Great portrait, and the others on your website, too! Cyano, would you please share with us the lens you're working with? Has this photo gone through any blurring filter or is the depth of field really this short on an EOS-20D with your lens? E-10 has namely a huge depth of field.. Thanks!
thank you very much for all your votes, i really appreciate them !
Of course i must divide the blue ribbon and the credit with my lovely nieces, impossible without them !
The original picture is in color but i decide to make it b/w to avoid
the little girl in the background to disturb the main scene.
I am amazed that this got the blue ribbon! Without the girl in the background it definately deserves it. Guess I'll NEVER figure out the DPC voting public. Lemme say again awesome shot that would have been down right bad ass without the extra element of the second (almost) subject!
TC
The girl in the background is an unnecesary element that detracts from an otherwise flawless portrait that fits in perfectly with the challenge theme. Take her out of the shot and this goes up a point maybe two! Great b/w portrait!
TC
Beautifully exposed and a lovely use of space. I would like to see it with the (sister) cropped out. The main character would still be far enough to one side for her to be looking into the centre of the picture. Would like to know if it was a "grabbed shot" or set up. If it was grabbed it was great. If it was set up - I would like to see some of the others.
Fantastic image, my favourite of the challenge by quite a long way. Great composure, lighting and beautiful pose and expression on the little one. Good luck with this one.
I like this shot a lot. Her facial expression, hair and are just great. I also love the tones in this image. I do find the little girl in the background bit distracting because I somehow think that the amount of blur on her doesn't actually add to the image. I feel that this image would be stronger with a simple background, like what's there without the child.
I also feel that a bit can be taken off from the right of the frame. To be it looks a bit off balance.
But overall, it's a great image and I think it's one of the best in the challenge. Best of luck.
Horray! I now count about four or five quality images in this entire challenge. Yours is one of teh very best. I love the contrast here. This is supurb in black and white. THe expression is AMAZING. I love the DOF. Everythign about this image is pitch perfect. Well done. I hope you take the top ribbon home. 10
Beautiful portrait and fantastic lighting.. I can't decide whether I like the inclusion of the child in the background or not. In some ways he/she detracts from the primary figure, but then in others it does make it more of a 'class room' scene rather than just a portrait.
Very nicely done! I like the simplicity here. The use of black & white is great, and the lighting is really well done. Some folks will probably say that they would have eliminated the little girl in the background, but I think it really adds to the shot. Having her playing joyfully in the background, to me, helps to tell a story of a girl who is determined to get her homework done despite the temptations of having fun instead. My only 10 of the challenge.
Lovely look of contentment on this child's fact! Strong composition in black and white with a great tonal range. Child in background is mildly distracting, but otherwise nearly flawless.
This is a lovely portrait. I think the composition is great. In other challenges, the second child in the background might be distracting; however, it is not a distraction in the context of the School Days Challenge since you would expect to see more than one child. I think the black and white is displayed perfectly. Her hair fades into the background, but it draws your attention to the face and the great expression exhibited there. I think this entry will place high. 9.
Silvia
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Congradulations - on your Ribbon, I only dream of winning one - good luck in your future challenges and hope you win even more
