So we were lucky enough to have beautiful weather this past Independence Day. Had a barbecue in my backyard and of course, my 2-year-old niece was enjoying the gorgeous weather also.

Here are a few of my favorites. Comments and critiques always welcome! Thank you for looking.

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What a sweet little girl! You captured some great expressions. You did a nice job with the black and white conversions.

I'm no expert, but these are some thoughts:

#1 looks a tad greenish to me. I think it might look better warmed up a bit. I'd also crop in tighter from the right.
#2 and #3 are cute environmental shots.
#4 has a sweet expression, but the focus is too much on the lips. A deeper DOF might have helped capture the eyes a little sharper.
#5 captures a neat interaction. I'd crop in a little tighter from the left.

Looks like you had fun!

#1 would have been better with a tight crop like #4 just to much going on

Thanks for the comments and critiques Emily! I always have issues with white balance =P stupid color-blindness!

Thanks for the advice Todd!

For #1, I was torn between a tight crop and the wide crop as I have here. Glad to hear both of your opinions.

Watch your backgrounds. In the first shot your little niece has two heads!

Thanks Liam. Will do.

hey joe! just saw these! nice shooting man! 3, 4, and 5 are really nice! well done!

Thanks Chuck!