Olivia

[LadyHawk]

I snapped this in the park this evening, and told the little girl's Dad I would send him a copy via email. As my helpful forum critics found my previous post too soft, I wondered if this one was too? Please, before I send a copy to the Dad, does this image look sharp to you? Other comments welcome...

[LadyHawk]

:( I'm beginning to think this picture must be awful. Twenty-five looks and no comments.

[Carzee]

Its sharp IMHO. The hair's an indication of that, overall a typical little girl but it suffering a dull foreground, middle ground, and background. Not much color. Desperately needs a pair smiling eyes at a minimum. Its hard getting a good shot of kids that age cause they know what you are doing and usually go shy etc.

[G2Jim]

I like it LadyHawk! Just bump up the color saturation a little and call it good. I'm sure she and her Dad will like it. : )

[skade]

Looks sharp to me!

[LadyHawk]

Thank you, Carzee - comments much appreciated. This was one of those spontaneous shots, Dad and daughter were just folks in the park. It isn't a very pretty setting, is it.
Jim - Thank you. I think I'm being too conservative in PS... maybe I should forget Raw and go back to Jpeg?
Thank you, Skade. Much appreciated.

[ayotnoms]

Dad is going to love it.
The saturation tip is right on.
Don't give up on Raw.

[sixshot]

I like the composure in this shot.

[herderdog]

No question-the Dad will love it. It is very nice.
I agree just some saturation and maybe a slight bit more crop (or not). I tried some saturationon it and she "pops" right out. :D

[LadyHawk]

Thanks AYOTNOMS. I guess I'm going to need a heavier hand from now on... do you do most of the saturation work and sharpening in your raw converter or in PS?

SIXSHOT ... Thank you!

Bonnie - How have you been? Thanks for the help - I need it!

[hollow]

Sharp enough for my taste.
I wish it would have more color in this picture, but I think is ok.

[Maureen Souza]

This is VERY NICE Karen!!! I love the composition and it looks clear as a bell on my monitor here at work. Lovely....

[MichaelE]

It's sharp and that's the first thing I try for. The color and saturation can be much more readily repaired in the 'digital lab'. I agree with the sentiment not to forsake RAW. It's our equivalent to a negative!

[wolverinesr1]

looks sharp on my monitor too. i really like the non traditional pose .to me if it needs any more saturation it wouldn't be much. i to was hesitant to switch to raw,but after forcing myself to use raw for a couple outings there is no way i would go back to jpg. i save my raw files so i can retry working them as i get better and the conversion software gets better. great job IMHO

[lmelendez]

:( I'm beginning to think this picture must be awful. Twenty-five looks and no comments.

It is not awful at all... actually, I liked it a lot...

and it looks sharp to me.

Leo.

[Mills]

I think it is very nice. It is one of those images that you will treasure for years to come as she grows older.

[stoneylonesome]

I think it's a great shot, be careful on the saturation a little goes a long way. Sometimes I think kids look better if there is a little softness to the photo. but that one looks great.

[LadyHawk]

I knew my picture wasn't really awful - I just wanted to get your attention... ;)

Seriously, thanks everyone for your help. I'm happy to hear the sharpness is OK.

Re color: Before I uploaded this image I saved it as sRGB (as recommended on the forum). My original aRGB image, compared to this one, has a lot more color. Looks like I'll have to do some homework on this one. Thanks again!