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• rychousmama (226)
• [2007-01-24 21:45]

Hi Ece! Interesting capture of a strange and potentially explosive moment here. The POV is good from behind the boys, but there are a couple of things that do not benefit the photo: the overall blue tones and lack of contrast make the figures and ATM machine lost in the photo, it is somewhat hard to make out what is in the photo; there is some noise, so perhaps you could have lowered the ISO a little on your camera; I would also recommend having taken the shot from another angle, preferably shifting yourself more to the right to get more of the grown man's figure in the photo, and to show that he's at an ATM machine; last but not least it is better to decenter a subject or object in a photo to make for a more interesting composition that ties all the elements of the photo together. To add to the tinge of suspense and suddenness of the photo, I personally wouldn't add a frame, but that may be my personal taste. There's also a distracting white blur in front of the boy's legs (I am guessing there was rain drops or snow on the window in the car from which you took the photo). All considered, I understand that you also took the shot at a spur of the moment, and didn't have much time or control of your surroundings. Still, I hope my critique made sense and helped somewhat. Great idea and thanks for sharing! I am waiting to see more of your work!
-Lara