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by hortopth

Comment by BobsterLobster:
My favourite shot this challenge. Great use of motion blur. Nice range of tones, looks great in b&w. I like his expression. Effective cropping and composition. I would have prefered a shutter speed just a tad faster though, so the face would be sharper while leaving the hand blurred. 8

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Comment by smellyfish1002:
A very cute portrait! I like the use of BW here, and the composition is excellent. I like your low view point... Many people just shoot from their own height, which takes away from a child portrait, IMO. You did a great jog of getting at his level, and the portrait reflects 'his world' rather than him from an adult's perspective. A subtle change in technique that drastically changes the quality of a child's portrait! I don't know how difficult it would be to do in this setting, but a little more light on his eyes would give this some WOW factor. I love the look of concentration on his face, and I like the motion blur of his hand. As a result of getting the hand motion, you also got a little blur in his hair... very difficult to control, especially with small children as your subject (I have three boys 1, 3, and 5 years old). Nice shot and good luck in the challenge!
JD

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by hortopth

Comment by ursula:
I love the blurry hand in the front, and the child's expression! The picture would be a bit better IMO if the focus were on the child's eyes. ~7

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Comment by ellamay:
His efforts are convincing! : )

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Comment by Everyday Renee:
What a doll of a child!!!

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Comment by justine:
Nice shot, good composition.

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Comment by clues56:
Good picture. I love the way he's holding the pencil, and holding the paper so carefully with the other hand. Such intense concentration on his face. Very good all around

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Comment by xhoss:
cool shot. good capture on the hand motion and the facial expression.

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Comment by Faye Pekas:
This is precious. I would have prefered it without the blurred hand but its still a good shot.

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Comment by StevePax:
His expression seems so focused on what he's doing. Great shot!