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Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse
meyers


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Willow Springs, IL
Date: Jun 10, 2007
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Candid, Children
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2007

 Shot at a little red schoolhouse south of Chicago. What I didn't get in this shot, however, were the millions of cicadas swarming the area. My son started off wary, but quickly succumbed to heebeegeebees, and was terrified and we had to leave before I could take too many more pictures.

I'm sure I'll get dinged for the fence being in the way. The reds are also much deeper in the 16bit image; all of my jpegs seem to come out very washed. This won't be a personal best for me, but it was the most expressive face of his I've captured this week.

Processing: Crop and exposure correction in Aperture, selected my son and sharpened him a bit in Photoshop.

Statistics
Place: 291 out of 448
Avg (all users): 5.2767
Avg (commenters): 5.3000
Avg (participants): 5.2642
Avg (non-participants): 5.3019
Views since voting: 657
Views during voting: 217
Votes: 159
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 06/18/2007 12:10:16 PM
Rob, I liked this one when voting and didn't at all mind the fence there. To me, candids are about the humanity captured and his face and body language reflect some serious uncertainty. In fact, I quite liked the railing there. His proximity to the edge adds to that uncertainty feeling, that he's not sure he wants to move beyond it's protection. Your explanation in your notes confirms this.
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 06/18/2007 10:10:13 AM
He's adorable. His face and posture are so expressive. Nice capture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2007 11:58:41 PM
looks a little washed out... Love the boy & his expression. Looks like you took it on a summers day but didn't do any correction before submitting.
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 06/17/2007 09:55:33 PM
Good capture. The crop doesn't feel exactly balanced to me, though. It may be the rail in front of him causing that effect. I'm not sure.
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 06/17/2007 08:40:31 PM
too many different leading lines - I find it hard to focus on the subject
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 06/15/2007 05:21:48 PM
Hum, so do you think they saw what I did??? Cute, very good capture, but the fence seems a little more in focus than the boy.
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 06/15/2007 10:40:57 AM
The colors of this seem to be a little washed out by the sun... I would like to see a little brighter colors..
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 06/15/2007 07:37:59 AM
Wonder what is catching his attention, nice skin tones, & good light
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 06/13/2007 05:07:20 AM
Nice capture, like the look of uncertainty on the childs face which is mirrored by his body language. For me works well that the focus is on the barrier rather than the child as it adds to the feeling of slight disassociation in his expression
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 06/11/2007 11:01:34 PM
Nice cropping and framing.
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 06/11/2007 09:10:34 PM
Nice point of view but I would have liked to have seen the focus on the boys eyes and not the railing.
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 06/11/2007 03:35:35 PM
Maybe too much schoolhouse....
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