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by PaulE

Comment by sophie8947:
this is probably the best picture i have ever seen.

Hello gorgeous
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Comment by emily212:
what a face! great bokeh and nice close up.

Hello gorgeous
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Comment by betsybarron31:
a face only a mother could love - good capture

Hello gorgeous
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Comment by rod1:
Son and I gave this photo 10. Excellent.

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Comment by Phil:
Greetings from the Critique Club Paul!

Congrats on your highest score and good placement in the challenge.

Overall I'd consider this to be a fine shot. The focus is dead on the face/eyes where you want it and your placement of the subject in the frame was nicely done. I also like the vertical portrait style rather than landscape for this one.

I can see by your camera settings that you were shooting under poor conditions. I think if the light would've cooperated to allow you to shut down the aperture to get more depth of field you'd have fared even better in the challenge. The background is great but the out of focus limb in front is a bit distracting. I realize that the limb isn't the main subject but it does grab my attention.

Like I said before, an overall good shot indeed.

Cheers - Phil

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Comment by oscarmeyer:
Congrats on the 6.3! Very nice shot indeed.

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Comment by Cantique:
Great portrait of an interesting creature.

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Comment by noraneko:
Eyes are captivating, and good DOF.

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Comment by daisypaige:
I think it needs to be sharper but, I like it.

Message edited by author 2007-04-30 21:52:31.

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Comment by posthumous:
competing diagonals give this shot a lot of energy. 8