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The Chaser
The Chaser
KristinaG


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Challenge: Free Study 2011-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Sep 10, 2011
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2011

 I think this is going to be one of those images that you enter with your eyes closed and ignore the score.
I love this image. Absolutely adore it. However, I am sure that the voters will have wanted to see the seagulls in focus as well. The shallow focus was my choice as the photographer, because I wanted the viewer to pay special attention to the chaser. So this turned out exactly how I planned for it to.
I am sure I will receive comments from people who don't like it though.
Foreground bokeh is rarely appreciated.

I do wish her expression was slightly different though. Not really a fan of that.

Statistics
Place: 145 out of 297
Avg (all users): 5.7561
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.6344
Avg (non-participants): 6.1333
Views since voting: 383
Views during voting: 204
Votes: 123
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 10/17/2011 10:59:27 AM
Foreground bokeh is SO underrated. And SO tough to do well in an action shot!
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 10/09/2011 09:32:20 AM
If you take a look you'll see this mentioned in the posthumous thread. No bling but mentioned anyway.
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 10/08/2011 12:49:12 PM
I like the uncertainty of the expression.
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 10/08/2011 12:42:14 PM
I adore this photo as well, including her expression.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2011 12:05:06 PM
Apologies - no time for a 'Longer Look' comment before challenge end. I'll come back after.

Back to update this comment. Apologies, I'd forgotten I'd be in an Internet black hole before rollover.

I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Seagulls in focus? Certainly not, the technical and artistic feat of isolating the girl in this way trumps all such notions. I'm sure it was tempting to reflect your eclectic choices with an edgy monochrome presentation - I'm so glad you didn't; the colour works fabulously well. I also like the sloping ground - it fixes our POV so well.

Critical stuff: Not much at all. I'd probably have cloned away that bit of sky just beyond the tip of the wing of the 2nd bird as it competes a little with her face.

Overall: Lovely stuff. Full of life.

Message edited by author 2011-10-17 08:16:08.
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 10/06/2011 10:22:49 PM
Wonderful to catch her hair flying and frame her with the birds.
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 10/06/2011 09:51:06 PM
Great fun and beautifully framed. Looks very springtime...
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 10/06/2011 04:57:42 AM
Lovely fresh simple capture. I wished she was looking at the birds and not past them.
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 10/04/2011 02:01:57 AM
THis is wonderful, I love what the little girl is wearing so sweet, hope it does better than my photo, sure it will. 10
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 10/02/2011 06:43:06 PM
Wonderful capture here as the title says good expression on her face just my thoughts what it would have looked with the birds in focus still a good perspective ..Well done
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