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09/04/2006 05:27:18 PM |
| Wow, I love this. A very intimate connection between the two of you. I'm sure you will treasure this for a long time. |
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10/29/2005 03:32:28 AM |
| I love how the baby is looking back at you!! |
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04/05/2005 11:15:27 PM |
| Beautiful picture you have crafted. What a moment on film! |
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03/19/2005 08:23:16 AM |
| I love this image because somrthing very natural has been captured here. There is an overall easeness which lends itself to projection. Melissa, you work is very good. |
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03/16/2005 04:06:39 PM |
I love this picture....nursing is one of the most rewarding experiences a mother can have. I nursed my oldest only for a few months but I nursed my youngest until he was 3 (everyone had a heart attack)and it's amazing how much closer you get with your child... I only have the two but I would of had a gaggle if things had been different :)
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03/11/2005 12:43:25 PM |
Very natural shot all round - the light, experessions of love - and the composition is great. There's a tangible bridge between you both, formed only by your eyes. As good a reason as any to find a shot for a challenge.
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02/21/2005 02:37:44 AM |
| I expected this to finish top three. It was my highest vote. Added to mt favorites. :) |
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02/20/2005 11:28:50 PM |
| This is just wonderful.... |
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02/20/2005 07:38:39 PM |
| Good work Melissa. Congratulations on your 16th finish. |
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02/20/2005 06:07:49 PM |
| I'm a sucker for soon to be moms (pregnant) and new moms. The love is captured so well in both mom and baby. Great exposure and light. 9 |
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02/20/2005 05:48:53 PM |
| Beautiful portrait- one of my top 15. Wish I could see a little more of the baby's face, because the expression looks like one in a million. The window light was a good choice, but something about the dark shadow on the side of your face looks unnatural (cropping through the cheek would solve most of that). Still very nice. 8 |
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02/20/2005 05:12:31 PM |
| A touching photograph. What great expressions on both of you. Congratulations on the beautiful baby. |
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02/20/2005 04:22:53 PM |
| Wonderful emotive portrait. |
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02/20/2005 02:49:19 PM |
Congratulations : )
The photo is a really good one too, capturing a moment to treasure. You've created much more than just a challenge entry here. |
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02/20/2005 07:03:34 AM |
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02/19/2005 10:50:07 PM |
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02/18/2005 08:33:39 PM |
| A beautiful portrait, composed and photographed with restraint. I love the way you just sneaked in enough of the reason for your happiness to tell us the story, but not enough to steal our attention away from the subject (you are the taller one, right?). 7 |
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02/18/2005 05:52:38 PM |
| lovely image ...love the sepia tones |
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02/18/2005 02:10:52 PM |
i don't know anything about portraiture, so i'm using your image to try to figure out what i think i would or wouldn't do in this situation, as well as what i notice and get out of your image.
well, i don't think i'll be able to duplicate this ;-)
this really is an amazing image for a self-portrait. the lighting is simply fabulous, and the range of tonalities is wonderful. the composition, focus, and expressions are all right where you'd want them. great job! good luck with this! |
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02/18/2005 01:16:37 PM |
| You have captured the emotion beautifully in this shot, the natural light from the window works well to emphasise that in my opinion. 9 |
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02/18/2005 01:05:18 PM |
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02/18/2005 12:12:16 PM |
Everytime I see this I bump it up again. Now we're at the top. I love the joy your image evokes. So you're hitting my "my youngest is 9 and the rest are teenagers, boy I miss babies" chord pretty good.
