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Collection: People
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II/III USM
Location: Buchanan Elementary School, Buchanan, VA
Date: May 28, 2006
Aperture: 1:9.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500 second
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 11, 2006

Viewed: 595
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

 Olivia flying a kite...

Here is the original unedited version:


As you can see, I did a LOT of editing to achieve this result. But, it turned out like I wanted. The shot of her was just so good (the movement, her hair, the lines, etc.) that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use it somehow, but the rest of the shot would obviously have to go.

PP included:
Cutting out Mom & the background (carefully tracing around her head and arm). Then cloning pavement back into the vacant area. Then I used the blending brush to "fade" the pavement into white. Converted to B/W, lots of contrast, lighting/exposure adjustments, levels/curves, dodging/burning, added small border, and voila! ;-)

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 09/09/2006 08:15:53 PM
WOW!! What a great candid!! I love the shadow so much! i love the motion of the hair toooo! i want to go fly a kite now~
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 08/24/2006 07:55:53 PM
Missed this one. Beautiful candid, just right. Love it.
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 06/18/2006 04:54:30 PM
LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!
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 06/17/2006 11:22:47 PM
This is a fantastic shot .. I love how you have processed away the distractions .. and really appreciate the capture of the shadow and the child ... I felt on first look it was blown (overexposed) but again .. your processing has dragged me into the picture .. and makes me want to know all the steps and whys and wherefors ... so well done.
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 06/17/2006 04:55:10 PM
Best of the lot in my opinion.
Just stands out as a great photograph.
The rest are good but this is GREAT!

Kev
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 06/17/2006 03:31:34 PM
LOVE this shot! I love the what you did with the background, and the way the girls's attention and the string both lead out of frame, and the indication of wind in the hair, and the fact that you managed to get all of the shadow. Very nice!!

Message edited by author 2006-06-17 19:33:51.
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 06/17/2006 08:57:44 AM
This is a great example of how-to-properly-do-PP. Wonderful job - and a wonderful picture.
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 06/17/2006 06:54:24 AM
stunning!
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 06/17/2006 06:42:42 AM
Wow...Very cool PP..Looks like Olivia is in her own little world having a great time. I love photos of children in natural play!

Message edited by author 2006-06-17 10:43:42.
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 06/17/2006 06:38:57 AM
Oh wow! What a great capture of the moment! The only tiny thing I can say is that I wish her hair didn't quite dissapear into the background...
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 06/17/2006 06:12:48 AM
beautifully done black and white. i love when people dont over do the contrast in black and whites. would like it better if the hair wasnt obstructing her face but it adds life and movement as it is. its still nice. good work

edited for spelling


Message edited by author 2006-06-17 10:13:14.
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 06/14/2006 02:49:01 AM
Wow.. you have just inspired me with *editing* ... I love what you turned this photo into... I see alot of my pictures in a whole new light with so much more potential. Thank you ;)
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 06/13/2006 06:02:18 PM
Love it!!! Could fix the string, but the capture of movement and expression is perfect. Loveya MMM
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 06/12/2006 07:51:20 AM
Lovely. I love her running with the one leg up. Her hair blowing really shows the wind (of course, for a kite-flying day), but I really glad we can still see her great smile, too. THe line of the string and her arms is very cool.
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 06/12/2006 06:59:40 AM
Great balance and high key.
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 06/11/2006 11:31:48 PM
yes...this is a classic shot! Great image! It tells a great story.
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 06/11/2006 11:30:34 PM
Cool image. I really like how the image is balanced so well. I think that one leg up in the air like that does it for me. One thing I might think about tweaking a bit is the string. I would probably just draw a thin line in there so that it doesn't look like it's cut into pieces.
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 06/11/2006 07:57:34 PM
Fantastic. Too bad you can't use it in the shadow challenge. IT is wonderful with the high key. That's one of my favorite types of post editing techniques. Good job, my friend.
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