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Challenge: June Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Park
Date: Jun 13, 2004
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2004

 A portrait of my nephew, Hayden. He is 2 years old.

Post editing: Slight crop at top. Convert to b&w, then extra red sepia tone. very slight dodge on right eye.

I'm sure people won't like the landscape format for a portrait, but it is intentional. I wanted the 'wide world' all around the boy, with him showing obvious wonder.

Taken with 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 lens

Statistics
Place: 181 out of 384
Avg (all users): 5.4179
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 5.3203
Avg (non-participants): 5.7292
Views since voting: 749
Views during voting: 259
Votes: 201
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 07/12/2004 11:02:40 AM
I think this should have done much better than it did. AT least I was one of thoes 11 who gave it an 8.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2004 01:05:42 PM
Great portrait!!!
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 07/03/2004 01:11:27 AM
Great expression, nice soft light and good focus. I would crop away part of the right of the image and soften the toning.
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 07/03/2004 01:08:33 AM
Hes absolutely adorable. I love the tones and his expression.
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 07/02/2004 09:35:37 AM
I think an off-centered composition would have looked better here, nice photo otherwise...
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 07/01/2004 04:16:34 PM
i've seen this kid before, and i still love him/her!!
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 07/01/2004 03:35:11 PM
well done.
bit draker BG maybe...
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 07/01/2004 06:30:08 AM
I like the tones - adds interest and a mood. The texture of the jacket comes out great, and the sharpness of the image is great with a nice blurred background. A few nitpicks would be that I would have liked to have seen the eyes a little brighter and sharper - they are so big and 'puppy-dog-like' that they are the main focus of the shot. Cropping off a little on the right would also make him/her not be in the direct center of the shot and potentially make for a better composition, otherwise a portrait orientation instead of landscape, but I do like the format, just a little extra background on the right. Nice kid shot!
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 07/01/2004 03:42:26 AM
Fun expression - makes me smile.
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