Girl-Lunch

[shootme]

Took this yesterday Antwerp Belgium. I quite like it, though not sure why? Appreciate thoughts from you on how I've presented the shot. Original included.

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi S,
The girl's expression is cute. I wish the photo had included more people. Thanks for sharing.
yoyo

[slee320]

I love this - the expression, the colors. Don't know why, but I might crop some of the top portion out. Great catch, though. She doesn't seem to mind the paparazzi.

[Frog]

I like what you did with the bg. Love her expression.
I'd give a little more room on the left side as her knee is quite close to the frame.

[shootme]

I like what you did with the bg. Love her expression.
I'd give a little more room on the left side as her knee is quite close to the frame.

Thanks all for the suggestions and comments, here's another attempt.

[Don Schaeffer]

I like the fiorst one. It looks like a street photo.

[Grandpaw]

Thanks all for the suggestions and comments, here's another attempt.

I like this one the best! :thumbsup: To me the first one is too busy, the second one I like also but really like this one by far the best. I like the colors, the background and the crop. The only thing I would change is to not make any part of the photo that close to the edge because some standard crops may eliminate part of the picture and if the crop doesn't eliminate part of the picture a frame might, Jeff

[slee320]

I don't know. I still like the idea of just cropping along the top, down to just above her head. (But then, my aesthetic sense has been known to be suspect at times.)

I wonder what this'd look like in b&w, too.

[jetrim]

I think the third crop nailed it. Looks great!

[Frog]

Third one for me. Some will say she's too centered but I think its fine for this one.
Good stuff!

[shootme]

Thanks for all your comments, I am very encouraged by them.

[GB1]

I like the last post the best. It works well and the blur seems to add a bigtime artsy feeling.

This shot is also funny to me for another reason. Had a T.A. in a college class once who was Dutch and looked very similar to this gal. Seems like it's a low country thing

G

[shootme]

Thanks G, much appreciated. S

[Sushigaijin]

I'd like it better without the extraction artifacts. It's easy to see the photoshop job on her back, hair, knees, and shoes. Extraction can be tough, but it can be worth the effort if done right.

[shootme]

Thanks Erik, I'm actually just learning to use these software tools, for this I used Capture NX and agree I didn't do a very good job. I'll try it again to see if I can make it better.

[SmartWombat]

I prefer the original street scene.
Crop down to the arch of the door behind her head, just above the man on the left's hair.
Crop from the right to leave the angle of what she's sitting on, between the elbow of the man in the black t-shirt and the hand of the one in the grey t-shirt.

[shootme]

I prefer the original street scene.
Crop down to the arch of the door behind her head, just above the man on the left's hair.
Crop from the right to leave the angle of what she's sitting on, between the elbow of the man in the black t-shirt and the hand of the one in the grey t-shirt.

SW thanks for the tip, Hows this or should I crop to the left till the guy sitting the opposite way?

[shootme]

I'd like it better without the extraction artifacts. It's easy to see the photoshop job on her back, hair, knees, and shoes. Extraction can be tough, but it can be worth the effort if done right.

Ok tried again, I think it looks a bit better?