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Happy Mother's Day

by Ernie Marx

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 6, 2011100 views4 comments
A kid with his Mom. Happy Mother's Day.

Canon XSi
70-200mm f/4L @150mm, f/4

C&C are welcome.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Carol Nichols on May 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM
Ernie, I really like your composition here, the dark background which nicely shows off the white fur of the goats, and the color in the rock on the left that matches the color in the mother's fur. Very nice mother's day photo.
Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on May 8, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Hi Ernie,

Very touching and VERY nice light here (and nice control of the exposure and/or post-processing). To me the image seems tight on top with the kid's head almost touching the top of the frame. I think the image might be stronger if some of the rocks (and more of mom's legs) were lost and a little more space added above, assuming you have room to work with in the original shot. Adding slightly more space on the left side of the frame (again assuming you have it) might also be worth experimenting with...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on May 8, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Cute and endearing ! They stand out nicely against the dark backdrop. Agree with brad's comp suggestions.
Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments
Comment posted by Ernie Marx on May 8, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Thanks for the suggestions regarding the composition. Unfortunately, this is full frame so I can't get any space back. I'll need to pay more careful attention next time.
Registered on July 14, 2010, 10 Posts, 67 Comments