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She's got Grandpa's smile
She's got Grandpa's smile
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Challenge: Free Study 2014-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3100
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
Date: Sep 7, 2014
Aperture: f/2.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640s
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2014

 Sadly she won't meet Grandpa, but she sure is a splitting image of him. :)

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Thank you for all the lovely comments! Yes, there is noise, but I did not intend it. And the smile is subtle - it's in her eyes. It's a subtle mischievous smile.

It is VERY difficult to capture a nice portrait of a 20-month-old. I was taking some photos of her in her room, which is well lit. But impossible to get her to stop for a second. As she walked out the room I called her and snapped the photo. Timing and patience were key. But she moves about like nothing else! Hence the ISO-400 and thus a bit of noise (it is 100% crop just about).

I am extremely pleased with how this did! It started off near 5.5 and slowly but steadily climbed to the 6.2xxx it finished on.

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 154
Avg (all users): 6.2083
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.1467
Avg (non-participants): 6.4286
Views since voting: 477
Views during voting: 149
Votes: 96
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2014 06:29:11 PM
Sweet portrait. Well done.
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 10/07/2014 11:21:53 AM
How sweet
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 10/07/2014 11:06:24 AM
Maybe a little more softness in the cheek? Lovely otherwise.
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 10/07/2014 12:34:30 AM
She is so sweet! Nice portrait!
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 10/06/2014 07:32:42 PM
lovely eyes!
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 10/06/2014 05:35:28 AM
while i'm not a fan of high key imagery, this is mostly well done.
i find the noise overly applied on the skin - there's nothing wrong with babies having creamy skin, to me the added noise just makes it look like she has a bit of dirt on her face.
6
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 10/06/2014 01:13:10 AM
Lovely Portrait good lighting and detail and composition she is adorable.Bump this up
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 10/05/2014 05:51:31 PM
and she is beautiful!! Wish this photo is not grainy though...
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 10/05/2014 08:27:15 AM
Can't see the smile to be honest, nice portrait though.
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 10/04/2014 07:42:27 PM
Nice high-key portrait, good light and even the processing works well on a smooth-skinned toddler although it is a bit grainy for the style.
Very cute photo though, her expression is nice and her eyes are well captured here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/04/2014 07:37:49 PM
A 7 from me (earlier)... That girl... is... so beautifully captured! Her eyes! Oh! Her eyes!
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 10/04/2014 11:12:09 AM
Cutey!
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 10/03/2014 08:30:43 AM
Very nice shot and processing. Love the grain.
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