Outdoor portrait - A girl by the spring

[Quan Tran]

Hi All,

Thisis one the few shots I took near my hometown yesterday.

Thanks for your viewing and comments.

Regards,

Quan

Gear: Canon 20D, lens EF 70-200mm f/4L USM, Tv 1/30s, ISO 100

[frenchy]

I like the way the girl's body sets a strong diagonal from corner to corner, along with the blurred water. The smile adds a sense of fun, too. I'm not keen on the greenery she's got on her head though, it just seems 'odd' - lose that and you've got a great photo.

Neil

[LBoy]

looks a bit uncomfortable to me. Her body language shows this too, leaving me with the feeling that this photograph looks quite comical...... not in a good way.

work on making your subject feel natural, in maybe a normal environment before attempting the ?? unnatural ??

Technically its a well taken photograph, for that well done. Composition just doest work to my tastes.

[peripatetic]

Agree with all of that and...

She looks like someone who is very cold and trying to smile anyway.

Apart from that I noticed that her left arm kinda disappears in a very unsettling way, making her look like an amputee or something. Perhaps she is, but anyway once I noticed that it held my attention and I found it difficult to look at anything else.

The exposure, location and model are very nice.

[Hards80]

LBoy wrote:

looks a bit uncomfortable to me. Her body language shows this too, leaving me with the feeling that this photograph looks quite comical...... not in a good way.

that was exactly my first reactions to this shot as well...


i agree with both LB and Peripatetic's takes on this shot.. and don't have much to add really..

[Quan Tran]

Hi All,

Thanks for your viewing and valuable comments. I'll bear these in mind for the next shooting. I also have some other poses of this girl and will post one more best pose soon.

Regards,

Quan