Captivated
by sher

Comment by jimmyn4:
This is a cute picture. It reminds me of something taken in the 50s. I imagine there was more then one bubble but she doesn't seem to be captivated by the one in the picture. That's nit-picky I know but this is a great shot anyway (8).

Captivated
by sher

Comment by Kavey:
This is a sweet portrait and I like the close crop that creates an intimacy between subject and viewer. I'm not a fan of soft focus effect so that doesn't appeal to me. I'm also finding that her focus on the bubble that is so far to her side means it's hard for me to see much detail in her eyes, and I'd like to. I wonder if it would be a stronger impact for me if she were looking at a bubble that were higher up? 6 (//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=129433)

Captivated
by sher

Comment by Spork99:
The expression is priceless, I'm digging the post processing too -9

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Comment by bongo:
She's beautiful. I think I know who's entry this is.
You know how to make an image "soft" without compromising focus.
A wonderful "candid" shot of this little girl. Colours in this photo are lovely.
Treasure her...they're young like this for such a short time.

Captivated
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Comment by Konador:
No offence meant, but I think she looks more shifty than captivated. If she was looking at the bubble it would make this shot a lot lot better. Also the grain is a bit distracting and the overall image quality (I can't quite put my finger on why) is not great. It all seems a bit fuzzy. I think black and white would have worked better too, because the greeny brown colour in the background isn't very attractive. 5

Captivated
by sher

Comment by colda:
simply wonderful

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Comment by hopper:
almost gave it a 9 and then decided against it

10

the grain and softness work well together ... congrats on a job well done

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Comment by Firsty:
I love this shot..it has a timeless feel to it
but your post editing has let you down, mostly around the elbows where you have selected the background and not feathered the the selection all the way to the arm and part of her hair looks blown out too
this would be a 10 if you could fix these 2 things in a re-edit ~~ 9

Captivated
by sher

Comment by Gatorguy:
This is such a great photo. I just wish she was looking at the bubble in frame.

Captivated
by sher

Comment by Natator:
Lovely, the look on her face is priceless.