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Elliot and the Chocolate Egg
Elliot and the Chocolate Egg
rob_smith


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hope II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Waterloo, Ontario.
Date: Mar 15, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Humorous, Children
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2009

 This didn't really turn out how I wanted, but hey it's better than nothing. There were lots of other better facial expressions but they all had something else wrong with them. And he got a Smartie for each shot!

PP:
HDR from single raw exposure (x3 2 stops apart) in Photomatix
Rotate
Crop
Cloned out imperfections in backdrop
Desaturation
Convert to 8-bit
Dodge & Burn
Slight Gothic Glow
Vignette
Gaussian Blur
Curves
Desat
More Curves
Noise Reduction
Smart Sharpen
Resize
Smart Sharpen
Blur Background
Add Border

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 128
Avg (all users): 5.8741
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 5.8261
Avg (non-participants): 5.8969
Views since voting: 1210
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 143
Comments: 9
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 03/22/2009 08:15:03 PM
Oh, I love this one :-) Utterly allegorical, great title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 03/22/2009 03:03:21 PM
great idea. priceless expression. you nailed it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/21/2009 01:12:46 PM
OH, I love this! You can see the question " will I get that egg when we're done here?" spinning through this young lads mind. He certainly "Hopes" so!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
03/19/2009 12:15:16 PM
He has many different shades of hope on his face.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/19/2009 12:13:35 AM
cute
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
 03/17/2009 10:16:46 PM
Just darling! You took the photo just at the right time, great color, lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/17/2009 05:26:40 PM
Elliot must like Cream Eggs...very cute little boy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak EasyShare C653
 03/16/2009 11:26:44 AM
what a cute little boy. THe sweater vest and the shirt dont match but i like of contrasting colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax Optio 60
 03/16/2009 11:15:50 AM
Wow that choclate egg looks Deelish right now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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