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Challenge: C2K -- DPC's 2,000th Challenge (Advanced Editing VII*)
Location: Ladera Ranch, California
Date: Dec 30, 2011
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Nov 3, 2014

My niece Brooke was in a contemplative mood, unusual for a 2 year old. This image was taken 4 months after she received a heart transplant. She is doing amazingly well now 3 years after the transplant. Kids are very resilient!

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09/18/2015 08:18:06 AM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that is assumed to meet the challenge.

I get the chance to comment again! Your comments add another dimension completely you must all be very thankful for her successful recovery. So, following on from my previous comments, I don't know what lens you were using but if it had a wider aperture it would have been better to use it and soften the background down. The focus is a little on the soft side too, sometimes autofocus doesn't nail it as well as manual providing you have good eyesight, so it might be worth tweaking it sometimes during the shoot.

I think it might have been nice to try portrait orientation to reduce the background elements and get the reflection of her face and lovely eyes in the table. Talking of reflections I think the exposure is a little on the bright side there are some blown highlights amongst the reflections so a little -EC would be wise.

Thanks for your lovely entry and apologies for the delay, Sid
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11/11/2014 11:07:58 PM
kid deserves an Emmy.
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11/11/2014 08:39:46 AM
What lovely blue eye she has! A natural moment captured but a shallower DOF I think could have improved it a lot, the background is too intrusive.
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11/11/2014 02:38:50 AM
Gorgeous i like those eyes
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11/10/2014 07:15:52 PM
The eyes are amazing, the nail polish not so.

Cute kid, and love the look, keep her innocent that's my motto.
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11/09/2014 03:16:08 PM
Beautiful eyes
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11/08/2014 11:20:18 AM
It seems candid as if she doesn't know and she looks bored. Her blue eyes pick up in the background (and nails) but focus is a little soft.
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11/06/2014 05:51:11 PM
She has such beautiful blue eyes, to bad they are not in focus.
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11/05/2014 12:18:29 PM
Front page stuff, real cute
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