On the fence

[gracie_r]

Another from this weekend. Thanks again for any replies!

[Frog]

I love this photo!
My only nit is that I wish she weren't so close to the left side of frame.

She looks so forlorn and the surroundings seem to show why. I want to go buy her some shoes.

[snoid]

I agree with Frog.
Perhaps a crop to just to right of the window will bring it close enough to the rule of thirds.
Her expression is classic....

[gracie_r]

Thanks you guys! I'll try a different crop. The original had more to the left, but there was a door there that I cropped out.

This better?

[draymorton]

I love it too!

My major problem with it wasn't the comp at all (I like the original), but the sharpness of the subject. It is a great shot, though.

[ChowChi-Ching]

Hope you don't mind.... I played with your picture... super cute girl btw.....

I played with contrast on the fence and curves, than did a fill flash on her in PSP, added catchlights in her eyes, turned BW with orange filter, then last turned sepia....and crop

[ChowChi-Ching]

oh, and I cloned out one of the plants

[jetrim]

Love the square crop Grace!

[Frog]

I like your cropped version better, too.
There's a lot of room to play with this one as Chow did.
Hope you shot in raw.

[draymorton]

Chow did an awesome job on the edit, but the sepia isn't working for me at all.

[gracie_r]

Thanks for all the replies! And no, I don't mind you trying a few things at all Chow. I like what you did - except doesn't it bug you with the window almost right in the middle? I tried a crop that was close to that, but for some reason that window can't be in the middle for me.

The plants cloned out makes a big difference, I really like that! I think I'll have to go back in and do that to the original.

Frog, I did not shoot in RAW. I know, I know... I did for a while, but I never had time to do anything with the pictures and they just seemed to be taking up a lot of space... I should start shooting in RAW again now that I have more time.

[ChowChi-Ching]

No, I am a very symmetrical person and I tend to break the rule of thirds alot.... I like things centered.... and I think in this case, since she is off to the side, it worked for me. I think showing more of the fence added more of a desolate feeling rather than just one playing by a fence.....