Kids in Leaves

I got to try out my 'new' 80-200 F2.8L recently. Looking for feedback, especially on the processing!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NzdP​yY

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Looks like you will enjoy this lens. A good focal range for portraits, especially kids.

On processing? Sorry, mate - that's just too much I think. Apart from coloring - they do look like oversharpened or something like that - that nasty unpleasant grit.

Thanks for the feedback Martin and Osh

Hi Tyler,

The look pretty good to me, I don't see the over sharpening mentioned by Olafs... I checked them out in full size on Flickr, and they look OK on there. For me the arms are slightly overexposed - especially on the first one - but the most important part - the faces - are good. I like the slightly desaturated processing, it works - it suits the autumnal feel...

Nice shots of the kids. I see no evidence of over-sharpening, but the bokeh looks a bit nervous. That is a lens quality; there's not much you can do about it. My only nit-pick is to frame a bit more loosely. The kids' attention and the shovel suggest 'environment' to me. I'd like to see just a bit more of the environment they are sitting in. But that's how I shoot. It may not be to your liking.

Yes I also think these are too tight. I'm not sure the desaturated look works here. Also sometimes when the background is busy the bokeh can have a lot of chromatic aberration in it, which can be easily fixed and will give you a more pleasant bokeh.

Thanks PhotoHols, Bassat, atsilvs. I appreciate the opinions, I was trying something different with the sharp (grainy?) desaturated look and playing with my new 80-200 2.8L... I definitely don't do it justice yet and need more time to learn how to use it!

The original photo looked kinda flat with the dead leaves, dead grass, bare trees... Thought I could make it pop a bit more