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A New Love
A New Love
Lonni


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: Nov 25, 2007
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/40
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

This my daughter Jenna in her father's lap on her second day in this world. This truly was a hidden gem - so much more powerful after the B & W conversion. It was lost in our iPhoto library as one of many shots over the first few days following Jenna's birth, but now my husband Pete wants a copy of this printed for his desk at work.

Convert to black and white with channel and contrast adjustments: three different conversions for the jeans/hands, shirt, swaddling fabric combined in post.
Shadows/highlights adjustments
Cloned out edge of window sill
Resized to 1440 pixels width
USM at 200ish, 0.5, 0
Resized to 720 pixels width
SFW



Statistics
Place: 303 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.9429
Avg (commenters): 6.8696
Avg (participants): 5.9258
Avg (non-participants): 6.0390
Views since voting: 865
Views during voting: 678
Votes: 508
Comments: 75
Favorites: 0


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01/04/2010 03:10:54 AM
Perrrrfecto!
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03/18/2009 04:21:27 PM
Would love to see this cropped with almost a panoramic feel to it... closer to the top third of her father's watch.

Can you see what I mean?

She's gorgeous...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:22:21 PM
What a great contrast in size. A great B&W
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03/17/2009 03:55:23 PM
The lighting here is great, soft, natural, and the pose is relaxed and calm.
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03/17/2009 03:46:03 PM
(no vote, know the photographer)Lovely shot, it feels very close and personal. Good luck for the challenge.
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03/17/2009 02:30:24 PM
What a special moment! I find the arm and the watch in the foreground distracting. Perhaps it would help if most of that were cropped and the remainder darkened.
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03/17/2009 09:36:08 AM
Lovely and touching portrait. Beautifully lit. Nice tones. 7
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03/17/2009 03:13:46 AM
how small .. how precious .. :)
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03/16/2009 03:43:06 PM
Nice shot, the arm with the watch is quite distracting though
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03/16/2009 02:37:25 PM
Nice shot. Good focus and pose.
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03/16/2009 01:50:30 PM
the blurry hairy arm is a bit of a distraction, but other then that i really like this. lighting and comp is very nice
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03/16/2009 08:46:11 AM
Nice photo. Really like how the baby is bundled.
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03/16/2009 04:07:46 AM
nice shot
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03/16/2009 03:29:33 AM
soo little. great use of light and B&W tones
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03/16/2009 01:35:47 AM
Wonderful shot, the lighting and focus are superb.
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03/16/2009 01:27:37 AM
How precious. I like composition you have used on this one. Very unique
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03/16/2009 12:05:00 AM
What a beautiful baby. Congrats! (obviously, I am assuming it is your baby) :D
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03/15/2009 10:44:27 PM
Nice shot.
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03/15/2009 08:22:07 PM
Nice lighting and a great photograph of love and innocence.
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03/15/2009 02:32:52 PM
this is a sweet image, would have been even better if the watch wasn't there. because it's in the foreground I find it distracting from the actual subject jmo
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03/15/2009 01:36:44 PM
Beautiful baby and photo. I like the contrast and composition
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03/15/2009 01:28:27 PM
Beautiful light...the watch is a bit distracting...but the subject is wonderful.
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03/15/2009 12:00:49 PM
Beautiful...
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03/15/2009 10:32:54 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 10:08:05 AM
very poignant moment
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03/15/2009 06:06:49 AM
ooooh thats soooo cute

little angel :)


cheers
brano
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03/14/2009 11:05:05 PM
Amazingly clear photo, B&W works well, this is such a tender photo.
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03/14/2009 09:35:34 PM
This one is a keeper. I had more than one person who liked this.
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03/14/2009 08:32:50 PM
And a cutie pie at that. Nice shot, with the lighting and all.
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03/14/2009 08:21:23 PM
This is a wonderful image. Very heartwarming. I like the way you captured the sweetness of the childs face, and the folds/shadows of the shirt.

