Jenny On A Summer Day

[AndrewMcD]

Just something that caught my eye. C&C solicited and always appreciated.
Andrew

[Donald]

Gorgeous idea, well executed.

Couple of thoughts - Her hair disappears out of the right hand edge of the image. Is that okay or would it be better if it was all inside the frame? Secondly - That earring. Does it 'fit' with the reast of the image?

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Mike Buckley]

Good eye!

For me, the subject isn't Jenny; it's the thingy on her hair. As a result, the framing of the hair that Donald mentioned works fine for me, though the earring is a distraction because it takes the eye away from the subject.

[FootLoose]

I like the processing in this shot, Andrew, I think it is well-suited to the summery atmosphere.

I would like to see a bit more of the shoulder because the smoothness of the bare skin offers a nice contrast to the lines of the hair. On that note, I find her hair is blending in to the background in the upper left of the frame. Maybe you could tone the background down (before the conversion?).

I am not sure about the earring. I have looked at this shot a couple of times this afternoon, and I am inclined to think it balances the thing holding her hair. But that thing (whatever you call it) is dominating.

[AndrewMcD]

Thanks for the comments!

-With regard to the framing of the hair: I agree that the image might be a bit stronger if the hair did not run off the right side of the frame. As Mike points out the hair "thingy" was the primary focus of the image so I feel the framing isn't too much of a detractor.

- The earring: I felt the earring lent some balance to the hair "thingy". On the other hand it is useful to know that other more experienced eyes see it as distracting. I fussed around with trying to clone the earring out in Lightroom but I was unhappy with the result; the image had too obviously been altered and left an unnatural looking spot. My cloning skills have room for growth.

- I have attached a new version with the background toned down as per Greg's suggestion.

Thanks again,
Andrew

[bnnrcn]

Hi Andrew I like the seperation between the head and BG and the earring is fine with me. I think you used a yellowish tint for the photo, it might look better in B&W or with a lighter tint.

[AndrewMcD]

Hi Andrew I like the seperation between the head and BG and the earring is fine with me. I think you used a yellowish tint for the photo, it might look better in B&W or with a lighter tint.

The photo was converted from color to B&W after which I used the Lightroom "antique" preset. Thanks for commenting!