Excellent capture Darrin, the DOF looks great in the back ground, but in the foreground looks fuzzy, i think the focal lenth fell a little short, I do like the way you croped the image, as you can see the kids seem very close to each other, (tight friends) so it works for me.
Wonderful photo Darrin. I like every part of it and I also think it's perfect in b&w. The only thing is that I feel I would like to see a bit more space on the sides of the photo (especially the left), to get a better idea of the surroundings, but also just to create a bit more 'sense of space' if you know what I mean. Apart from that, perfect!
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