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Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Mississauga General Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario
Date: Aug 15, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2008

 I took this picture in the hospital of my sister in law (to be) and my Niece (to be) two days after she was born. I took hundreds of pictures that night, some classic baby poses and all but I have always liked this type of picture with the light coming from the side... I think it turned out pretty good =) I am still a newb, and still learning the rules so I submitted this pic and the original to DPC via a ticket and they emailed back and said that it was legal... so i went ahead and submitted it... Sorry if it turns out a bit under or over exposed... i'm still having some calibration issues with my monitor.. i Think that it is ok though...

Statistics
Place: 363 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.2671
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 5.2162
Avg (non-participants): 5.4286
Views since voting: 789
Views during voting: 211
Votes: 146
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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 09/13/2008 07:18:35 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are vivid, saturation is appropriate for this image, and hues are natural.

Brightness and Contrast: Either you like this style or you don't. The lighting is angular and there is plenty of contrast. Personally I like the lighting and the contrast. However, I think people are used to seeing babies rendered brightly and softly. This style of lighting is harder and harsher. It would work better with adults or teens. The angle of the light emphasizes texture, and in this case makes the baby's hands look wrinkled. I believe that what the voters might have liked a little better is to be able to see more of the baby's face. Faceless things are usually scary. A very light fill, so that more detail could be seen, might have gotten you more votes.

Focus and depth of field. Both are excellent. The focus is sharp all the way to the back of the subject, but the background is softened so as not to distract. Nice work.

As I sit with the image a bit. I think that if the light had been softer and warmer, this would have improved your score. A soft box, and a gold tint to the light would really warm this image up.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2008 02:27:01 AM
I don't like the lighting. It's too dark and moody for a shot like this.
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 09/02/2008 11:21:14 AM
Too many shadows to see any detail
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 09/01/2008 09:19:35 AM
contrast is a little strong, and would have liked to see more light on the subjects. but that aside, i love the image and the simple beauty it portrays
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