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Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture: F8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2005

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Comments: 5
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 This is my hubbie's son.

Vito (named after Vito Corleone) is a very special individual with heavy autism. He can't speak, and has an emotional age of ± 2 years.

This photo has always been a favorite for me. He was just looking into his own world when I took this shot, so I had ± 15 minutes to adjust my settings & composition. You can tell he's the best and most patience model I have had in front of my lens ;)

He always gives me the feeling nothing but love will be on his side, no questions asked. Thinking about him (we see him ± once a month) and looking at this photo gives me the feeling of pure love.

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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 11/14/2007 05:20:29 PM
I absolutely love this photo (and all of your photos). I also have a niece who has autism and PKU, she is 3 with an emotional age of about a one year old, but she has stolen my heart, and although I have nowhere near your skill with photography, I love this photo of my niece, Olivia.



Message edited by author 2007-11-14 17:20:41.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Canon
 10/29/2006 11:34:30 PM
This is awesome. Loved your "photographer's comments". Great title, too.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 09/13/2006 05:15:35 PM
This goes into a different dimension.
Those eyes pull me into the image and feel it rather than see it.

This is truly what Photography is all about.
Precious moments captured forever, that unlike that pretty flower, or landscape, will slip by, never to be seen again.

Message edited by author 2006-09-15 16:40:33.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/14/2006 10:02:58 AM
wauw.

thanks so much Louis, I'm speechless!!
Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 05/14/2006 09:49:45 AM
Great portrait for which this tight dark crop works well. Position of the subject's eye in the frame, the catchlight, and its darkness are very satisfying. There are a lot of minor elements that help to make this an excellent composition for me: the border supplied by the hair and stripes, the vertical vs. horizontal position of these, the grain in the photo vs. the texture in the child's skin, the perfect lighting that adds an element of darkness, unsureness, tension, all underscored excellently by the title. This is a superior photograph.
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