Help! I heard you guys were brutally honest!

[babylemke]

I'd like some feedback on my photos... I'll take anything you've got! I'd like to know what would make these pix better, and ultimately, which one I should enter in the Joy/Sorrow contest.

I'm a beginner photographer that - knowing the next contest was "sorrow" - was smart enough to bring my camera to my son's well baby appointment because I knew he'd be getting shots! How horrible is THAT? Please - no "bad mommy" comments! :nono I already feel sheepish enough!:rolleyes

Thanks in advance for your feedback!:bow

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/164706668-M.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/164706894-M.jpg

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/164707297-M.jpg

[eoren1]

Nice job with these. I like the first the best. He looks so small on the table and you did a good job catching the bandaid. I'm not crazy about the sepia tone. Try black and white instead and see how that does. Might need a slight rotation and tiny bit of crop on either side.
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[Strikeslip]

Hi,

I like the first one best, it does a nice job of showing the environment. I would crop the left to the wire on the instrument holder and crop off half the empty space on the right. I think it's also important to use the entire 800 pixels allowed on the long dimension of your entry.

Maybe you could recover some highlights?

[pyroPrints.com]

I personally like #2. But I'm not crazy about your sepia. On my screen it looks almost purplish. I would suggest trying a couple different kinds of Sepia or B&W conversions.

[LiquidAir]

I am with Strikeslip, either a 3x4 or a 4x5 crop out of the center of #1 looks like the best choice to me. Also, I think a straight B&W treatment will serve both the shot and the theme better than the sepia.

[Tentacion]

I would have liked #2 sitting on the bed of #1....

I like the emotion expressed in #2, but I like the length/crop of #1 also it gives the viewer more visual to the tell.

I would say try b/w, the tone here almosts has hues of purplish/red (but then I'm on my crappy monitor in my office...grrrr)

Good luck in whichever you choose...
Donna

[3phase]

I like the sequence of events that you show with these shots.

The lollipop in #3 means so much more because we saw #1 & #2. We also have a better idea of what is going on in #2 & #3 because we've seen the medical equipment on the wall in #1. We might be able to guess in #2 & #3 that these are taking place in a doctor's office, but having #1 certainly helped. If I had to pick one - I'd say #1.

(BTW kudos for taking your camera, hope he feels better)