Submitter's name:	John Sabine
Title:	You lookin’ at me?
Gear used:	OM-4Ti + 50/1.8
Diaphragm:	F1.8
Shutter speed:	Auto Around 1/60th I think
Film used:	Ilford PanF Plus A roll that’s been kicking around in my bag for years and was well past the use-by date.
Technical information:	The original shows head and torso. I prefer it in many ways, but the shed behind has a hinge that is just too distracting. Cropped to get rid of that, and gamma adjusted to try and lift the eyes a bit.
Subject information:	A grabbed shot of my girlfriend’s nephew. I love his expression, but the print shows a couple of tiny catchlights which haven’t scanned well and add quite a lot of life. I’m not happy with the background either. I wish he’d been a little further away from the shed. Time to persuade him into a proper portrait session maybe...
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Funny expression! I don't see anything wrong with the cropping/composition; I don't know the original, but I think it works fine the way it is.

Comment left by: Barry Bean (bbbean@beancotton.com)

What Olaf said - I don't see any problems here at all. It'd be nice if it was a little sharper, but I suspect that's teh scan and not the negative.

Comment left by: andrew fildes (afildes@netlink.com.au)

It would be easy to dismiss it this as not sharp but - it is a great capture of a child's personality (I'll bet his mum loves it!) and it has an consistent softness which is quite pleasant. The crop is fine. The more I look at it, the more satisfying I find it.

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