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If someone passing by could give me a critique on this image, possibly explaining why most people might be seeing this as just a snapshot, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
mostly the granularity, general blurriness, and the composition of the photo. Also to put it in a portfolio I would have suggested lighting the children.
I think it depends on how far Andrew would like to go with Post.
I think cloning out the still rising fireworks, particularly the one partially out of frame, and the one following that on the top edge could lessen the distraction. Same with the falling sparks on the top-left corner. Doing that would remove distractions in the fireworks itself.
Fireworks is often associated with colour; going to B&W is a challenge and a brave choice, because then you'd only have lighting, and composition left.
I tried to impose similar limitations shooting tulips in B&W - different coloured flowers could end up blending together in B&W, so it really stressed me out with composition and lighting to help guide the eye to the subject.
If I was to Monday Quarterback possible compositions, I might take a telephoto, crouch behind the fence the kids are sitting on, and see if I could get a shot of one of them looking at the fireworks, with the fireworks filling the background and hoping that it's enough light to light the face.
A more post-production heavy approach could be to composite the kids to a long exposure of firework trails.
Alternatively, if they were sitting relatively still, a long exposure firework trails with their heads turning could be interesting.
thank you for your inputs