Available light with shallow DOF

Challenge #2 in the NOT artificial series. Hosted by maboleth.

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I'm interested in available light portraits that have limited amount of DOF. Show that nice bokeh! Use NO flash lights, NO HDR imaging and NO studio. Be creative, use natural and available light accordingly to create beautiful portraits. :)

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Announced:

Wednesday, 5th January, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 12th January, 2011 – Tuesday, 18th January, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 19th January, 2011 – Tuesday, 25th January, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Just a regular "pop" effects - slight exposure correction, contrast, colour, a bit of sharpening. No additional plugins and retouching allowed. Images that seem unrealistic (e.g. plastic skin or hdr) will be removed without notice.
You CAN use sepia, desaturation and all b&w tints.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Use reflectors, panels, big windows, mirrors, house lamps, etc... but no additional flash/studio light.
DSLR cameras with fast lens/telephoto are recommended for shallow depth of field.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

3471

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A little Princess

by Veronica Duren

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Camera:	Nikon D3S
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Submitted:	Thursday, 13th January, 2011 19:12 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 10th September, 2010
Focal length:	85 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F2.5
ISO:	200
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Galleries:	View this photo in Veronica Duren's gallery

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