[rashp9]

G'day,
I had taken this photo on a cloudy morning and have converted it to sepia. I like the timing of the shot and the expression on the silhouette of my nephew. C & C very welcome

[skipper954]

Your nephew sillouhette is great, but I think that this would be much more important if it were in color. The contrast of the seaweed, sand and ocean blues would be great. Plus, from the edge of the seaweed to the top, there is not much range of tone, so a little "pop" would work well.

skip

[Rob Barron]

I agree with Skip, the majority of the image feels rather flat so needs a touch more contrast. I am not sure why you chose to go for the 'sepia' look as I don't really feel it has given the image anything more than it had. I know it was a cloudy day so you probably felt the colours were a bit washed out (no pun intended!) but when toning, we need to always ask ourselves which tone would add something to the picture, particularly by way of the colour 'temperature'. Sepia is generally chosen to give an old feel to the picture. I know this is in Australia but maybe as an image it would work better with a colder tone, not sure. Either way I think the lower and higher ends of the luminance need adjusting to boost the contrast and give the picture some bit.

As far as taking the shot is concerned, I think a lower vantage point would have created more impact. The silhouette works great but if it was a silhouette against part sea and part sky it would be more effective, narrow the expanse between shoreline and waveline and put the boy in a more engaging position. As it is, all the interest is down in the bottom left quarter and the rest is just an expanse of sea.

The boy is great, maybe have another go at this from different angles and positions, I think you'll see a real difference.

Cheers,
Rob