A childhoods diffuse memories

[Johan]

The idea with this picture is that she's thinking of the past and can't really remember her childhood because of her age, you can say that the child on the bike symbolises her childhood. I know the picture aren't 100 % sharp, what could I've done to improve this photo?

/Johan

[Nick Saglimbeni]

Hey Johan,

I love that pic. Keeping in mind that all artistic commentary is subjective, here's what I would personally suggest:

The motion blur is fantastic, and I love the composition. Tonally speaking, there should be more contrast. The highlights look great, but the shadows are not very dark. Also, I'd crop out that wall/stand thing on the extreme left of the photo. It's distracting. Other than that I think it's a work of art. Good stuff.

[Johan]

Hi!

Thanks for your kindly words and critique. I elaborated a little in photoshop and I agree that the wall at the extreme left is distracting I also added some more contrast to the picture and here is the result.

Thanks again / Johan

[Nick Saglimbeni]

The new contrast and composition looks great. The shot is now much more dynamic.

[ashley]

Love, love, love this concept. I really like it, its very nostalgic and heart felt. The only thing I'd say is to maybe switch up some lenses and put only the woman more in focus and every else in shallow depth of field. But its all bout what the artist wants. It's lovely the way it is.