First Post. C&C Please

We had the Fillmore Rail Festival over the weekend. I was out and about and came across Ian and his mom. She was nice enough to let me take a couple of pictures of him.

Thanks for looking,
Roman

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They are both very nice and technically good, well exposed and the background is nicely blurred. The extra background in the second one is not helping though. I would crop the second in tight like the first and use that because the kids expression is better. The only other trick might be to try a little fill flash next time to give catchlights in the eyes, but that risks making the pictures too harsh, could be worth an experiment?

This is being super-critical and nit-picky, but the left hand shot is slightly overexposed - note that the detail in the ice cream is blown out. You can also see a definite difference in exposure between the two shots.

Nonetheless, very interesting and "decisive moment" shots

Thanks Mark and Bob. I really appreciate your comments and critiques.

It may not be perfect but I like them.