The framing of the baby is great, enough to tell the story, while keeping you as the main subject. I love it. Very well done. |
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02/18/2005 12:03:09 AM |
| If you're going to take a picture of mother and baby I think you really need to be able to see the baby. This is too tight a framing for my tastes. Otherwise I like the light and the duotone. Might have been better with your eyes open too. 7 |
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02/17/2005 08:58:45 PM |
| Just a really beatiful model. |
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02/17/2005 11:48:03 AM |
| very sweet. just wish we had a tiny bit more of the babys face. |
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02/17/2005 09:24:27 AM |
| More than a self portrait, as it is a picture of love. (10) |
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02/17/2005 03:03:45 AM |
| The tones are good and the lighting is perefect for the situation. More of the child's face might have improved this but the look on you face is excellent. (9) |
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02/16/2005 06:26:41 PM |
| Very endearing and what a special moment for both of you, very beautiful. 8 |
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02/16/2005 05:52:51 PM |
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02/16/2005 03:47:00 AM |
| My favorite shot hands down. If this doesn't ribbon, I'm quitting. ;) You can see the love in the eyes - both your eyes. Simply amazing. Laurie? |
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02/15/2005 05:45:29 PM |
| a sweet moment of you and the baby. I wish the crop wasn't so tight so we could see more of the baby, but you have a very loving and lovely expression. |
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02/15/2005 10:46:04 AM |
| Very beautiful portrait that captures your feeling of joy and pride very well. The lighting is very nice. Two things I might change if I had the option is the very upper left corver of the photo, and I might show just a bit more of the babies face so there is more interaction going on between you both. Solid 8. |
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02/15/2005 08:40:33 AM |
| You can feel the joy in this photo. Beautiful done and I might add, you are a very pretty woman :) |
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02/15/2005 08:12:31 AM |
| This is a fantastic mother and baby portrait, you can almost sense the bond between you, very natural and the light in the window sets the scene well. Its rare not to need to see the eyes to feel emotion and I take it this is on your wall already? (bumped2) |
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02/15/2005 07:53:27 AM |
| very beautiful and warm photo and excellent work - 10 |
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02/15/2005 07:25:38 AM |
| Babies are great, aren't they? This one is even smiling! 7 |
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02/15/2005 04:57:35 AM |
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Lovely, honest and certainly very pleasing to look at. The gratifying smile is at once contagious and the framing is soothing. Bumping up. |
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02/14/2005 10:03:08 PM |
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02/14/2005 08:51:09 PM |
A very captivating photograph. The look in your face and that beautiful child caused a flood of ever so fond memories to cascade in my mind ... thank you ever so much for sharing.
This is a keeper.... a nine from me. |
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02/14/2005 07:42:42 PM |
I love the crop on this one. In the thumbnail, it just looks like a girl without a shirt. Viewed at full size and seeing the baby in the lower right corner explains your wonderful smile, and makes the image magical in a way. I have three boys, and I had considered doing a group shot of them as my 'indirect' self portrait. It was my first and favorite idea, but I didn't think it would go over well with the voters. I'm glad to see someone included their child in their shot. That sort of makes it a Self Portrait and a Half. Congrats on a wonderful image.
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02/14/2005 05:02:36 PM |
| SO BEAUTIFUL. THE TWO OF YOU WILL NEVER LOOK EXACTLY THIS WAY AGAIN... YOU HAVE CAPTURED A MOMENT. CONGRATS! |
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02/14/2005 04:38:10 PM |
| Great job! Very natural looking! Way to go! |
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02/14/2005 04:32:01 PM |
| Bold and beautiful. A tighter crop from top, and a more uniform background would lead the eye to the subject even better. And that seems like a beautiful baby hidden there! |
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02/14/2005 02:21:14 PM |
| Lovely picture. The title and your face go together wonderfully. |
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02/14/2005 07:05:59 AM |
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02/14/2005 05:56:08 AM |
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02/14/2005 05:39:15 AM |
Well, there goes any chance for a blue ribbon on my photo. This is a ribbon winner for sure. Well done!
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02/14/2005 01:46:19 AM |
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02/14/2005 12:26:34 AM |
| Lovely photo, I just wish that I could have seen more of the baby as he/she is kinda tucked away in the corner. Great lighting and natural feel to the whole photo. Well done! |
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02/13/2005 11:43:53 PM |
| Beautiful, composition and lighting and expressions just right. |
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02/13/2005 10:32:54 PM |
| This is a very moving image, the lighting through the window gives a feeling of warmth, congrats on an inspiring image. 9 |
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02/13/2005 09:48:06 PM |
| Amothers love . Nice photo |
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02/13/2005 07:27:58 PM |
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02/13/2005 07:06:31 PM |
| Great self-capture here... well done. |
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