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Challenge: Straight from the Camera (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Playground outside our house, Iceland
Date: Jul 2, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2006

 Well true to the challenge details, this is a jpg file straight out of the camera with the exception of the resizing, used the bicubic sharper feature during resizing and the save for web to make sure it would be less than 150 kb.

I thought I´d give this challenge a twirl, I hate it when people always blame photoshop tricks on good results. I am a purist at heart, maybe because I am lazy and I try to do things right in camera to minimize the work I have to do in post processing.

Anyway, this is my 15 month old daughter Monika, she´s so cuuuuuuuute :) Well I think so anyway. We went out playing in the rain, ergo the rain clothes and her brother Alexander is in the shot too although I doubt many people will make him out in this shot, he blends in very nicely in the backround bokeh, he is looking out the back window and he is just directly right of her rain hat. Anyway, I really like this shot, I actually like all photos of my kid (well duh, who doesn´t) and I have been afraid of posting photos of them in challenges as I am effectively blind to the quality of these photos.

As for the camera settings, I set it to monotone with a sepia toning and yellow filter, contrast and sharpness to max and this is the JPG file that came out of a RAW+JPG exposure.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 389
Avg (all users): 6.6716
Avg (commenters): 8.3889
Avg (participants): 6.6496
Avg (non-participants): 6.7188
Views since voting: 2240
Views during voting: 403
Votes: 201
Comments: 27
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 07/11/2006 08:30:23 AM
Honestly i can't belive you didn't do better with this, IMO highly underrated! Honestly thought i was voting on the first place image here, can't belive the number of 5 and under votes on this one, but can't complain with your finnish! Nice job Larus!
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 07/10/2006 09:13:07 AM
This is a great shot. It transcends the 'family photo album' tag because of the deft composition and the capture of a great expression. I love the dirt on her hands. The choice of B&W combined with the classic fashion of her rainhat puts this in the realm of timelesness.

Don't hesitate to offer up more photos of your kids if they are this well done.

Sorry I didn't see this during the voting.
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 07/10/2006 07:55:56 AM
Highly underrated!!! A duotone as rich as this straight from the camera deserves at least a top 10!!!
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 07/10/2006 01:08:37 AM
So so precious...Well done on top 20 finish!
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 07/10/2006 12:36:46 AM
This is a touching photograph, challenge or not.
Congrats on your top 20 finish.
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 07/09/2006 11:08:51 PM
Good finish Larus, gave this a 7 without a comment,but liked the expression.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 10:33:38 AM
Oooookay. This goes STRAIGHT to my favorites... Love the facial expression, makes me feel the need to make him/her smile. Really emotional.
Congrats!
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 07/09/2006 06:21:30 AM
very nice portrait. i like the use of sepia colours in this.
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 07/08/2006 05:28:19 AM
Impressive!!! The tonal range and contrast are great, congratulations!!
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 07/07/2006 07:28:21 PM
This is just precious. Perfectly captured emotion.
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 07/07/2006 03:33:16 PM
So sweet :o) Well taken picture... Good colors..
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 07/07/2006 10:42:12 AM
A heart touching photograph. It's the little subtle things that make this image for me, such as the little dirty hands and grubby face. The use of BW/Sepia works really well and adds a lot to the emotional impact. One of a few 10s that I've given for this challenge. Excellent work!
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 07/07/2006 06:51:43 AM
nice tones and very emotive image!
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 07/07/2006 05:27:17 AM
I can see why this was validated. It is out of the camera perfection. You are the bomb. the diagonal of the sill(?) and the diagonals of his cap (and the diagonals of his collar), the distribution of dirt, all aid in conveying the mood of the child's expression. the blurred background is just more dirt, just more moody brownness. 10
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 07/06/2006 07:18:53 PM
And The winner is... lol, I really love this one, great capture!! You'll od great in this one!
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 07/06/2006 06:08:18 AM
touching and well composed with wonderful dof and lighting! Fantastic work!
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 07/05/2006 04:46:05 PM
8 - Good image and good capture. Really nit-picking, but the fingers on the left not cut and a little more light up onto the eyes (opportunity of course) make this even better in my opinion. Toning works very well. So many validations seems a waste of SC time in this Challenge. Very good 'straight from the camera' shot.
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 07/04/2006 09:09:22 AM
This is a real winner! B + W really gives this shot a punch. 10
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 07/04/2006 04:17:56 AM
Oh this is precious.
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 07/03/2006 07:02:15 PM
love this
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 07/03/2006 04:14:02 PM
Great Capture!!! Not sure if you're keeping a portfolio, but this is def. a shot to consider!
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 07/03/2006 12:14:39 PM
awwwwww 9
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 07/03/2006 11:07:23 AM
Great image and wonderful capture. I actually like that the focus is on the hand and not the face, brings in a different element of the picture. Nice shot - I look forward to seeing what camera and settings were used to accomplish this image.
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 07/03/2006 11:05:44 AM
Great picture
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 07/03/2006 08:15:13 AM
Wow. Love the composition and emotion from the subject. Great shot!
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 07/03/2006 01:04:13 AM
Lovely shot and straight from the camera result is very good.
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 07/02/2006 08:57:55 PM
Poor little fella, looks cold tired and dirty. 9
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