 2005	#6
espion Deregistered Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,533	Re: Big Thoughts in a Small Pool too much distance between the boy and the backgd figures; unbalanced pic.