Avoiding Christmas Crowds

[coldclimb]

Well with a Great-Great-Grandma that has well over 120 direct descendants, the family Christmas party gets a little overwhelming for us introverts. We wandered away from the crowd and I got a couple snapshots. Lighting was poor, but I tried to deal with it as best as I could. Please let me know what you think, and which of the last three is your favorite, since they're all similar and I'm having trouble deciding? :):

One of the many great-grandchildren, and Grandma herself in the background.

http://morffed.com/climb/temp/party02.jpg




Just for grins, the face that's usually behind the camera. I'm just a great-grandchild. My sister had the first of several great-great-grandkids, and another is on the way. This shot kinda reflects the evening from my eyes... blurred and overly noisy. :rofl
http://morffed.com/climb/temp/party01.jpg




Melody is one of the regular old grandchildren. My mom's cousin. I'm interested in feedback on these three shots, cause I'm having trouble picking which one is best.

On a semi-related note, everyone digs my hat. :dunno

http://morffed.com/climb/temp/party05.jpg

http://morffed.com/climb/temp/party06.jpg

http://morffed.com/climb/temp/party07.jpg

[lynnma]

Well with a Great-Great-Grandma that has well over 120 direct descendants, the family Christmas party gets a little overwhelming for us introverts. We wandered away from the crowd and I got a couple snapshots. Lighting was poor, but I tried to deal with it as best as I could. Please let me know what you think, and which of the last three is your favorite, since they're all similar and I'm having trouble deciding? :):
One of the many great-grandchildren, and Grandma herself in the background.
Just for grins, the face that's usually behind the camera. I'm just a great-grandchild. My sister had the first of several great-great-grandkids, and another is on the way. This shot kinda reflects the evening from my eyes... blurred and overly noisy. :rofl
Melody is one of the regular old grandchildren. My mom's cousin. I'm interested in feedback on these three shots, cause I'm having trouble picking which one is best.
On a semi-related note, everyone digs my hat. :dunno

Hi I like number one the best.. although the red tones are a little high.. Number 2 does'nt work for me.. too much out of focus. I found myself focusing on the stairs and floor in 3 as she is not looking up. 4 is more interesting to me but the stairs in the background just make too much statement to me. 5 is nice.. more of her and less of stairs but I still like 1 the best .. just me 2 cents. Merry Christmas Coldclimb and happy trails.:D

[DoctorIt]

There's crowds to avoid in Alaska? ...

:D


I agree with Lynn, the first shot has some potential but needs some LAB work and some even some sharpening trickery. The other shots are rough focus, as you admit. It was a tough situation, but I'm sure the night wasn't about photography.