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Miss Malaya
tjbel05


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Date: Jun 13, 2009
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2010

Malaya..On her first Birthday. Laughing at her mom, reading a book. Opened, copied, spot edit some food off her face, soften skin, sharpened eyes, dode and burn eyes, sized saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 209 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.8571
Avg (commenters): 6.6190
Avg (participants): 5.8090
Avg (non-participants): 6.0377
Views since voting: 1176
Views during voting: 396
Votes: 252
Comments: 26
Favorites: 1 (view)


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07/14/2019 03:46:07 PM
Love the excitement! :)
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05/30/2012 09:35:59 PM
Adorable!
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03/26/2011 10:59:59 PM
Joy! Joy! Joy! :)
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01/30/2010 04:39:10 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Boy, this is a really nice picture, tough to find constructive critiques. Keep in mind my comments are all merely suggestions and musings from my point of view.

I love the expression on her face! Who couldn't have happy feelings looking at this? The exposure is right on the money and the colors really pop.

I feel slightly disconnected from her and think it's because she is looking away. I think if she had the same expression but was looking at the camera, this would have scored a full point higher. Speaking of her eyes, they are really sharp, almost unnaturally so. To me, perhaps a bit over done probably because they contrast so much with the softened skin. I would have liked to have seen the crop a little different regarding the hands. In general, it is not good to bisect a joint or to cut off fingers and I think that hurts the image a little. Just a minor nit, since this is advanced editing, I think I would have toned down the bright spot above her head. You might have even cropped a little tighter on top.

Overall, I like this image and probably would have given it a 6 to 7 had I voted in the challenge.

Hopefully these comments are somewhat helpful to you.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 11:17:21 AM
What a cute and fun shot! She is adorable. Love the colours.
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01/28/2010 11:07:34 AM
Delightful portrait.
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01/28/2010 12:58:49 AM
Nice portrait, great focus and light. Love the OOF background, compliments the red dress nicely.
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01/27/2010 01:33:36 PM
Beautiful shot !! Processing is also excellent , 8
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01/27/2010 01:28:03 PM
You gotta love the smile. Great exposure.
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01/26/2010 08:01:50 AM
thats a great shot, look at her face.
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01/25/2010 04:12:32 PM
What a beautiful little girl! You have captured her personality well! I like the processing too. Great photo.
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01/25/2010 09:20:00 AM
You really captured her JOY! Darling little girl. Good one.
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01/25/2010 03:43:12 AM
I can almost hear her...super clear shot...excellent focus and details
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01/24/2010 06:27:59 PM
Oh she's adorable!! I love the red checkers against the green background.
What beautiful eyes she has too.
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01/24/2010 05:47:02 PM
awesome capture
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01/24/2010 03:50:35 PM
A wonderful capture. Crisp, clean, and fabulous light......7
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01/24/2010 11:51:42 AM
A nice portrait showing personality. the crop of the hands and whatever she is holding though is awkward.......The crop needed to either include the hands or crop them out completely. Lighting though is very good on this, and the depth of field is great to provide a really good background
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01/24/2010 04:55:35 AM
I like the rich springtime/summertime colors here. The feeling is sincere and one of pure joy.
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01/24/2010 04:13:31 AM
Adorable!
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01/23/2010 08:06:30 PM
Very cute!!. Background at top of head bit distracting
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01/23/2010 04:25:53 PM
So, sweet...nothing can be as beautiful as that "joy" that a child shows and you've captured it in this shot. :)
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01/22/2010 09:28:11 PM
Priceless expression.
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01/22/2010 12:18:29 PM
so sweet!!
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01/22/2010 11:31:08 AM
This is the kind of shot that forces a smile from you... great shot.
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01/22/2010 11:18:12 AM
She's becoming a beautiful and joyful little lady, Tammy :)
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01/22/2010 04:59:12 AM
This is beautiful!
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