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Baby with Bear
Baby with Bear
kashi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-03 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Home
Date: Mar 13, 2007
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160 second
Galleries: Family, Children
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2007

Natural lighting only.
Sharpened slightly using USM
New layer, desat 20%, erased back the baby to maintain skin tone.
Gaussion Blur, erased back eyes

Added border, resized, saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 317 out of 561
Avg (all users): 5.5517
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5278
Avg (non-participants): 5.6216
Views since voting: 1423
Views during voting: 232
Votes: 145
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)


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04/14/2007 04:00:42 AM
lovely shot
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04/14/2007 01:14:25 AM
Hi from the Critique Club.

Composition: I love the composition in this.The teddy at the left with the baby forming a nice diagonal in the frame. Great.

Technical: The DOF seems to be nicely on the eyes but given you editing steps that may be an illusion. In any case, the eyes are nicely done and the background is very nicely OOF. There is a slight grain to the image which I'm unsure if I like or not. The border is a bit think for my liking but thats just personal preference.

Feel: I really like this shot, other than the border. I can see why it scored as it did as DPC is not very baby photo friendly. This is one that would look nice hanging on a wall. Great work, like the rest of the portraits in your profile.

PM if you have any queries
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04/10/2007 02:26:59 AM
Kashi, I really love this! Way under rated.
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04/09/2007 11:15:31 AM
Thanks for the kind comments.

This is one of my favorites - I've already got it printed and put into a frame in my living room.
04/09/2007 10:42:16 AM
I thought this was quite excellent. Still do! :-)
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04/08/2007 05:14:12 AM
Kashi, I was one of your 7's - I think this was underrated. I quite like the focus on the one eye, and the lighting is gorgeous. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/07/2007 11:03:56 PM
It's amazing to me that a couple of people seemed to focus on the fact that only one eye was completely in focus.. which is the whole *POINT* of the photo, if one would take more than the requisite 3.5 seconds to skim the image and hit a number.

Ok.. ok.. if you're commenting, you're taking more time. Still, I stand behind what I say :) I'm honored to share a close finish (I finished two higher with my own baby portrait.. not that it's *my* baby..)with you.

Completely underrated photo.

Also.. wanted to add.. you finished with the same number of comments as I did as well.. and the same number of favorites! lol. Cool.

Message edited by author 2007-04-08 03:04:41.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/05/2007 07:48:41 PM
I like the subtle and subdued lighting. The teddy bear is a great prop and your baby is beautiful. Picture is a bit on the soft side, but that's ok given the subject matter. Btw, I'm not crazy about baby pictures, but this one is especially compelling. Good job.
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04/05/2007 07:22:24 PM
good dynamic composition. 7
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04/05/2007 05:46:20 PM
Adorable composition. I may have to steal your idea for my five month old.
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04/04/2007 10:40:16 AM
Great attention on the eyes!
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04/03/2007 08:39:26 PM
Bears are quite important. I just had mine mended and getting him back was magical. Very cute pic :-)
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04/03/2007 07:59:41 AM
I love the eyes.
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04/03/2007 06:03:46 AM
nice.if background was light it would be more nice i think. then the photo will look better than now.
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04/02/2007 11:01:14 PM
I really enjoy this photograph. I vote a 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/02/2007 04:41:37 PM
Right then, joke's on me as I now have to plough through 564 images and bump them all (yes, all of them) up. There'll be a third run through for fine tuning. It's day two now and I'm running late, sorry.

Would that be Bear with bear?

7
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04/01/2007 05:28:58 PM
Lovely image...but, the focus seems off (only one eye is in focus)...a broader DOF would have helped.
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04/01/2007 02:33:52 PM
Cute, seems a bit out of focus though.
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04/01/2007 02:26:23 PM
This is too cute! Great image!
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04/01/2007 12:23:57 PM
Awwwwwwww, now this is a wonderful capture. Very well done
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