(I kind of wish the out of focus arm and wrist-watch in the foreground weren't there)...
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03/14/2009 11:34:20 AM
aw... how sweet!
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03/14/2009 09:13:12 AM
Lovely lighting!
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03/14/2009 06:41:35 AM
Lovely and beautiful! So peaceful when they're asleep.
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03/14/2009 05:04:09 AM
very touching image, nice lighting and composition. Well done
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03/14/2009 12:20:26 AM
You should have removed the gus watch and possibly a slightly tighter crop, 6
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03/13/2009 08:20:58 PM
Very powerful image - well done.
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03/13/2009 06:20:30 PM
Oh goodness, you forget how small they are. A great photo for a lifetime.
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03/13/2009 05:48:53 PM
An original take on this age-old subject.
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03/13/2009 03:45:54 PM
Unbelievable how small they are and how fast they grow! Beautifull photo
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03/13/2009 03:12:36 PM
Very precious. Great choice in black and white. A keepsake photo for sure.
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03/13/2009 02:12:32 PM
Dad must be very proud. Very nice emotive capture!
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03/13/2009 01:37:38 PM
Aw, this is very sweet. The OOF arm and watch are unfortunate, but the rest is wonderful.
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03/13/2009 01:35:57 PM
Beautiful famiy portrait with great detail
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03/13/2009 11:41:23 AM
Great composition and lighting.
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03/13/2009 11:14:22 AM
nice, i like it, they're both so calm
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03/13/2009 05:16:39 AM
nice composition - my biggest issue here is the arm in the foreground, quite distracting on its own, doubly distracting with the watch. nice use of natural light though.
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03/13/2009 03:50:04 AM
Lovely, especially the way Dad looks relaxed, bodes well for the future :)
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03/13/2009 03:07:51 AM
Nice DOF with well preserved details; works well with the lighting.
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03/13/2009 03:07:05 AM
the focus and dof is just right here
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03/13/2009 02:57:25 AM
fantastic
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03/13/2009 01:57:18 AM
Beautiful! A moment's quiet and wonderful pause before a lifetime of activity.
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03/13/2009 01:31:41 AM
Beautiful
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03/12/2009 08:08:28 PM
How precious. beautiful capture that every parent should be able to relate to.
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03/12/2009 12:43:29 PM
Back to comment and bump: Looks like a keeper, the little one and this image. 8
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03/12/2009 09:58:50 AM
nice composition
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03/12/2009 09:52:51 AM
good focus, but the crop is quite loose. I also find the watch on his arm to be distracting
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03/12/2009 06:51:24 AM
Amazingly tiny! Very nice lighting and composition. I like the slight rim lighting on the nose and forehead. The watch is slightly distracting but makes it look more like a candid than an arranged portrait. Well done.
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03/12/2009 05:18:04 AM
How very beautiful!
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03/12/2009 01:35:35 AM
be veeeeerrrrry veeeeeerrrrrry careful dear.
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03/12/2009 01:23:55 AM
Beautiful shot, and so relaxed.
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03/11/2009 10:41:34 PM
A great moment. Lose the watch though!!
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03/11/2009 09:49:06 PM
I know that feeling... Nice composition and light. 8
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03/11/2009 06:56:13 PM
wonderful moment...excellent focus...
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03/11/2009 05:41:30 PM
Must be a proud papa! Nice perspective. I can imagine the look on the man without seeing it. :=)
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03/11/2009 05:27:06 PM
What an emotive shot. This is so sweet. I love everything about it but the arm in the foreground, and that's probably just it's position, which seems "disinterested" considering the rest of the shot.
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03/11/2009 04:40:22 PM
This captures the fathers admiration very well.
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03/11/2009 01:24:30 PM
nice light, great composition, i really like this
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03/11/2009 12:54:46 PM
It only gets to be a problem when she turns 18 and STILL wants to sit on your knee. (Ouch.) Sweet pic.
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03/11/2009 12:53:17 PM
a sweet little package, you've captured a special moment
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03/11/2009 11:56:05 AM
this one definitely has an emotional connection with the photographer! I can sense the tenderness with which the dad(?) is holding his new child. Sheer joy! great photo
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03/11/2009 11:37:07 AM
i would like to see it tighter to the baby
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03/11/2009 08:59:13 AM
The toughest job you will ever love
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03/11/2009 08:51:53 AM
Beautiful sharp focus on the face, with a cloth wrap resembling infinity, play perfectly against the blurred watch. The moment is infinite, unmarred by the human concept of time. Glad you did this one in black and white. Very nice.
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03/11/2009 08:20:31 AM
I find the arm/wristwatch a little distracting, but perhaps they are important to the story of waiting for the newborn. Nice shot overall.
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03/11/2009 03:15:52 AM
Pleasing light here...I like the mood
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