They are both well done and interesting to look at. I like the second one for the "flying" effect you mention. It would be interesting if you caught it so that it appears he's standing on the horizon of the lake at the tree line - he'd appear a giant in the backdrop. Nice work!
They are both good but I think I like the second one better. In the first one, the boy seems to get lost in the stones and he stands out well in the second one. Also I love your angle on the second one. Just my opinion. I am strictly an amateur.
second one - for the play with dimensions - there is a lot of interest also in first but as already mentioned he doesnt stand out as well - altho i love the detail of shorts and shirt in the first (cool patterns)
@grizzlysghost@gijo1610@mittens@4umfreak@abhijit@pocketmouse@gozoinklings Thank you guys! It´s great to see both pictures got voices, I agree, the second photo may be better, it is "stronger compositinally", like Teresa wrote. Thanks for your opinions, it is always good to have a bit of critique :)
the second one, but you know why?..
because, in black & white photography, we need contrast, we need to simply distinguish the main subject in the frame - in this case - the boy. in the second picture, the boy is seen against a simple and clear background (the neat sky) - that gives a balanced composition.
if you really want some story "to tell" about the moment captured in the first picture, you need to choose a different position/angle or use depth of field to separate the subject from the background..
I agree with @manu4photo
In any image, you really want to ask yourself what story are you telling.. what is going on here?
In the first one, it looks like he's blowing bubbles, but because of the wide DoF you're using, the background is also in focus. Meaning that youre losing both his head, hand amongst the rocks. Its hard to see what he's doing without having to look closely and concentrate.
the second image your subject is isolated straight away and there's nothing interfering with the main focus of the image. Composition wise, i'm not such a big fan of where you've placed him in the second image or the relative size of him compared to the background but he stands out.
I cant help but wonder if you'd knelt down in the first image, it may have been the best of both worlds. :)
@toast Yeah. Well during that moment when I was taking those photos, I didn´t worked like a photographer, I admit I just took photos and noticed immediately that wow, this lighting and b&w looks good, and I took more of pics. So I didn`t think that much of the background or composition..
I got your point, I´m grateful of your opinion and I promest next time when I´m photographying and I have time, I will think better to get better quality and a story for every photo :) Thanks!
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because, in black & white photography, we need contrast, we need to simply distinguish the main subject in the frame - in this case - the boy. in the second picture, the boy is seen against a simple and clear background (the neat sky) - that gives a balanced composition.
if you really want some story "to tell" about the moment captured in the first picture, you need to choose a different position/angle or use depth of field to separate the subject from the background..
I agree with @manu4photo
In any image, you really want to ask yourself what story are you telling.. what is going on here?
In the first one, it looks like he's blowing bubbles, but because of the wide DoF you're using, the background is also in focus. Meaning that youre losing both his head, hand amongst the rocks. Its hard to see what he's doing without having to look closely and concentrate.
the second image your subject is isolated straight away and there's nothing interfering with the main focus of the image. Composition wise, i'm not such a big fan of where you've placed him in the second image or the relative size of him compared to the background but he stands out.
I cant help but wonder if you'd knelt down in the first image, it may have been the best of both worlds. :)
I got your point, I´m grateful of your opinion and I promest next time when I´m photographying and I have time, I will think better to get better quality and a story for every photo :) Thanks!