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Classic Family Portrait
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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Rabbitses
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Feb 21, 2008
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2008

In order, we have Miz Bea, her daughter, Violet, and her son, Snoopy. Miz Bea is about 4 and the kids are almost 3. I took a ton of pictures; picked this one for the sort of symmetry in the side bunnies' heads pointing out. A little more interesting than all 3 of them looking the same way. Not directly engaging the viewer, but nonetheless looks pretty classic to me, even if they are all looking for a way to escape. That just adds a little dynamism.

Chose the bunny family as my subjects because 3 animals was way more challenging than one, and with an albino and a dark agouti (a.k.a., brown) I was making the exposure trickier. Extra points for difficulty, right?

Setup was pretty simple: draped a cloth over a chair on the kitchen table, pulled out the sides of the cloth and attached them to nearby objects for extra background, and positioned the bunnies on the chair. They were a little squooshed but didn't have any room to turn around, which was helpful ;-) Window on the left; table lamp on the right for a little fill and a guaranteed catchlight in all the eyes. Also a ceiling light above them but I don't think it was contributing much.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, levels, increased contrast, dodged/burnt eyes, dodged brown on bunnies, cloned out or burnt wrinkles and bright spots in backdrop, made 2nd layer, cloned out wet spot near Snoopy's eye, blurred, merged in multiply mode at 30% transparency, added border, resized, sharpened, noise reduction.

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03/03/2008 12:10:34 AM
I like this shot a lot... Sorry to beat you this time, better luck next time :D
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 11:42:49 PM
Postcard material and would look good on a card.....
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03/02/2008 01:03:40 AM
Rightmost bunny is a little too much in shadows, and the middle guy looks a little odd with one eye hidden, but otherwise a good effort. The one on the far left is just right.
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03/01/2008 07:52:55 PM
Wow, it's hard enough to get one pet to cooperate in a photo shoot, but three pets must have been a challenge in itself. I only wish the white rabbit were lookin up a bit. Other than that, I think this is really well done.
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02/28/2008 09:14:02 PM
Awe, I love bunnies :D. Really nice portrait of your little bunny family. I would have liked to have seen a little more light to highlight their fur more.
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02/27/2008 05:20:48 PM
Background may too dark for the coloring of the bunnies, but nice shot.
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02/27/2008 09:22:09 AM
So how many carrots did it take to bribe this motely bunch. Splendid capture, clean crisp colours, the sharpness is just right. I bet you have tons of fun with this lot. 9

I miss my bunny!!!
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02/26/2008 03:31:48 PM
Delightful trio. How did you get them to stay all in the same spot?
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02/25/2008 12:34:35 PM
The Cadbury Bunny Family? I'm amazed that you got all three bunnies to pose like that...WOW!
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