Well, now that I think about it I'm inclined to believe that nobody but old-timers like me would see anything wrong with the lad's forehead! With or without the burning in, it's a great shot! On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > John, > > Thanks for your review and kind words. > > I see the area you're talking about on Josh's forehead. Not sure if it's natural or Leamade. I'll knock it back and see what I think. > > I believe, in thinking about it, it could be his untanned forehead since his hair is floating upward. > > I appreciate your input. > > Lea > > your kids . my camera . we'll click > > On Aug 3, 2013, at 7:30 AM, John Palcewski <palcewski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Lea Murphy, Josh Jumps. Gotta say this is the most compelling >> underwater action shot I've seen in a LONG time! The only nit-pick I >> can make is what seems to be too much dodging in the lad's forehead. >> And if it really isn't dodging, I'd be inclined to burn it in just a >> bit. But that's probably just me, who used to spend a hell of a lot of >> time in a darkroom. Making prints from photographic FILM. Those were >> the days, eh? >> >> George E. Brown. I'm not sure if I'd make the connection between the >> posts supporting the building facade and the guy's crutches if I >> hadn't read your explanatory caption. Also, I'd be inclined to crop >> off a portion of the left side, as well as the right. Especially the >> right. >> >> Dan Mitchell, Boating on the River. A very busy image with a number >> of competing points of interest. Being quite fond of street >> photography, I'd want to get some tight telephotos of the folks in the >> boats. Maybe one improvement would be to crop off the boat that's >> going off the frame at the left. Or better, to simply clone out the >> boat so as to preserve the trio of arches. >> >> Ah, this looks like a homage or a knock-off of Christo Vladimirov >> Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude's Stacked Oil Barrels and Dockside >> Packages, Cologne Harbor, 1961. Their very first collaboration. >> http://bit.ly/15Cw7rX >> >> Randy S. Little, Cruxifix. Is there any symbolic value to >> mis-spelling crucifix, or is it ironic word-play? This abstraction >> seems to bear little or no relationship to the Christian symbol. It >> could just as well be titled Blurs & Raindrops. >> >
