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Postby thehikingdude on Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:22 pm

Long time, no share. I figure it's about time to come on back. Very little post processing. What do you think of it?

My 5yo Boy


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Postby Nnnnsic on Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:39 pm

Great composition. I'd have made the boy as sharp as everything else, but I love it just the same. Niiiice bokeh. :up:
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Postby thehikingdude on Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:45 pm

Thanks! After I got home and checked it out I wished I had a bit more depth of field. Shot at f4.5 though so that was that.
We were at a park so I was lucky to get him to stand still long enough for that one!
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Postby stubbsy on Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:57 pm

Actually I think it's excellent as is. The shallow DOF means my eye is strongly drawn to the flower first, but the boy is sufficiently in focus that he still appears sharp (if that makes sense) without dominating the shot.
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Postby macka on Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:05 pm

Great shot! You could consider doing some selective sharpening of his eyes, but I really like it.
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Postby Oscar on Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:12 pm

I agree with Peter on this one :up:

Lovely shot.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby thehikingdude on Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:51 am

Thanks for all the kind words! Heading out for 9 days of vacation. Hopefully I will return with more to share.
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