paramount
by vtruan

Comment by Givemeashot:
Coming to a theater near you! Nice idea

Song and Dance Supplies
by vtruan

Comment by vtruan:
I couldn't resist. My 11 year old daughter dancing and singing for our Children's Christmas Church Service. Knew it wasn't the best, but I'm a proud Papa. And it Christmas Season indeed.

Taken from 100+ ft. 400mm at ISO 1600 at 1/100 at F4. So I knew it was iffy.

Thanks for the comments and one 10

Message edited by author 2005-12-19 09:24:48.

Song and Dance Supplies
by vtruan

Comment by ClubJuggle:
The yellow rail behind the dancer is a bit distracting, and the softness (motion blur?) takes away from this entry as well. I'm left wondering if this is a shot from a holiday show that just happened to fit the challenge. For this to pass as a catalog shot, I believe you would need to have more control if your background and lighting.

Hidden View
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Comment by JordanZ:
Interesting - looks to be out of focus though and not a shallow DOF issue...

Song and Dance Supplies
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Comment by Katmystiry:
I don't care for the softness of the dancer

Song and Dance Supplies
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Comment by nlghttrain:
the focus is too soft

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Comment by Antanas:
Candlelight?

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Comment by Nordlys:
Very Christmasy, though not very candley. ;-) It's a bit dark and the focus is a bit soft, but I like the composition and like that you used black-and-white. You might want to experiment with PhotoShop (or equivalent) to try to artificially sharpen the image some, and perhaps adjust intensity levels to whiten Santa's beard up a bit. :-)

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Comment by Katmystiry:
I see no candlelight and honestly this looks like a b&w photo.

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Comment by espy2:
Nice shot of Santa, and would make a nice Christmas card, but unfortunately, I see no candle or even candlelight here. I had to vote this way down due that reason. I do believe that others should stay within the confounds of the actual contest description, and to me this DNMC.