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Dear Santa
Dear Santa
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Challenge: Shallow DOF II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Beaver, PA in my dining room
Date: Dec 15, 2005
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 15, 2005

Tried every lens in the book, i mean bag. I was inspired by this image - //www.fujimugs.com/challenge/show_entry.php?challenge=49&sortby=chlg&srch=&cam=&favs=&entry=4614#entry
and I like the color version of mine better, but the B&W fits the challenge a bit better as the model is wearing a red shirt which distracts from the crayon/hand.

Used halogen hot lights and a diffuser, black acrylic for the table (got some nice reflection shots too) Shot in RAW, -17 exposure adjustment, then moved to PS for USM, desat, slight crop on the lower edge, resize, curves, USM, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 346
Avg (all users): 6.1801
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.9286
Avg (non-participants): 6.3691
Views since voting: 1651
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 261
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)


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07/11/2007 04:18:31 PM
how very cool. this is a fantastic idea. great execution as well! i love the backwards "R" :)
12/28/2005 12:10:08 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

You were well rewarded by the voters for this very nice image. It certainly meets the requirements of the Challenge perfectly and is beautifully interpreted.

I like the good sharpness of the model's hand along with the good definition of the printing fading very abruptly to the blurred out background. The forward placement of the in-focus features works very well.

The interesting part here, is that the intense concentration of your model shows through even through the blur. This adds to the tension and the story telling atmosphere of the image, and perhaps gave the extra 'wow' factor to this image.

So, I congratulate you on an excellent image and on maintaining the interest of your young model through what must have been multiple exposures.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/27/2005 03:56:19 PM
Good job. Nicely done!
12/27/2005 03:49:53 PM
nice image
12/26/2005 11:54:28 PM
Good shallow DOF, nice capturing image.............
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12/26/2005 02:31:28 PM
Perfect example of shallow DOF to draw the viewer to the main subject. Great job.
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12/25/2005 09:06:06 PM
very well composed and the b&w really works on this shot
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12/24/2005 08:09:19 AM
nicely done - strong story telling and well composed. One of my ribbon picks
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12/22/2005 02:18:24 PM
I like this concepe a lot, but why B&W? A child writing to Santa at Xmas makes me think happy and colorful. the B&W almost make this feel sad... Still a great photo though.
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12/21/2005 10:38:40 PM
Nice in B&W
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12/21/2005 07:03:26 PM
creative!
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12/21/2005 06:24:23 PM
Did he really write the backwards 'R' and 'N'? This is a great shot.
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12/21/2005 06:09:36 PM
nice seasonal tie-in, pleasing photo
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12/21/2005 05:34:22 PM
Nicely done! Great focus and croping.
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12/21/2005 12:22:53 AM
Really nice entry. I love the way you set this up. 7 for now.
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