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My Pride ... and Joy
My Pride ... and Joy
mariomel


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Challenge: Pride (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Sommerville Park, Westmount , Qc
Date: Oct 10, 2005
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60 s
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Oct 11, 2005

 My son Alexander, at the park. He was having a great time posing for me in his new Red Hooded Sweatshirt.

Processed from RAW with -1.25 exp comp (thank God for RAW!). In PS: cropped, smart sharpen, saturation, resize, USM for contrast, smart sharpen again, save, submit.

He is a very happy guy, not so easy to get him in a serious pose. This look didn't last long, the next shot was an "angry face". What a hoot!

Shot using my Tamron 28-75 @ 54mm. I love this lens.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 158
Avg (all users): 5.5240
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 4.9322
Avg (non-participants): 5.7068
Views since voting: 937
Views during voting: 332
Votes: 250
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/18/2005 08:36:13 PM
and you've captured that feeling quite well. good luck
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Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 10/18/2005 06:33:34 PM
Lovely portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/18/2005 05:45:14 PM
Very nice reflections in the eyes giving you the idea to look with the child's eyes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/17/2005 10:25:37 PM
cool reflection on the eyes, great use of rule of thirds 10
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/16/2005 10:40:53 PM
Nice picture, but lacks originality.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 10/16/2005 10:38:27 PM
One of the best of the "my pride and joy" photos. I love her direct look into the camera. Also the composition is great pulling the eye to her open and beautiful young face.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/16/2005 03:30:17 PM
Nice rule of thirds and background contrast. Her eyes are warm and caring
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 10/15/2005 04:07:55 PM
Nice picture, the lines accross the eyes seems to detract from it though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 10/15/2005 10:34:09 AM
I may be (probably) wrong, but I think I saw this foto somewhere.
Or very similar one, I won't say for sure. It is lovely!
Great background bluring, very good lighting, colors fit just fine.
If this one is yours (and I'm wrong) congratulations man!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 10/14/2005 10:00:35 AM
excellent portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom
 10/14/2005 04:51:09 AM
Beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/13/2005 09:48:18 PM
nice..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/12/2005 11:38:15 PM
This is a great photo. The eyes are fantastic. I like the crop too. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 10/12/2005 12:18:11 PM
nice one! 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus D-600L
 10/12/2005 12:15:09 PM
Without the title, how does this say "Pride"??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/12/2005 09:21:35 AM
Nice close up. Great eyes. I'm trying to figure out what the elyptical reflection is. The dry lips are a tad distracting. Some chap stick perhaps? Lovely child. Beautiful lighting and skin tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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