1st time CC

Was asked if I could come to my friends sons Little league game last summer. So, I took my camera to practise.. this was the best one of the 200 pics I took.. Anything I could do Different?


Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 250 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 72 dpi
Y-Resolution 72 dpi
Orientation Horizontal (normal)
Software Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
Date and Time (Modified) 2010:07:25 07:54:45
YCbCr Positioning Co-sited
Padding (Binary data 2060 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Exposure Program Program AE
Date and Time (Original) 2010:07:20 06:36:40
Date and Time (Digitized) 2010:07:20 06:36:40
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Color Space sRGB
Focal Plane X-Resolution 3954.23341 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution 3958.762887 dpi
Custom Rendered Normal
Exposure Mode Auto
White Balance Auto
Scene Capture Type Standard
Padding (Binary data 2060 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Offset Schema 4210
Macro Mode Normal
Self Timer Off
Quality Fine
Canon Flash Mode Red-eye reduction (Auto)
Continuous Drive Single
Focus Mode Manual Focus (3)
Record Mode JPEG
Canon Image Size Large
Easy Mode Full auto
Digital Zoom None
Contrast +1
Saturation +1
Sharpness +1
Metering Mode Evaluative
Focus Range Not Known
Canon Exposure Mode Easy
Lens Type Unknown (-1)
Short Focal 75 mm
Focal Units 1/mm
Flash Activity 0
Flash Bits (none)
Focus Continuous Manual
Zoom Source Width 0
Zoom Target Width 0
Photo Effect Off
Manual Flash Output n/a
Color Tone Normal
Focal Type Zoom
Focal Plane XSize 23.04 mm
Focal Plane YSize 15.37 mm
Auto ISO 100
Base ISO 400
Measured EV 6.00
Target Aperture 5.6
Target Exposure Time 1/251
White Balance Auto
Slow Shutter None
Sequence Number 0
Optical Zoom Code n/a
Flash Guide Number 0
Flash Exposure Comp 0
Auto Exposure Bracketing Off
AEBBracket Value 0
Control Mode Camera Local Control
Measured EV2 6.125
Bulb Duration 0
Camera Type EOS Mid-range
Auto Rotate Rotate 90 CW
NDFilter Unknown (-1)
Self Timer2 0
Canon Firmware Version Firmware 1.0.3
Owner Name unknown
Serial Number 1320700767
Canon Model ID EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D / Kiss Digital N
Num AFPoints 7
Valid AFPoints 7
AFArea Width 189
AFArea Height 188
Original Decision Data Offset 0
File Number 119-1946
Bracket Mode Off
Bracket Value 0
Bracket Shot Number 0
Noise Reduction Off
WBBracket Mode Off
WBBracket Value AB 0
WBBracket Value GM 0
Filter Effect None
Toning Effect None
Tone Curve Standard
Sharpness Frequency n/a
Sensor Red Level 0
Sensor Blue Level 0
White Balance Red 0
White Balance Blue 0
Color Temperature 5200
Picture Style None
Digital Gain 0
WBShift AB 0
WBShift GM 0
Measured RGGB 458 1024 1024 675
VRDOffset 0
Sensor Width 3516 (52-3507 used)
Sensor Height 2328 (19-2322 used)
Black Mask Left Border 0
Black Mask Top Border 0
Black Mask Right Border 0
Black Mask Bottom Border 0
White Balance RGGB Levels 2218 1016 1022 1509
Color Temperature 5209
WB_ RGGBLevels Custom1 2182 1020 1026 1507
Color Temp Custom1 5200
WB_ RGGBLevels Custom2 2182 1020 1026 1507
Color Temp Custom2 5200
Set Button Cross Keys Func Normal
Flash Sync Speed Av Auto
Shutter- AELock AF/AE lock
AFAssist Beam Emits
Exposure Level Increments 1/3 Stop
Mirror Lockup Disable
ETTLII Evaluative
Shutter Curtain Sync 1st-curtain sync
Compression JPEG (old-style)
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The color and DOF are great but the composition needs work.
He is too central and he needs to be a bit more to the left to give him space to look into (notice where he staring)

The person in the background also distracts.

Did a quick clone out of the guy in the back and recropped to give you an idea.

(though you still need to clone out the boy behind the fence)

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ahh.. that does look alot better.. Thanks