What do you think about this pic?

[BT-S]

I have an XTi with kit lens, and only have been shooting for about a month. I took this today and im not quite sure how i feel about it. I really wish the tree wasn't growing out of the baby's head.lol But just looking for some C&C.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b354/JMeredith/IMG_0332.jpg

[Broncobear]

I like it...have to admit a lot of people have been abusing the selective coloring but on this picture i find it works well with the flowers..

Nice pic

[BT-S]

i agree. i have seen it a few times, this was my first time ever attempting it. just wanted to see how it would turn out.. thats for the comment.

[codex0]

Personally, the color in the flowers draws my eyes away from the main subject - the kids!

[Guineh]

I'm pretty neutral about selective color. I've seen some that come out really nice-- even artful-- but in this case I think the selective color on the flowers detracts from the image. The bright saturated yellow color has a tendency to pull the viewer toward it, which in this case is away from the obvious subject. It creates for me a negative space in the subject area, which is generally a no-no, unless the subject is supposed to be a silhouette.

What was the image like before the processing?

[BT-S]

you are definitly right. it does take away from the subject now that you mention it.

unfortunately after pp i clicked save instead of save as, so i lost the original.lol

[yodasarmpit]

Personally, the color in the flowers draws my eyes away from the main subject - the kids!

I have to agree.
The selective colouring draws too much attention in this shot, almost to the extent that you don't see the kids, they almost feel secondary.

[Mr B Snappy]

I agree with the colouring... if you're going to use in this shot, then use it on the kids.

[codex0]

If you lost the original, you can always just completely desaturate it. I feel that in this case, that works better for the image the selective desaturation.

[Broncobear]

I think a complete desaturate would work too..

You know this is an issue of taste or opinion rather than any concrete criticism.

I honestly do like the flowers and although the initial focus could be on the flowers it really does complement the kids...

But I tend to like hidden meanings and messages in my pictures..

so in a situation like this, I think the most important thing is how it looks to you and what you like.

Critique is great and we learn, but don't let it sway your genuine taste

[pagefile]

I like doing this to some of my shots.

The kids look out of focus to me.

[eos_o_eos]

put kids in color. Are they not the subject matter?

[BT-S]

yes they were intended to be the subject matter.

[eos_o_eos]

They have great faces and are very photogenic. Who needs flowers when you have great kids