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!
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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.
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! ;-) ;-) ;-)
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.
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!
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