I am really struggling with this one.

[JoolsW]

It's a charming shot William.

 

[JoolsW]

Love how this is working William. Three faces... Girl looking slap-bang right into your lens... younger boy... staring at his sister -adoring her.
The other face in the middle is just a bit of fun.
I like how the figures natural flowing forms counterpoint and contrast with the hard-edged rectangular pattern in the background.

I can see that you could create an excellent series of these shots. You're finding the humanity in the children amongst the harsh surroundings.
Photoshop may be useful (or better, Affinity Photo), but it's your eye that will 'make' your photography.

 

[snowbear]

Sorry, it is my lack of knowledge on this forum. I need to change the settings. Thank you for pointing this out to me and sorry for any inconvience caused.

PM sent with instructions on how to change.

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful image! Yes, we've had the same thing. Grew up running through neighborhood yards, can't do that these days. It's not just "old people" yelling, "Get off my lawn!"

 

[snowbear]

The previously deleted posts have been restored since OP has changed editing permissions.

 

[Carly8]

I really like this photo, but I am having a great deal of difficulty processing it so I am happy with it when I print it. If anyone wants to have a go please do, but please don't add or subtract from the image as I want it to remain a photo, I don't want it to cross into the boundary of digital art. Thanks.

DSCF2917 Vietnam Solo boy by William Heron, on Flickr

Fine as it is because the boy is walking towards the content on the right, it tells a story, just leave it alone, if anything it is contrasty, some of the detail in the shadow could be lifted slightly, you don't want it to become flat.

 

[JoolsW]

Surely, if you lift the shadow detail it will become more flat.
And it's already a pretty busy shot, perhaps it doesn't need any more detail?

 

[mikbone]

I really like this photo, but I am having a great deal of difficulty processing it so I am happy with it when I print it. If anyone wants to have a go please do, but please don't add or subtract from the image as I want it to remain a photo, I don't want it to cross into the boundary of digital art. Thanks.

DSCF2917 Vietnam Solo boy by William Heron, on Flickr

What's the problem? It looks fine to me, if it don't itch, why scratch it..??

 

[Carly8]

Surely, if you lift the shadow detail it will become more flat.
And it's already a pretty busy shot, perhaps it doesn't need any more detail?

"Without making it flat", consider a photographic course, then situations would not be such a quandary.

 

[Grandpa Ron]

I believe that this is one of those rare photos that is perfect as shown.

What makes it that way is because, you cannot enhance one feature without changing another, thus ruining it for the person who thought "that" feature should have been enhanced.

I think it as a perfect picture, that captures an imperfect world. It has visual and emotional impact, that speaks to what cannot be technically improved on.