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Amelia
Amelia
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Blue III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Nov 11, 2008
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2008

My daughter Amelia again. She is lying on a blue blanket, and her eyes are blue also. One AB400 with shoot through umbrella up above somewhere.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure

PS:
Crop
Curves
Selective Color
Brightness/Contrast
Shadow/Highlight
Resize
USM
Gaussian Blur/Fade for soft focus effect
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Statistics
Place: 20 out of 186
Avg (all users): 6.2232
Avg (commenters): 7.9333
Avg (participants): 5.9833
Avg (non-participants): 6.3110
Views since voting: 1306
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 224
Comments: 17
Favorites: 3 (view)


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11/22/2008 07:03:17 PM
Oh, Amelia is BEAUTIFUL! CONGRATULATIONS on the new daughter! And on a photo that will be precious and treasured long after the challenge is a distant memory!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/18/2008 03:07:07 PM
Awwwwwwww! This photo is Awwwwww-full. A little cutie.
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11/18/2008 02:31:16 PM
My favorite of the challenge... It's not technically wonderful (but good!)... it just makes me smile. If that other eye were in focus this would be a ten instead of a nine.

I really like it.
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11/17/2008 10:22:50 PM
Absolutely beautiful baby portrait. Very interested in the lighting - just one umbrella?
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11/17/2008 12:36:28 AM
It is an amazing picture and child. Just one hint : I would have liked to see the other eye in focus as well, especially because she has wonderful eyes ;)
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11/16/2008 06:27:29 PM
10. Incredible shot.
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11/15/2008 04:31:16 PM
really cool shot!!!
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11/15/2008 09:02:36 AM
Love the blue eyes!
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11/14/2008 11:50:33 AM
Adorable blue eyes! This would also be effective on a pink blanket because her eyes are so blue.
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11/14/2008 06:37:03 AM
What a cutie. Eyes are beautiful and really stands out. Nice!
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11/13/2008 08:15:51 AM
Great eyes and good DOF. Maybe a LITTLE more would have gotten other eye in complete focus. Very nice
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11/12/2008 08:05:23 PM
Wonderful!
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11/12/2008 08:36:41 AM
Beautiful capture of those oh-so-blue eyes!
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11/12/2008 05:42:06 AM
Beautiful composition and I like the slight overexposure.
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11/12/2008 01:16:58 AM
very beautiful :)
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11/12/2008 12:51:31 AM
That almost doesn't look like it's her own foot! Ohm nom, nom, nom!

I think the DOF could have been a bit wider to capture both eyes, but the one that caught the focus is darn near spot on. I do love how soft the chosen aperture left the remainder of the photo. The skin tone and lighting are great.

As for the psychological aspect, I realize Amelia is a girl, but we're brainwashed to associate blue with boys. I wonder if that is going to have any effect on the votes. I'm probably just thinking about it too hard, heh.
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11/11/2008 09:02:28 PM
amelia has great eyes! lovely 7
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