Child Photo Competition 2015 No 4 : Entry Number 229

Really artistic with a special light set-up. It seems calm and harmonious combined with a great composition.

“Friends” was captured with a Ricoh GR with a fixed 28mm lens at Ricoh GR at 1/400 sec; f/2.8; ISO 800. Two girls having their hair “done up” like ballerinas, on their way to watch the annual Nutcracker Suite Ballet. Seeing the fantastic back lighting from the window, I grabbed my Ricoh GR in time to take a couple of spontaneous photographs before they realized what I was doing. Cropping, dodge and burning in Photoshop and monochrome conversion with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 led to these nice, simple silhouettes. With so many outstanding photographs submitted, it’s an honor to receive a Mark of Excellence award from the judge, Lisa Kutzelnig. Larry Kincaid, Maryland, USA