Big Thoughts in a Small Pool

[sslow]

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

 

[LittleWolf]

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]

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]

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

 

[seeyf]

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]

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