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Day 5- It's That Smile
Day 5- It's That Smile
CNovack


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Camera: Olympus C-8080
Date: Mar 5, 2007
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2007

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Comments: 20
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Back in March, I did several photo shoots for the Red II challenge. Because it was Basic Editing I did not enter this because I would not have been able to correct/tone down the 'glare' on the red ball. I think it works much better in the B&W because the mood, shapes, and textures really pop.

I love this one because it captures my little 5 year old who will be turning 6 at the end of this month. Sigh, they grow so fast.

I used a new technique of Underexposing the shot and using flash to fill in the light for objects in the foreground. Works wonderfully if the subject is 5 feet or less away from you if you use the flash unit on your camera.

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 02/28/2012 03:40:50 PM
Heehhe, from the thumbnail it looks like a giant apple or tomato, so I read your title as '5 a day', rather than 'day 5'.
Very cute, cheerful image.
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 01/11/2009 03:43:56 AM
xion just posted this in the "Pick your fav image from the person above you" - very glad he did. This is wonderful! And I agree 100% with the B&W treatment of it. What a delightful picture. Here's hoping you still look at this one and smile!
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 05/08/2007 05:56:38 PM
oh thanks for writing down your technique. i like how this lights up your subject. i love this candid pose - she's adorable!
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 05/07/2007 07:39:47 AM
This is so funny! The hat, the ball,her pose and grin make for a very interesting portrait. The lighting is great and its a wonderful setting.
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 05/07/2007 05:44:53 AM
This is a really interesting photo! I love how the composition deviates from the tradition "rule of thirds" yet works seamlessly. The toning and horizon at a lot to this. Very well done!
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 05/06/2007 10:16:10 AM
Yikes, you nailed the title! What I love about this shot: the angle, the title, the SMILE, the landscape ...
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 05/05/2007 04:45:43 PM
Wonderful capture here, and it makes me smile.....
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 05/05/2007 03:21:49 PM
How cute is this! Wonderful composition and tones. Love her hat and smile!!
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 05/05/2007 01:50:13 PM
Holy Cow this is WONDERFUL!

I really love the simplicity of this shot but it's a real delight to view.
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 05/05/2007 01:35:41 PM
Now this is really cute.
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 05/05/2007 12:59:09 PM
Very cool gradient across the ball, and nice tones across the entire image. The girl almost looks like she is the stem on a piece of fruit. Very pleasing to look at.
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 05/05/2007 12:01:45 PM
excellent photograph in so many ways .. the laughing face of your daughter half hidden by that huge hat, excellent & fun .... the ball looks almost superimposed ... the shapes of the ball, the hat, the background and sky all balance each other perfectly .. it works so well in black and white and your contrasts are excellent .. i love how the flash has picked out the grass and given more contrast there as well, creating that great texture .. the clouds add another beautiful element to your wonderful photograph .. this is definitely WOW ....:)
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 05/05/2007 11:08:32 AM
Wonderful portrait!
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 05/05/2007 10:39:11 AM
The fill flash by exposing for the background is great indeed, but you want to watch for highly reflective surfaces like the ball. Of course, it's not something you always have a bank of strobes with umbrellas for, lol. You've done a wonderful job controlling it as is.

A cute and whimsical shot for sure.
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 05/05/2007 10:26:26 AM
This is really cute, I like the way you lit it.
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 05/05/2007 09:50:22 AM
NICE! I love the fill flash and the angle.
good work on controling the background light.
Beautiful shot and great tonal range.
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 05/05/2007 07:52:33 AM
Great fun shot. I agree, this looks fantasitc in B&W.
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 05/05/2007 07:44:49 AM
toooo darned cute! i think i recognize this hate from your ribbon winning daisies picture!
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 05/05/2007 07:38:24 AM
GREAT composition. Love the hat - so that all we can see is the mouth. Really nicely done. The stripes on the ball ties in with the horizontal ones on her shirt, yet it isn't too busy.
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 05/05/2007 06:43:42 AM
this looks like a real fun portrait. nice composition and i like the b&w conversion, very nice tones.
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