One of my boys....

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One of my boys....

Postby xerubus on Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:46 pm

he get's whatever he wants when he pulls this face at his mum... :)

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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:04 pm

The eyes are key in this shot and make it a great photo, I have seen you use better PP then this, but overal a shot a mother would love.
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Postby xerubus on Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:08 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:I have seen you use better PP then this...


yeh.. i've struggled a bit with this shot... just can't get the right ooomph out of the contrast without spoiling the shot...

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Postby jdear on Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:19 pm

lovely shot!
is that with the 50mm f/1.8?? :D
it may be my eyes, but could his eyes be a little more sharper?

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Postby xerubus on Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:22 pm

jdear wrote:lovely shot!
is that with the 50mm f/1.8?? :D
it may be my eyes, but could his eyes be a little more sharper?

J


:) no.. not with the 50mm .. was at 35mm on a cheap and nasty lens.

yeh.. eyes could be a lot sharper, but unfortunately due to the original being a bit ordinary i can't push the sharpness too much more.

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Postby byrt_001 on Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:22 pm

hi

great shot, but i think the background is just a bit too black.

thanks for sharing

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Postby bindiblue on Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:54 pm

What a handsome boy you have got,, no wonder he wraps his mother round her fingers, with those beautiful eyes,

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Postby JordanP on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:00 pm

xerubus wrote:
jdear wrote:lovely shot!
is that with the 50mm f/1.8?? :D
it may be my eyes, but could his eyes be a little more sharper?

J


:) no.. not with the 50mm .. was at 35mm on a cheap and nasty lens.

yeh.. eyes could be a lot sharper, but unfortunately due to the original being a bit ordinary i can't push the sharpness too much more.

cheers


If you were going to print this, I wouldn't want it any sharper.

Cool shot, cool kid. I like the B&W treatment. The eyes are wonderfully engaging. If I were to do any further PP on this I would only try a slight curves tweak, but that would be it.
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Postby avkomp on Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:52 pm

nice portrait.

as already stated, the eyes make this.

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