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His Mother's Favorite
His Mother's Favorite
maynerd12


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: My Kitchen
Date: Mar 6, 2008
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 One of the first shots with my D80. It's kind of noisy because I accidently dialed in -2EV. Luckily I was playing with RAW so I was able to recover a decent shot out of it. I know there's lots of technicals to nit pick but my wife absolutley loves this one so I thought I would share my Hidden Gem,

Statistics
Place: 990 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 4.7585
Avg (commenters): 5.4318
Avg (participants): 4.7807
Avg (non-participants): 4.6364
Views since voting: 620
Views during voting: 630
Votes: 501
Comments: 48
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:10:08 AM
:) nice portrait ;D

six from me

brano
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 03/17/2009 10:13:14 AM
He has a nice genuine smile. The photo is a little soft, but I do like the black and white.
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 03/17/2009 02:36:36 AM
Lovely portrait, excellent lighting and nice smooth tones.
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 03/16/2009 05:59:10 PM
Nice focus on the eyes. I would have cropped the image so that his face was in the center of the frame.
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 03/16/2009 03:27:56 PM
Cute kid, great lighting, the crop feels a little close.
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 03/16/2009 10:37:36 AM
Good shot. Nice smile and expression.
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 03/15/2009 05:48:57 PM
What captivating dark eyes!
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 03/15/2009 08:17:15 AM
great moment, a little soft...
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 03/15/2009 06:04:45 AM
Very sweet, what an adorable face.
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 03/14/2009 10:24:20 PM
nice simple potrait, lighting around the cheeks, nose jus a touch harsh, 7
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 03/14/2009 10:03:05 PM
Lovely portrait and a great smile!
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 03/14/2009 08:43:08 PM
Nice soft finish. Good pose and catch lights in the eyes.
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 03/14/2009 07:25:36 PM
Great eyes. Cute smile. Nice lighting, though a bit hot on cheeks and nose. Definitely a sense of "presence"
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 03/14/2009 06:21:08 PM
nice detail
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 03/14/2009 03:50:13 PM
nice focus at the eyes - a bit blurry
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 03/14/2009 11:35:54 AM
Sweet young man. Eyes are nice, although the rest of the shot is oof.
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 03/14/2009 09:57:41 AM
Nice portrait but too soft. (too much neatimage?)
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 03/14/2009 07:00:03 AM
Good composition. Maybe just a little bright on his cheeks/nose.
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 03/14/2009 05:32:38 AM
Captured the personality well
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 03/13/2009 08:20:21 PM
I love the open expression and feeling of, maybe admiration, you've caught.
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 03/13/2009 07:31:05 PM
Very upbeat. Nicely done! 7
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 03/13/2009 02:34:59 PM
Beautiful portrait of a beautiful child.
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 03/13/2009 08:45:57 AM
He's a cutie, I love his smile. :) Bit OOF though.
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 03/13/2009 08:15:17 AM
your subjects face isn't in sharp focus...it is a little soft
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 03/13/2009 07:06:57 AM
Beautiful
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 03/13/2009 06:50:00 AM
little less exposure on cheeks and nose maybe? IMO
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 03/13/2009 04:08:24 AM
Nice portrait. Maybe needs to be a little darker to ease the highlights on the cheeks and nose.
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 03/13/2009 03:18:16 AM
Great model
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 03/13/2009 01:02:43 AM
What a lovely child. Those dark eyes are adorable.
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 03/12/2009 07:42:57 PM
good portrait
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 03/12/2009 06:21:18 PM
What an adorable boy! Very nice look on his face, very natural just a bit oof
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 03/12/2009 05:37:22 PM
Looks a little like my nephew! Danger_Weasel
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 03/12/2009 04:52:49 PM
Very snapshotish to me but its nice to see people enter what they love in this challenge.
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 03/12/2009 02:30:02 PM
Not sure what it is but it looks a little oversharpened.
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 03/12/2009 09:22:55 AM
Nice portrait, more DOF would make it better IMHO.
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 03/12/2009 08:28:19 AM
Cute kid...nice smile.....not so nice lighting.
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 03/12/2009 06:09:35 AM
nice smiley portrait
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 03/12/2009 06:08:40 AM
cute portrait, nice catch lights
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 03/11/2009 06:10:18 PM
Beautiful smile and good eye contact with the camera.
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 03/11/2009 06:04:18 PM
Nice smile and great closeup. I Like the softness.
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 03/11/2009 05:09:22 PM
Great b/w portrait.
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 03/11/2009 04:38:05 PM
the focus is a bit off...im not sure if the skin really is that smooth, but i think you went a bit overboard with the processing, im sure he has pores in real life
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 03/11/2009 02:06:32 PM
Not sure if it was the post processing or the in camera noise reduction, but the image feels rather soft. Details in the hair seem lost and the eyes look very deep, but definition is also a bit lost. That being said, this is a nice portrait with a good DOF.
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 03/11/2009 09:57:45 AM
Nice portrait. There is something about the eyes that really makes me keep looking at the photo.
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 03/11/2009 09:05:12 AM
Good lighting, wish focus was a little sharper on the face.
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 03/11/2009 07:04:16 AM
nice portrait, great composition, but a little soft and over exposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 01:32:00 AM
So loving.
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 03/10/2009 10:33:15 PM
Cute as a button, a good "snap", perhaps too "snappy" for the average DPC voters
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