The presentation of this piece is marvellous, straight on and he is looking right at us. The photo is not sharp. In portrait photography it is critical that the eyes are pin sharp, then all other sins can be forgiven. Nipping off his fingers is a no no. But, your point of view , coming down to his level was the way to go. I bet if you gave him a copy of this he would be thrilled to pieces.

Hi there, you have heard the quote by one of the famous photographers ...?
He said that your first 10,000 photos are the worst. he he he he he. You have a very talented eye and will go far in your pursuit of photography, and I wish you joy along the journey of discovery.

I agree with olga it could be a tad sharper and also that hand should have been more complete and also you could crop some of the top in this,what does work is the human connection between you and the subject and the fact you conversed with him is a big plus,nice one that

yes me and you both Lol

No artistic license here, this is THE FRISCO BAY ! A great shot with the inclusion of the sailboat although I would have like to see the bridge sharp as a pin, the softness does give this piece a dreamy feel.

Nice one this,but guess its nowhere near frisco,artistic licence

.....but she may be headed that way....who knows. You are right, it is far away from Frisco. Thank you.

Gee, Georgia sure seems to have changed since the last time I was there. (nice shot, though)

Yes its whats known as artistic license

he he he he and I stretch that to the limit. Thank you.

Good catch, nice grid composition style.

thankyou