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Chalk it up to Childhood
Chalk it up to Childhood
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Challenge: Play (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Driveway at home
Date: Oct 2, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Oct 7, 2008

 Shot Raw with my 50mm in our driveway, as both kids were drawing, but it was too difficult to get both in the frame and looking at me.
In Camera Raw, boosted Exposure, bumped up Fill Light and Blacks, lowered Brightness, increased Contrast, lowered Clarity.
In Photoshop, bumped Saturation, lowered Brightness, resized, applied Smart Sharpen, and saved for Web.

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 190
Avg (all users): 5.9157
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.7021
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 945
Views during voting: 255
Votes: 166
Comments: 8
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 10/21/2008 03:32:53 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

What a beautiful little girl. I really like the natural expression on her face.

Compositionally, I like that her face and the drawing somewhat balance each other without one overpowering the other. It might be a bit stronger if her body and the drawing formed more of an angle in the frame rather than a straight-ish line, but it still seems very well balanced. The crop feels a touch tight to me. Maybe if just a touch was shaved off of the top, or if there were more space on the left it would open things up a bit.

Technically, it is well focused and well-exposed. The critical details are visible without blowing anything or losing details anywhere. It feels a touch flat to me, but that may be from the dominance of the pavement she is on. Maybe a touch more contrast or shadows/highlights could help alleviate the flatness.

Overall, a good shot that meets the challenge in a relaxing, pleasant way.

Karma
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/14/2008 11:24:24 PM
Adorable shot, nice perspective. 9
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 10/11/2008 03:26:54 PM
What a little cutie!
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 10/08/2008 03:21:07 PM
this is so cute!
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 10/08/2008 12:03:36 PM
what a face.
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 10/08/2008 10:08:09 AM
cute girl
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 10/08/2008 08:07:28 AM
Sweet. Nice natural lighting.
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 10/08/2008 01:16:06 AM
And chalk it up you you too. That is one gorgeous photo.
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