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Baby Blues
Baby Blues
LeeD


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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Grandparents house
Date: May 19, 2007
Aperture: f 5.0
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Family, Emotive
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

I had a tough time with this challenge. I really wanted to utilize my son's oh-so-blue eyes but I couldn't really get a shot I liked. Finally he had yet another 2-year old temper tantrum and added some "drama" to my shot. Not my best stuff, but it works for this challenge.

Statistics
Place: 224 out of 556
Avg (all users): 5.5042
Avg (commenters): 6.5833
Avg (participants): 5.4233
Avg (non-participants): 5.8163
Views since voting: 846
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 238
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)


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06/01/2007 05:52:04 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: The composition here is great. No improvements there. The subject is even looking back into the image.

Technical: The heavy contrast/grunge feel is well suited. The over saturation of the eyes has been your downfall...it looks over done and affects your image negatively.

Overall: I would like to see this in straight BW just like the majority of your image already is. This image did not need to have any form of colour for the story to be told.
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05/29/2007 04:27:07 PM
It turned out well Lee.
I like how you have so many contradictary comments.
"like the eyes"
"hate the eyes"
etc.

anyway, it looks good.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/27/2007 06:29:39 PM
Nicely captured. But the eyes look a bit unnatural with the desaturation. Maybe the colour should have been a bit more subtle. Or maybe he really is a Fremen.
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05/25/2007 07:47:41 PM
how sad.
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05/24/2007 01:00:10 PM
Why so sad? I like what you've done with the desat. Works well. This kind of photo is challenging in the sense that I can appreciate wanting to capture the emotion, but at the same time it makes me wonder when someone is obviously sad and distressed how can you take time to grab a camera instead of comforting the child? Personally, I wouldn't be able to take this photo. Obviously, JMO. :) Good luck in the challenge.

BTW - Commenting only, not voting.
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05/24/2007 05:07:50 AM
Very nice capture of an unhappy youngster. The eyes seem an unnatural shade of blue to me, though.
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05/23/2007 02:49:21 PM
Nicely captured moment, with great focus, well done. I assume it was intentional but the dirt patches really make it for me. Good luck
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05/23/2007 07:53:19 AM
What a face - great shot!
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05/22/2007 11:14:17 AM
Nice shot of the child and good b&w processing. Those eyes creep me out!
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05/22/2007 09:11:07 AM
hard to tell
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05/21/2007 11:03:10 PM
Excellent shot. I love the expression and the post processing. Great composition. 8
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05/21/2007 08:40:21 PM
wonderful capture
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05/21/2007 08:28:25 PM
What a face! Great comp and tones. Good luck.
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05/21/2007 02:44:53 PM
awwwwww......great image...beautiful eyes
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05/21/2007 02:03:26 PM
Great capture, love the blue with the greyscale. I also really like the editing you did to the the B/W. It makes for a great image. Nice work.
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05/21/2007 07:52:20 AM
Oh So beautiful
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05/21/2007 03:01:20 AM
Excellent shot! What did you do to make him so sad? You should be ashamed of yourself.
;P

This has great detail, tone values and placement. I think it's difficult to snap a picture of person and have it display such strong interest to a total stranger. This is something I aspire to and you've acomplished with flying colors.

Speaking of colors..... I think the eyes might have worked better for me if they were ever so subtle. The blue is just too deep and un-natural and really takes away from the mood of the shot.

When I see a de-saturation technique used in a photograph, I always ask myself... why was it used and does the end result look better than if the technique hadn't been used at all. I am using this thinking in my voting for this challenge. This would have easily been a 10 in another challenge. For this challenge it is still an impressive 8. It's a great capture.
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