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I'll watch over you, always
I'll watch over you, always
RyanW


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Challenge: Ghosts (Expert Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Home, in the basement
Date: May 10, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: May 10, 2012

[May. 11th, 2012 12:29:02 PM]

Getting some positive comments so far (well, i'm happy with the two comments i've received in the first 12 hours, i hope there are more to come).

I know this isn't technically perfect, but I wanted to try to make something feel 'real', not just some hollywood-esque image setup in a studio. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not what i wanted.
And i know there are errors within the shot from the layers overlapping, but you try to keep a 6-month old baby perfectly still while he's feeding and you're bouncing a flash off a reflector 4' behind his head. This was the best layer job i could get and i wasn't going to push my luck with him as a subject any further. Those who have kids should understand that.

So yeah, I really don't care how this scores (i'd love to see it do well, but if it tanks i'll know that there are technical problems that detracted a lot of points), i'm quite pleased with the outcome.

Anybody who feels this is 'snapshot'y, i was trying to make this look that way - like an everyday scene with this ghostly person over the baby, that no matter how mundane, how ho-hum, that they'll be watched over and cared for.

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 63
Avg (all users): 4.8235
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 4.4375
Avg (non-participants): 4.9655
Views since voting: 694
Views during voting: 366
Votes: 119
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 05/13/2012 11:14:59 AM
Time magazine spin off photo?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/12/2012 05:18:06 PM
What a sweet story here!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Google Pixel
Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM (Black)
 05/11/2012 12:07:55 PM
A very emotional and intense image, photographically it isn't fantastic but somehow that works here, it's just an everyday scene, no weird studio or anything, it makes it a little too real man.

You better knock on wood after this challenge, I hope this photo never happens to anyone haha.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/11/2012 09:54:24 AM
Nice concept, well executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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