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Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Nikon
Date: Jul 17, 2007
Aperture: f4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60sec
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2007
Viewed: 232
Comments: 14
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Today we celebrated my grandmother's eightieth birthday. I could write a lot about this woman, but I'll try to restrain myself. She's an admirable woman with more pluck and a cheerier outlook on life than most people a quarter of her age. She raised seven intelligent, well-adjusted children on a skinny shoestring while helping her husband run a ranch, working full-time (just retired maybe three years ago when she got her hip replaced), volunteering, and creating a cult following for her trademark peanut brittle and candied walnuts. Everyone in town knows her, and she knows everyone. Happy Birthday, Grandma, and many happy returns of the day.
(This is a "hey, Grandma, look up here" candid, lit by bounced flash and diffused window light. Processing: Levels; crop; b/w via channel mixer, heavy on the blue and green; duotone; contrast & sharpen. ) |
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07/29/2007 08:35:10 PM |
| Beautiful portrait. It seems like all the hard work has kept her young and healthy. |
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07/23/2007 11:54:47 PM |
| What a sweet lady, Happy Birthday grandma! She still looks so full of life, what a great portrait that I'm sure you'll cherish for many years to come. |
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07/20/2007 11:08:52 PM |
| What a wonderful portrait. She looks so full of life. Thanks for sharing! |
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07/18/2007 04:33:10 PM |
Originally posted by bs-photos:
What a nice candid! She looks great for her age! And does she dye her hair!?!? If not dang did she do good on not getting stressed out & grey hair! haha
Thanks for sharing your Grandma's story with us! |
She does not dye her hair at all. She has a few grays, but not many. (My mother, 55, has not a single gray hair that I've ever noticed -- I'm hoping I take after my maternal line in this regard as well! :) |
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07/18/2007 04:16:05 PM |
| Great writeup! Well done portrait and B&W conversion. |
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07/18/2007 02:31:23 PM |
What a nice candid! She looks great for her age! And does she dye her hair!?!? If not dang did she do good on not getting stressed out & grey hair! haha
Thanks for sharing your Grandma's story with us! |
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07/18/2007 12:39:42 PM |
Originally posted by Pug-H:
Good portrait. She's two weeks older than my father. |
Actually, she's probably right at his age. Her birthday's not till the 31st -- we celebrated it yesterday because we (my brother, parents and I) wouldn't be able to attend the big party that my mother's sisters planned for her elsewhere on the day itself. |
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07/18/2007 12:12:02 PM |
| Wow, excellent portrait especially because it is candid as well! You seem to have captured her spirit in this shot, thanks for sharing a bit about your grandmother! |
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07/18/2007 09:21:45 AM |
| Nice informal portrait. She has lived her years well, and it shows on her face. |
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07/18/2007 12:59:13 AM |
| Good portrait. She's two weeks older than my father. |
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07/17/2007 08:25:30 PM |
| This is a great portrait! I love the lighting on this. You can see a lot of great detail in her face. I love the spirit you have captured here. Happy Birthday grandma! |
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07/17/2007 08:20:05 PM |
| She looks feisty! Great image and what a wonderful write up. I bet she'd be a bit embarrassed if she saw it, huh? |
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07/17/2007 08:12:56 PM |
| GREAT portrait - this face has 1000 stories to tell, it looks like to me. |
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07/17/2007 07:07:42 PM |
Wow good job for a candid portrait and I love the b&w conversion. Very strong tones and contrasts
Nice shot and nice that at eight your grandma still has a lovely glint in her eyes and smile
Happy birthday to her from across the Atlantic |
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