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Comment by dwterry:

Originally posted by aguapreta: the angle of the face leaves the left side of her face slightly out of focus.

When playing with such shallow DOF, as long as you get the near eye in focus, it works. And you did. So I love it! :-)

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Comment by Bud:
excellent shot and for me, as a family type of guy, this is what it is all about:) The one weak point, IMO, is the angle of the face leaves the left side of her face slightly out of focus.

But, big deal... still a great shot and a beautiful girl.

"I felt the cold far too soon..."
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Comment by gjumi:
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Comment by boysetsfire:
I would imagine that if you were to take a portrait of her when she's 20 with same pose, same hair etc. it would be hard to tell the difference. I think what you see is a young lady rather than the little girl that you know. I love the purple in the background and for me the softness that is in question looks like a very shallow DOF but you got the lips and eyes spot on, I actually like it.

very nice

nick

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Comment by amandalore:
I like it.. her eyes are so sparkling!

the only thing is that her bottom lip looks a little chapped, maybe you could blur them a bit as they look more in focus than the rest of her...

other than that, it's a really cute picture, nice crop (I like the border too) and great candid capture

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Comment by Artyste:
It is a great look and candid. What lens were you using if I might ask? I like that you got in close, it gives it a personal touch.

My only issue is the softness.. not that it *is* soft, but the type of softness. In this case, it looks like camera-shake to an extent, or noise that you've over-smoothed? Anyway, something about it just doesn't look right for the type of portraiture. It's a small thing really, as the expression of extremely subtly mischievious mirth just puts a smile on your face.

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Comment by Wink:
What a happy group. Looks like some vignetting on the corners though. Too bad guys can't dress so colorfully, but you could certainly change that with your PP skills.

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Comment by Wink:
Nicely composed and a difficult subject given the dynamic range limitations in this light.

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Comment by Wink:
Stunningly backlit Aspen. Nicely framed and beautiful.

"I felt the cold far too soon..."
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Comment by posthumous:
lovely composition. 7