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Title     candys
Photographer     imagina/Marek (1,007) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     portrait
F-stop     f/3.5
Shutter speed     30 sec
Categories     Family
Portrait
Lens     Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Camera     Canon EOS 350D
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     January 10, 2006 6:54:13 PM CST
Views     977
Rating     3 Thumb-up

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Thumb-up    from ondy1940/Eldon (85,892) Send mail to this user on January 10, 2006 7:28:47 PM CST (6) Early critique

A touching portrait Marek where the differences in skin tones is particularly and noticeably effective.There is a wonderful feeling of love here and it really is a pity that Mum's face has been shadowed by the boy and that she also has an ever so slightly overexposed shoulder and hand. The background is a bit messy (including what looks like a yellow butterfly stain) and a slight halo appears around the head on the left but this remains a heartwarming family portrait indeed.1.5 TU

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Thumb-up    from deleted13926/deleted (11,862) Send mail to this user on January 10, 2006 7:27:16 PM CST (5) Early critique

Neat picture, all of them all bunched up. Apart from the baby not looking at the camera (and who can control a baby?) there are many elements that you should control and which would improve the picture.

First off, the color balance could be improved. It is way red and could definitely use some adjustment to bring it to a more realistic white skin.

There seems to be a huge amount of saturation, which, again, is fairly easy to fix.

Finally, the background has some strange egg-white color, which is probably easy to clone out.

One thing you might consider next time is a background that won't be the kiss of death. That white/greenish tone of the background is not doing anyone any favors. It would be a much better picture with a darker, warmer (burnt-orange?) background. The pose is great and the expressions are so good it would be worth the effort to save the picture.

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Thumb-up    from deconut/Rich (9,485) Send mail to this user on January 10, 2006 7:23:00 PM CST (6) Early critique

I can't tell if the poor infant is cuddled or smothered! That's the only big drawback in this otherwise nice photo of warm and honest expression. A reflector would have helped fill in the shadows, otherwise - nice work and a family keeper.

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