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End-of-Summer Days
End-of-Summer Days
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Challenge: Color Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6
Location: Backyard
Date: Sep 5, 2005
Aperture: f4
ISO: 1/640
Shutter: 100
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2005

 My son in our hammock. The lighting's a little harsh, but I liked how it really emphasized his jowls. Plus he's a great-looking kid already (we'll see if the voters agree). I loved the colors in this shot, and the dead-center composition I find funny.

The exposure on this shot was really tricky, because I wanted detail in the shadows without completely blowing out the highlights. This particular shot was just a ittle overexposed, so his face is hotter than i would normally like. i burned it down a little which helped, but couldn't go too far or he started to turn gray.

Statistics
Place: 128 out of 284
Avg (all users): 5.4381
Avg (commenters): 6.0500
Avg (participants): 5.2828
Avg (non-participants): 5.5844
Views since voting: 1063
Views during voting: 426
Votes: 299
Comments: 24
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 09/22/2005 12:51:01 PM
No fair tugging on the parental strings...Very handsome. Beautiful colors and detail. The focus is lost on the hammock and should be on his eyes. The mountain in the back ground is very distracting. A better crop or angle would have helped. The lighting could be a lot better. A different angle or fill flash would have helped here also. Overall it's a nice shot. And by the way you did great capturing his "jowls"
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2005 09:12:55 PM
how cute!
 09/17/2005 05:08:00 AM
Though this is an adorable shot, I would like to have seen a bit more of a dynamic composition. The mountain in the background is distracting, and I would like to have seen that little face turned more towards the light. The concept of him in the hammock (or whatever it is), is great, and the colors are lovely - perhaps try some different angles of approach and definitely some closer crops.
 09/16/2005 07:37:16 PM
Oh, this is adorable! I almost don't even care that he is dead center in the picture. Very cute kid.
 09/15/2005 10:07:14 PM
Awww, what a cute photo. he seems kind of puzzled as to what's going on, but I love that hammock. When I look at him, my eyes drift to the mountain in the background and therefore distracts a bit from the main subject (at least to my untrained eyes), but what a fun keepsake shot for the future.
 09/15/2005 08:32:38 PM
some diffusion on the key side and some kick back from the opposite side would be cool..
 09/15/2005 02:50:49 PM
Love it except for the shadow of a mountain in the back.
 09/15/2005 09:30:42 AM
This is so adorable. I love the compositon and the way you set up the scene. The colors from the hammock are a really nice touch as well as the mountains in the background. The sunlight is just a tad on the harsh side, but it kind of adds to the outdoor environment you've set up. Very nice.
 09/15/2005 02:15:34 AM
I would reshoot this in a moment of the day with less heavy shadows. Verry good ideea anyways.
 09/14/2005 01:43:14 AM
Good composition, nice shot
 09/14/2005 01:31:37 AM
Great capture. Nice lighting and coloring in the overall photo.
 09/13/2005 06:50:02 PM
A fill flash, reflector, or even some dodging would've helped to even out the lighting on the shadowed side.
 09/13/2005 12:50:12 PM
I like the composition and colors, the face lighting is a little harsh though
 09/12/2005 09:45:08 PM
This is gorgeous comp! Your shot just caught my eye...the colors, clarity and darling expression. Definately a good example of how centered composition can work well.
 09/12/2005 09:29:44 PM
It's like...."What are you looking at fool?" So serious looking!

Personally, this is a cute photo but I think it is more candid than portrait.
 09/12/2005 08:09:12 PM
Very cute.
 09/12/2005 07:49:37 PM
how adorable...great job
 09/12/2005 04:48:02 PM
His face his half lit, half shadow. He doesn't look happy but he is too young to be sad to see summer end. I also find the hammock distracting.
 09/12/2005 12:11:16 PM
adorable! what a great setup, the colours of the fabric add so much.
i think if you had waited until later in the day, the lower sun would have cast a much nicer shadow on your model's face.
 09/12/2005 10:57:35 AM
Now this is just cute! The lighting even says, last of the summer! Nice job!
 09/12/2005 06:14:51 AM
Great idea. Lighting leaves a lot to be desired.
 09/12/2005 03:01:50 AM
What a sugar sweet capture! Very cute!! The lighting is a little harsh- BUT the subjects is freaking adorable!
 09/12/2005 01:09:58 AM
wow, one my fave photos in the challenge already.
 09/12/2005 01:05:54 AM
How very cute, clean, and crisp. The colors are very nice, and the sky above set it off nicely. GL.


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