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An Isaiah Burst
An Isaiah Burst
KiwiShotz


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Challenge: Burst of Color (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Location: Porirua City, Wellington, NZ
Date: Jan 3, 2006
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Family, Urban
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2006

 My partner (Kari1) took me out because she wanted to shoot Burst of Colour. She had a mall playground in mind but when we got there, everything was faded and the colours dull.

Walking back to the car I saw a rack of sarongs outside a shop, the colours were amazing. On their own they were not enough as the challenge is for the colours to *offset* the subject, not *be* the subject.

It was holidays and the mall was filled with children and parents. I saw this delightful 2yr old who I came to know was Nelesoni and his 5yr old brother Isaiah. I asked their mum if I could photograph them and I quite rightly had to explain all about DPC and the challenges.

I talked to the boys about playing peek-a-boo in the clothes and just as I was setting up, Isaiah burst through and I reflex-shot this image.

I took many more of this delightful family, particularly one of the two boys looking at each other. But it was this one, the first almost candid one that had the spontaneity and life that is so pleasing to the eye. Don't you just love the food dribbled down his top - such a typically boy thing.

Even if this is canned in the voting, I regard it as one of my best photos ever. Thanks DPC for making me do this and thanks Kari for not begrudging me the shot when you took me out to do yours.

Statistics
Place: 72 out of 244
Avg (all users): 5.7949
Avg (commenters): 7.5833
Avg (participants): 5.6239
Avg (non-participants): 5.9440
Views since voting: 1090
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 234
Comments: 14
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Canon EOS-10D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/17/2006 02:15:31 PM
Hey Brett, I didn’t realize this was yours. I see you pegged out the apertrue to shorten your shutter as much as possible. Only other option was to bump your ISO up. I love your description of getting this image. No matter what you did with the rest of the images... you couldn’t have chosen a better expression. I think this should have placed higher. Keep up the good work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 01/15/2006 01:46:02 PM
Nice contagious vibrant laughter, he looks like he's having a blast...very nice.
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Canon EOS-10D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/14/2006 10:09:58 PM
Wonderful colors. A fun and energetic expression. There is a slight motion blur (obviously)... I'll come back and check on your shutter speed when the challenge is over. I like the way the folds of cloth guide your eye back to the boy... nice compositon.
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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 01/14/2006 01:03:51 AM
Great candid. I love the feel and emotive quality of this shot. The color saturation is also excellent. IMHO the focus seems a tad off. Mostly evident in the face and areas of the background material. Looks like the lighting conditions were quite bright. Perhaps you could have gotten away with shutter speeds a few stops higher to improve focus? Just my opinion, nice shot nonetheless.... 7
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 01/13/2006 11:00:57 AM
I like this image a lot. Isaiah is just bursting with personality. Very Very Cute! Good luck
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 01/12/2006 12:43:44 PM
nice capture 8
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/12/2006 01:21:07 AM
many colors plus a beautiful smile.....
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Canon EOS-30D
Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
 01/10/2006 08:11:14 AM
Interesting image, however slightly out of focus. Nice vibrant colours throughout.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 01/09/2006 10:56:17 PM
What a terrific, fun expression you captured. Make me laugh and smile, and feel good. I like the bursts of fabric around him. Good luck in the challenge. 10
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 01/09/2006 06:29:18 PM
love it...what a cutie and fits the challenge perfectly.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 01/09/2006 03:29:41 PM
cheeky smile ;) a lovely range of colors and nicely framed
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/09/2006 09:00:52 AM
cute, nice title too
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 01/09/2006 02:53:12 AM
The colored background is so busy that, to my eye, the little boy really doesn't stand out.
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Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 01/09/2006 01:52:15 AM
Love it ... nice shot .. I like the fact that it is not overedited.
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