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Challenge: Bokeh V (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Park in Orlando
Date: Dec 14, 2008
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Candid, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2008

 Last-minute submission of a shot of my 2-year-old son in a park on a Sunday. Shot RAW, ACR adjustments: increased exposure, blacks, reduced clarity, increased vibrance, then submitted as a color image. Last-second decision to convert to B&W, and resubmitted just under the wire.

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Place: 50 out of 216
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Avg (commenters): 6.3333
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 12/29/2008 01:23:06 PM
** Critique Club Comment **

This is a nice image overall! I love the composition and you certainly met the challenge. I agree that color may have improved this. Another thing is that unfortunately it does seem to me to look a bit like the last-minute thing you said it was. What makes me say this is that the extreme bottom of the subject's nose and around the lips do not look entirely clean or as smooth as the rest of the skin. That's just a thing I notice whenever I see pictures of young children. If this had been advanced editing you would have been just fine in that regard. I kind of like the edge of the face being out of focus because to me it adds to the dreamy, thoughtful feel of the photo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/20/2008 12:33:37 PM
I like the bokeh but i'm not sure if the B&W was the right option in this challenge! Showing the color of the eyes of the kid would be great! The left part of his face is kind of OOF but your photo is really good in my opinion!
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 12/19/2008 06:39:47 PM
arrrrrr nice one
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 12/19/2008 10:37:27 AM
Beautiful eyes. Nice photo!
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 12/19/2008 03:12:54 AM
nice
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 12/18/2008 10:01:42 PM
Dreamy - well done...
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 12/17/2008 04:58:27 AM
I like this shot everything is there but it doesn't pop. It may be the toning but imo there isn't enough contrast between foreground and background. Maybe a different aperture setting would have altered the DoF a little to enhance the edge of your subject more.
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