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Dawn of the Three Amigos - The Musical
Dawn of the Three Amigos - The Musical
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Challenge: The Three Amigos (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: Pretoria
Date: Sep 8, 2011
Aperture: F2
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Sep 8, 2011

 I so wanted to use my 3 boys for this challenge and Im glad I did. Im not good at this type of photography but thanks to some suggestions from the team I managed to get a shot that’s perfect in my view.. After all it’s my boys. Scoring like it did is good enough for me but yes.. would liked to have done better for the team

From left to right. Dawid (9) Nico (5) and Rian Jnr (11)
I’m proud of them all and they are well disciplined with their instruments. It’s hard work but they enjoy it

Getting them to work together, posed “naturally” and do what’s asked is VERY tough… So yes, thanks for the comments and some interesting statements which Goes without saying. I was not about to make this photo session an army camp for them and was hoping this to be fun for the boys as well.
Picture taken on top of Klapperkop with Pretoria in the background and far distant Magallies “mountains” A lesser mountain range which is nothing dramatic, yet can be picturesque

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 82
Avg (all users): 6.0205
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.9756
Avg (non-participants): 6.0381
Views since voting: 792
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 146
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/16/2011 03:19:44 AM
Yep. Impossible to get kids to co-operate! Have you got a kicker flash or off-camera flash with triggers? Would have nade them stand out a lot and give you some nice silver contrast. I prefer to shoot totally candid from an invisible distance with a 500mm so my victims don;'t know I'm around :) Lovely shot and the BG makes a huge difference. Well handled. 6.x is good.
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 09/15/2011 10:16:59 PM
Baie goeie werk met die "poserong" Rian. Drie oulike knapies, lyk dit vir my. Kon hulle een oefensessie mis as betaling?
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 09/15/2011 09:16:44 PM
I think you did an awesome job with posing.
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 09/15/2011 09:16:24 PM
great boys. looking to see more.
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 09/15/2011 08:08:36 PM
Are these your children? They are adorable. I love seeing them with the instruments too. Beautiful capture with the city scene in the background.
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 09/15/2011 08:07:52 PM
THought this would ribbon, or at least be on the front page.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/15/2011 03:09:15 AM
Looks a bit too posed for me but well executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/14/2011 10:28:35 PM
Awesome shot! These three are definitely about to accomplish something great.... 10
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 09/14/2011 09:14:16 AM
who are they looking at?
 09/14/2011 08:08:13 AM
"Where ever they meet us, our destinys lead us,
amigos we are always together"
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 09/10/2011 01:50:09 PM
LOVE this. Beautiful light, awesome set-up, I love the background. Well done!
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 09/08/2011 08:36:44 PM
Great portrait, fun and engaging - excellent choice! The bg lighting and bokeh really are a big plus to the composition. (for the record, I'm not voting on this one).
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 09/08/2011 08:19:50 PM
Too absolutely cute, Love the view in the b.ground, and how high they look.
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