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Xiao Yue - Means Beautiful
Xiao Yue - Means Beautiful
Elliottjms


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Columbus Ohio
Date: Aug 25, 2006
Aperture: 1/125
ISO: 200
Shutter: f2.8
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2007

 Last shot of a morning portrait setting. Got up before the sun and took shots just as the sun was rising. This is the last shot as the sun was quite high by this time, you can see the blown out highlight in the back. Most of the shots were shot from the other side but we turned around to head in and I took a few more. In fact, the background became so beautiful and saturated I had to desaturate it to bring out my model. Sigma 105 prime, f2.8. Everyone loves this photo and says it looks like a magazine photo.

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Place: 561 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.2642
Avg (commenters): 5.6250
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Views since voting: 906
Views during voting: 496
Votes: 352
Comments: 27
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 05/17/2007 10:10:24 AM
just had a thought. I wonder if you were to put a couple layers of sharpening on this quite strongly, but use the layers just to push the contrast at the edges of things... the result would be that you would get a bit more of a 'soft focus' look (kind of looking like a layer of haze over an image that is sharp...)...

just an idea. set the layer mode of one to darken and the other to lighten and play with radius and opacity on each layer... see what comes of it.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 09:08:29 AM
Cute expression here.
You probably already have been getting comments about watching out for cutting off the feet and the main focal point been a bit out of focus.
Have you considered making this a black & white? Often slighty soft images benefit from getting a higher contrast lack & white conversion. Just a thought anyway.
 01/24/2007 11:42:10 PM
very cute, right on the border between a great portrait and a good snapshot. can't really tell if the soft focus was intentional, or just the way it turned out.
 01/24/2007 09:58:54 PM
Great capture though the focus is a bit too soft especially in the face. Good luck!
 01/23/2007 05:11:51 AM
Great shot, well done
 01/22/2007 10:54:33 PM
she is so beautiful, and her raincoat looks like rose petals. 7
 01/22/2007 07:30:48 PM
Wonderful capture of a very natural look.
 01/22/2007 01:49:30 PM
She's really nice, and she looks like a doll.
 01/20/2007 08:53:15 PM
Cute
 01/18/2007 07:04:55 PM
Beautiful model nice pose.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2007 07:36:34 PM
beautiful she is!
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 01/16/2007 10:23:11 AM
the photo is out of focus and the frame does not fit, sorry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2007 12:20:38 AM
What a sweetie...
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 01/15/2007 03:30:25 PM
Very endearing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2007 08:11:25 AM
lacking a bit of focus/sharpness
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 01/14/2007 09:23:49 PM
I really like this shot, but she is just a bit too blurred
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2007 07:03:47 PM
a bit out of focus and her shoes are clipped at the bottom of the frame, but this is such a beautiful child in a great outfit that it still works pretty well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2007 06:42:50 PM
Little pink ridinghood. ;) Cute kid.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2007 05:59:11 AM
focus isn't quite there
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2007 01:53:23 AM
camera movement or soft focus doesn't help here. I like to color and the backlight.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/13/2007 07:14:36 PM
Great pose, really excellent.
Lovely bokeh help to give the innocent child a nice soft environment, it just seems a little out of focus or soft, whether that's intentional or not, it's not to my taste.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/13/2007 01:16:22 PM
A wonderful capture. The bokeh background is very nice. The focus on the girl just seems a little soft.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/13/2007 04:08:21 AM
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 01/12/2007 02:23:29 PM
I would have preferred a better focus on the little girl - too blurry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 01:32:39 PM
Best: Expression, hand
Worst: too soft - bordering on OOF, include all of shoes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 11:32:03 AM
When resizing to DPC size, it's often helpful to run an extra layer of sharpening...

Incidentally, how does Xiao Yue mean Beautiful? I know of no such word combination.

A more likely combination is 'small moon'. It would seem to be a fitting name for such a child as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2007 01:41:56 AM
Very cute
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