A walk in Grandma's garden =) CC? still at it.............

[AMOMENT]

Hey, all....Happy Tuesday!!! Had some fun at a family BBQ over Labor Day weekend and saw some nice photo ops while my girls were playing in their Grandma's garden.

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1 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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12 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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17 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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18 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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19 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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22 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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25 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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26 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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27 by Jadelm, on Flickr

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[AMOMENT]

Darn...they look soft on here. They REALLY aren't =( I also should have photoshopped out the "Mega Blocks" logo...

 

[MLeeK]

You know that we can't cc that many!

 

[AMOMENT]

You are right. I guess I was just thinking an overall feeling? Def not cc on all. But if I had to pick my fave were 2, 3, and 4. Thanks!

 

[Jaemie]

I like #3. Sweet!

Ya, that's a lot of photos. Some of these are framed a bit too tightly and need a little extra room for those cute pony tails. Also, I'd reduce the exposure on 3-6 a step, at least on the faces. Otherwise, I think these are quite nice.

 

[LaFoto]

My immediate feeling (as the forum's 'inbuilt' lover of the colour green in nature!) is that the greens are way over the top in all of these, to an extent that they hurt the viewer's eyes. Did you give the greens some extra saturation?
Your girls are CUTE!!!

 

[AMOMENT]

Lol, thanks guys! I totally didn't expect cc on every one.....since I've had my focus issues, I was thinking maybe a quick glimpse and a "in focus" or "OOF" response....lol.

Yeah, I did increase the green....I think I did go over the top too LOL...I'm a sucker for nature and vibrant colors too!

 

[AMOMENT]

Jaemie, yeah I spot metered off of their fcaes to expose "right" for it but I think they are a little too exposed too. However, I think that was done in more PP than SOC....

 

[Tee]

The focus is much better so good on you for that. I would suggest you work on your white balance. Not only are the greens a little over the top but skin tones are suffering. Maintaining good white balance can be very difficult when photographing in grassy areas.

 

[amolitor]

These are really sweet.

I think you saturated the colors too much, which you can get away with with kids since their skin is SO sleek and smooth -- with adults you tend to make the skin look blotchy and weird, so be careful. I think these would be stronger images with less saturation, but you're not shooting them for me. The vignette here and there is also a bit much for me.

Otherwise, well done!

 

[Jaemie]

I'd keep the PP to a minimum. The greens, as Corinna points out, are much too strong.

It's really easy to want to process more and more, but I think your work is basically solid and is probably better with just a few, very slight adjustments. Before committing to a final edit, close your eyes for a moment and relax, then open them and look at your image and ask yourself if it looks natural and balanced. Sometimes I realize that I over-processed or edited poorly, and I'll go back and undo what isn't working. I've found this very helpful.