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Challenge: Candid VI (Basic Editing) Collection: 2010 Camera: Canon EOS-50D Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Location: Fort Worth, Texas Date: Dec 25, 2009 Aperture: F5.6 ISO: 640 Shutter: 1/100 Galleries: Candid, Children Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2009
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My grandaughter examines a globe that Santa left for her in her Christmas stocking.
For Christmas morning, I took a tip that I saw on Strobist, and placed a couple of optically triggered flashes in opposite corners of the room, plus the one on my camera. With all three bounced off the ceiling, I was able to get some good light in most of my shots, and a reasonably fast shutter speed. Having a new super-camera that performs well at higher ISO's didn't hurt either.
Special thanks to NikonJeb for some editing tips.
A good candid portrait, but it's not going to bowl anyone over with wow-factor. I anticipate a low to mid 5 finish for this.
Anticipated critiques:
-Colors just behind her head are distracting. (It's the TV)
-Focus seems slightly sharper on the globe than on her face.
-Too much Noise reduction.
Post challenge notes:
A disappointing average, but I suppose this is what a good snapshot is truly worth on DPC. I suppose nothing about this shot really made a connection with most people. My family loved it, however, and that's who the photo was really taken for. |
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