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Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

Hi all,

here's a shot I took of my daughter, outside in the late evening. I quite like it, but wonder if perhaps the plant that she is behind is too distracting?

As always, your critiquing is welcomed.

Kit lens at 55mm.
100 ISO.
1/25 sec (hand held).
Sigma EF500 DG provided the fill-in at -2/3 FEC.

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2590556&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Steve
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Rilmas · Jan 29, 2004

I'm very new to photography, but my personal opinion is that this is a terrific photo!! I think the plant and your beautiful little girl look great together. Again, this is just my humble opinion though. : )

Mandy

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

I agree totally... But it doesn't hurt to ask for opinion ;-)

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JohnDow · Jan 29, 2004

Bloody kiwis, always coming up with the goods. Next thing you'll be claiming Peter Jackson and Russell Crowe! Just don't forget Joh Bjelke Peterson was a Kiwi too, so you're not all perfect!

ps I have a Kiwi passport so I'm not immune.

Chillihead said:
Hi all,

here's a shot I took of my daughter, outside in the late evening. I
quite like it, but wonder if perhaps the plant that she is behind
is too distracting?

As always, your critiquing is welcomed.

Kit lens at 55mm.
100 ISO.
1/25 sec (hand held).
Sigma EF500 DG provided the fill-in at -2/3 FEC.

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2590556&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Steve
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http://www.chilliheadsintl.org/members/kiwisteve/images/me3 !%20copy.jpg

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

It just can't be true about Peterson!

But you got the other two correct ;-)

Thanks, BTW.
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SteveMattan · Jan 29, 2004

Far from distracting, the plant leaves act as leading lines drawing the viewers eye into the picture to your daughter.

Well done.

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Steve Mattan
http://www.stevem.smugmug.com
English is my first language and I still screw it up!

stargeek · Jan 29, 2004

I quite like it also. Nice DOF. You have a darling daughter.

Chillihead said:
Hi all,

here's a shot I took of my daughter, outside in the late evening. I
quite like it, but wonder if perhaps the plant that she is behind
is too distracting?

As always, your critiquing is welcomed.

Kit lens at 55mm.
100 ISO.
1/25 sec (hand held).
Sigma EF500 DG provided the fill-in at -2/3 FEC.

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2590556&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Steve
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http://www.chilliheadsintl.org/members/kiwisteve/images/me3 !%20copy.jpg

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

She is just as sweet natured as she looks - an absolute delight of a child.

I take far more photos of her than any other subject, which gives me chance to improve I guess!

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Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

SteveMattan said:
Far from distracting, the plant leaves act as leading lines drawing
the viewers eye into the picture to your daughter.

Well done.

--
Steve Mattan
http://www.stevem.smugmug.com
English is my first language and I still screw it up!

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http://www.chilliheadsintl.org/members/kiwisteve/images/me3 !%20copy.jpg

jgarza · Jan 29, 2004

She looks around my oldest daughters' age around -4....
for now, both my daughters love the camera.. not sure how long that will last...

Chillihead said:
Hi all,

here's a shot I took of my daughter, outside in the late evening. I
quite like it, but wonder if perhaps the plant that she is behind
is too distracting?

As always, your critiquing is welcomed.

Kit lens at 55mm.
100 ISO.
1/25 sec (hand held).
Sigma EF500 DG provided the fill-in at -2/3 FEC.

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2590556&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Steve
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http://www.chilliheadsintl.org/members/kiwisteve/images/me3 !%20copy.jpg

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

She's actually only just turned 2 ;-)

Yep, she loves the camera, but not when she's in front of it - If she spies me with it, she'll let me take a shot, then come running over shouting 'look, look', demanding that I show her the review. She even liles to hold the camera in her tiny little hands and jab away at the buttons, trying to be just like her daddy. And I hope that when she's old enough, she too will have some interest in photography.

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jgarza · Jan 29, 2004

My youngest is two and she does the same thing.... Those wonderful twos.

Chillihead said:
She's actually only just turned 2 ;-)

Yep, she loves the camera, but not when she's in front of it - If
she spies me with it, she'll let me take a shot, then come running
over shouting 'look, look', demanding that I show her the review.
She even liles to hold the camera in her tiny little hands and jab
away at the buttons, trying to be just like her daddy. And I hope
that when she's old enough, she too will have some interest in
photography.

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http://www.chilliheadsintl.org/members/kiwisteve/images/me3 !%20copy.jpg

Leo Salais · Jan 29, 2004

Great shot! Beautiful face and framing.

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

Leo Salais said:
Great shot! Beautiful face and framing.

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Brian D. Schneider · Jan 29, 2004

Rilmas said:
I'm very new to photography, but my personal opinion is that this
is a terrific photo!! I think the plant and your beautiful little
girl look great together. Again, this is just my humble opinion
though. : )

Mandy

--Real sweet picture, I like the plant & her expression.If I had to pick some nits I find the background kind of distracting, it would benice to see it a little bit more out of focus.
Brian Schneider

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

That's what I was looking for comment wise - I hummed and harred about cropping the image due to the background, but decided to leave as is and take a chance with it.

Perhaps if I'd shot it with the 50mm 1.8 I would have achieved less DOF and blurred the background more...

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Leo Salais · Jan 29, 2004

The face/look over powers everthing else. One of he few centered photos that I have viewed that works.

Chillihead said:
That's what I was looking for comment wise - I hummed and harred
about cropping the image due to the background, but decided to
leave as is and take a chance with it.
Perhaps if I'd shot it with the 50mm 1.8 I would have achieved less
DOF and blurred the background more...

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http://www.chilliheadsintl.org/members/kiwisteve/images/me3 !%20copy.jpg

Chillihead · Jan 29, 2004

So, you didn't notice the BBQ cover, err, I mean rock, in the background? ;-)

Steve

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mike bustad · Jan 29, 2004

Have. But to tell you the truth I expected something to do with a chili lol.

Tanglefoot47
Tulalip Wa.

Chillihead · Jan 30, 2004

Yep, she is a cutey.

BTW, you'll see those chilli shots if you take a gander round my Fotopic.net site...
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