Andyt wrote:A nice pic! Too much background for me, have you tried a tighter crop?
Thanks. It was at 300mm, caught on the spur of the moment (I just lifted my camera from my hip, composed in an instant and shot).
I have thought of a tighter crop, which would probably suit more people, but I actually like a bit of room in my shots for the subject to move.
Also, on my monitor it appears as if there is a little noise, did you use a high ISO?
The high noise is most likely to be a combination of Kodak Gold 400 ASA, the scanner which the print ran through, and the final conversion to jpg.