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Challenge: Letting Go (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: home
Date: Feb 8, 2004
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Feb 10, 2004

My daughter again, she actually let me take her picture!! I used a fake butterfly, i hope it dosn't take away from this to much. It was shot in low light and from it i got yellow freckles on her skin. Neat image helped a little. There are two little marks on the wall that i so badly wanted to clone out, but couldn't.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 188
Avg (all users): 6.6528
Avg (commenters): 8.2083
Avg (participants): 6.3564
Avg (non-participants): 6.8354
Views since voting: 1961
Votes: 265
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)


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02/18/2004 01:50:10 PM
Just want to thank all who took time to comment on my entry. My daughters level of patience is very low, so i got what i could out of her and thank her for the time she gave me. If i could have done it differently, i would have changed her position against the wall so those annoying bumps could have been avoided and would have had her keep her eyes open. About the butterfly...try finding a live one in the middle of winter in NY. Still i am excited to have gotten to 6th place.
02/18/2004 12:42:20 PM
This was one of my favorites in the challenge. I don't usually like the kid entries in the challenges since most are snapshots that don't fit the challenge but this one fits the challenge very well and is very artistically done. Great use of muted color. I like the mood this picture projects, the expression on your daughters face and the butterfly. I had hoped it would have won a ribbon.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/17/2004 05:36:29 PM
nice shot
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02/17/2004 11:21:32 AM
My second 10 for today and one of the few that I feel has captured the theme of letting go... Nicely executed. Should have concealed the little markings in the wall just in front of the girl (but it is no no with the rules, I believe... ). But hey - this is the winner anyway... Congrats in advance
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02/17/2004 08:10:44 AM
Nice idea but not convincing to me...perhaps if the little girl didn't have her eyes closed and appeared to be watching the butterfly flying away, that would have helped. Nice effort.
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02/16/2004 05:10:48 PM
lovely
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02/14/2004 10:30:11 AM
She looks like she has a dead butterfly
02/14/2004 09:03:02 AM
Exceptional light. Nice coulor contrast. I love it! (9)
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02/13/2004 01:48:57 AM
I love the soft feel to the photo, but the fake butterfly really lowers the value.
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02/12/2004 06:53:16 PM
very beautiful... I think I'll try doing that with a live bird... that would be cool. great expression on her face. I think this would have looked very nice with a blue sky with a few high clouds in the background. The two spots on the background above her forehead are somewhat distracting. 9
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02/12/2004 04:16:04 PM
Great lighting, excellent composition, very good.

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02/12/2004 03:14:48 PM
Really incredible shot!
I really like it! Good luck! 9
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02/12/2004 09:56:42 AM
Very nice photo. I like the use of light and shadow, and the look on her face is great. The spots on the wall are a minor distraction, and I wish the butterfly was real. It's one of the top 3 photos in this challenge in my book. Good job.
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02/12/2004 02:39:06 AM
Great shot, great use of color
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02/12/2004 02:12:41 AM
Awesome photo!!! I give it a 9! Care to tell how you got this effect? The only nitpick I can offer is perhaps on the right side of the image there could have been more exposure/light/shadow detail. Good job!
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02/12/2004 01:28:00 AM
nice picture. i don't know about you, but i am seeing yellow specks all along this girl's arms.. i wonder what would have caused this.. its very faint, so you might have to look very closely to see.
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02/12/2004 01:26:58 AM
Nice shot, the composition, balance and rythm are very pleasant. The lighting creates a very interesting mood.
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02/11/2004 11:27:25 PM
Simply wonderful. I love the colors, softness, and composition. Top shot.
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02/11/2004 09:54:33 PM
I love this! Beautiful use of light. Great idea for theme.
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02/11/2004 09:53:26 PM
Spots on wall are distracting but still a great photo.
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02/11/2004 09:19:16 PM
Great shot. Too bad you didn't have a real butterfly or a more realistic one.
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02/11/2004 06:38:57 PM
I expected a lot of these, but just this one. Good, too. Shame about the spots on the wall and the wisp of hair.
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02/11/2004 06:33:06 PM
fantastic shot, maybe a small edit to touch up the wall might help.
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02/11/2004 12:23:14 PM
nice, i wish the quality whas better.
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02/11/2004 10:51:09 AM
beautiful coloring on her shirt and teh butterfly.
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02/11/2004 09:46:12 AM
This is so beautiful and good.10
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02/11/2004 07:48:25 AM
great picture must win
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02/11/2004 03:15:16 AM
wow. just wow.

okay... how did you do it??? I LOVE the color, love the mood, love the lighting...
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02/11/2004 03:14:26 AM
good use of light and color
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02/11/2004 12:51:49 AM
WOW, I think you have a wonderful image, the only thing tho, Im a tad bothered that her eyes arent open and watching the butterfly
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