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My Girls (d/l warning)

Postby Newidude on Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:05 pm

After a bit of fun in another thread I thought I would post a few pics of my girls to ....um.... Prove? my status he he he

My eldest is 4 Tyla and the youngest is 4 months Ellie

Ellie @ 1 week
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Tyla 1
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Tyla 2
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Tyla sillohette waiting for Granny to arrive to take her shopping
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I have squidzillions (yes thats a real number) of pics but thought it best to just keep it to a few I had already resized to send to the "Oldies"

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Postby avkomp on Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:11 pm

a couple of enchanting portraits here.

I would be tempted to come in a little closer in 2 and 3

guess this proves you arent a homer sexual :lol:

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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:12 pm

Brad - Tyla 1 is a superb shot that illustrates what many people ignore when shooting children - get down to their level - beautiful :)
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Postby PiroStitch on Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:14 pm

The first two are top pics! Very natural and beautifully captured. Definitely print them up and frame it.
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Postby Geoff on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:13 pm

Wow! The first 3 are great photos!!
Definately worth printing and framing...well done, beautiful kids! :)
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:20 pm

Well you might get a few laughs infront of the camera, but man I have a lot of respect for you behind it. I'm really impressed (I don't have kids myself but I take plenty of shots or friends and family and these are super).
In particular I think #2 is a excellent shot, really beautiful (what lens were you using?). While I think the others are great, I am just enchanted by number 2, did you get her to pose like that ? Or was it a candid ? Surely it was posed ?
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Postby losfp on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:22 pm

#2 is a magic shot, Brad!!! Brilliant! :)
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Postby leek on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:31 pm

#2 & #4 for me... full of character... Nice work!!!!
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:36 pm

May I be as bold to suggest that perhaps #2 will give Shelia a real run for her money in getting three straight POTW, it's definitely my favourite so far :)
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Postby Newidude on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:50 pm

Alpha_7 wrote: #2 is a excellent shot, really beautiful (what lens were you using?). While I think the others are great, I am just enchanted by number 2, did you get her to pose like that ? Or was it a candid ? Surely it was posed ?


Was a 70-200 2.8 IS L, it lives on my main body. That shot was actually a lighting test before shooting a B/W roll of 120 Ilford Delta. Tyla has grown up in front of my lense so she just loves having her photo taken. Quite often she will ask to go out the front or back and take some photo's of her. This one in particular was something I told her to do and where to look, although alot of times she will strike various pose's and ask "What about this one?" So candids are actually more of a challenge with her as if it comes out of my bag, she's onto me straight away.

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Postby MATT on Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:50 pm

Ncie shots of your kids.
No.2 is the strongest to me..

I believe 1 sqillion is a real number cause I'm almost there...

Not to many as good as these though.

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Postby Fortigurn on Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:18 pm

sirhc55 wrote:Brad - Tyla 1 is a superb shot that illustrates what many people ignore when shooting children - get down to their level - beautiful :)


This needs to be said more often. Totally agree. And lovely shots.
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Postby DionM on Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:40 pm

Number 2 is great. Love it.

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Postby wendellt on Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:32 pm

Tyla 1 is fantastic very dreamy and innocent
great pose too and a beautiful name.
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Postby byrt_001 on Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:50 pm

ahhh

they are great! i have a 4 year old dauther too.

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Postby ozczecho on Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:03 am

Newidude wrote:
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Tyla has grown up in front of my lense so she just loves having her photo taken. Quite often she will ask to go out the front or back and take some photo's of her. This one in particular was something I told her to do and where to look, although alot of times she will strike various pose's and ask "What about this one?" So candids are actually more of a challenge with her as if it comes out of my bag, she's onto me straight away....


Mate you are very lucky...everytime I pull out the camera my little princess runs off :x

Anyway the *lighting test shot* is superb love it. Great pose and focus and also the b&w is beautiful...

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Postby rokkstar on Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:04 am

Have to agree here - Tyla 1 is beautiful.

You have beautiful children newiedude.
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Postby nito on Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:44 am

Elegant shots of you beautiful daughters. :D
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Postby MATT on Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:32 am

Newidude wrote:P.S. Is anyone else paranoid about spelling now after that thread in the nerdy section about would've and could've's? hahahah. I am triple checking everything. ;)


Err. No.. infact spelling has never been my strong piont and I ant going to start now :twisted: ..

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Postby Greg B on Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:38 am

Newidude wrote:.....P.S. Is anyone else paranoid about spelling now after that thread in the nerdy section about would've and could've's? hahahah. I am triple checking everything. ;)


Excellent. 8)
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Postby Greg B on Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:40 am

Brad, these are excellent photos of beautiful kids. You must be very pleased on both fronts.

2 and 3 are my favourites, they are really something. Well done.
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:12 am

Alpha_7 wrote:May I be as bold to suggest that perhaps #2 will give Shelia a real run for her money in getting three straight POTW, it's definitely my favourite so far :)

Craig I seem to recall you making a prediction like this once before and I wanted to take bets on the outcome. You wouldn't be in it. Guess who's turn it is to choose POTW next :twisted: Deja Vu? Wanna take a bet this time. :wink:

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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:28 am

I recall making the prediction I can't remember the final outcome. Hmmm, I'd be thinking you are less inclined to pick a child shot then some of the other mods, and also the week is still young :) Oh did I mention I'm not a betting man :lol: Can you remember the outcome last time, the feeling of e ja vu is returning.
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:39 am

Alpha_7 wrote: Can you remember the outcome last time, the feeling of e ja vu is returning.

You were wrong (I chose a different image) :roll:
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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:28 am

stubbsy wrote:
Alpha_7 wrote: Can you remember the outcome last time, the feeling of e ja vu is returning.

You were wrong (I chose a different image) :roll:


http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14142

Yep I was wrong, but you picked a good one regardless :)
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Postby georgie on Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:53 pm

great photos - really good stuff

I have 2 "monkies" and we had a professional shoot recently to get some family portraits and I don't think there will be one photo with the girls looking into the camera, yet the next day they couldn't have been happier to take photos with me.
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Postby Finch on Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:06 pm

I love all 4 shots with no. 2 being a standout for me.

Very well composed, delicate lighting and sharp as a tack.

You should be proud of these

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Postby ABG on Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:49 pm

I can only repeat what others have said before me, but these photos are so good I feel the need to. All 4 are lovely and number 2 in particular is just sensational. My wife thinks number 1 is the pick, but she's always been a sucker for babies. :)
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Postby bindiblue on Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:18 pm

Awesome shots,, and I hope you appreciate how lucky you are to have your daughter look at a camera, I have a granddaughter, 3 1/2 and gee I gotta work real hard to get shots of her face,,

Well done.


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