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'Weddy....Set....Jump!!
'Weddy....Set....Jump!!
molliefestus


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Location: Destin, Florida USA
Date: Jun 4, 2008
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2008

 That's how these three pronounced the word "ready" over and over and over. Post processing was: sharpening, additional tilt, auto contrast and square crop, using Picasa software (i LOVE picasa for it's simplified crop and straighten tools); i then resized for the web using CS3 and one more click of sharpening before upload; the light was amazing on the Gulf at a little after 7 pm, and the children did not know I was shooting them, which made all the difference! They were having major meltdowns for 99% of the other 447 posed family shots!

The tilt is not exact, which will probably be mentioned. The children were very very tanned and might be too dark for dpc liking; I predict mid-5s for this, but would love mid to high 6 and top 50. I am probably delusional on the latter, but admittedly I love this shot and am proud of it.


I am proud of 40th place. Suffered tremendously with mucho 4s on last day of voting, as I always do, but no worries, as this was by far my PB and am proud of that. Regarding the tilt, I felt it is what made the photo unique and special, and for a free study with almost 500 entries, did not feel the typical kid shot would cut it. This was the only one shot in this manner in a series of about 300. Thanks for the support, votes and comments! I feel honored to have received such nice comments from fabulous photographers!

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 473
Avg (all users): 6.5850
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 6.4623
Avg (non-participants): 6.9024
Views since voting: 1358
Views during voting: 268
Votes: 147
Comments: 22
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 07/21/2008 08:39:20 PM
Fantastic shot! What a wonderful moment captured so beautifully. Great reflections and your processing is just right. The diagonal suits this pic perfectly too. Very well done. Adding to fav's.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 07/16/2008 12:06:56 PM
too cute! I hadn't seen this until just now. Very, very nice indeed.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 07/08/2008 04:11:24 PM
What a fabulous photo! Underrated in my opinion!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/08/2008 08:20:42 AM
Beautiful shot. I love the tilt. Don't let the tilt-nay-sayers get ya down. Turn it level and you'll see that it suddenly becomes a much more static shot. They just don't realize that as they look at it. Tilt away! ;-) ;-) ;-)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 07/07/2008 09:03:36 PM
very nice photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 07/06/2008 01:41:45 PM
ouch! what photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/06/2008 02:07:53 AM
Wonderful image... I like the angle. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 07/05/2008 07:22:52 PM
Beautiful, beautiful shot, but I'm not keen on the tilted angle.
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 07/05/2008 05:55:10 PM
I love the lighting, the pose, the processing. I don't think you are well served at all by the extreme rotation :-(
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 07/05/2008 11:55:39 AM
cute, i love the trio. nice capture of the water at their heels too
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 07/05/2008 09:47:14 AM
Great shot. A wonderful memory.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 07/04/2008 08:53:04 AM
I'd give it a 9 if it wasn't so angled. Why the angle? It's a perfect shot - you don't need the gimmic.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/03/2008 07:44:58 PM
Lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/02/2008 07:54:51 PM
Nice shot but I don't like how the angle is.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/02/2008 11:23:53 AM
wonderful...great fun, life innocence and title...I like it skewed like this 8
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/01/2008 11:38:59 PM
cute shot but the tilt doesn't add anything
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/01/2008 06:06:37 PM
I love the angle, it makes a pretty picture an outstanding image. The reflections are perfect as are the poses of the little girls. One to be very proud of.
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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 04:21:09 PM
Great composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/01/2008 11:33:39 AM
Great title. Not 100% convinced on the angle, but still an adorable capture.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 10:06:08 AM
Just too adorable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/01/2008 09:19:39 AM
Great angle...beautiful picture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2008 01:36:09 AM
Fantastic image. Love the tilt! Reflections are terrific. Contrast and saturation are extraordinary. The waves add a dynamic feel to this. Very difficult to imagine how to improve!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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