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Old 03-14-2003, 10:07 PM   #13
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I just popped back into this thread and realized that although I don't think that this is a "paintable" picture it is a really wonderful snapshot of your son.

On a purely compositional basis, I would crop it as shown below. The chess pieces are not a good compositional element and the background ought to be simple.
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