Megan relaxes in the window of Playcare, the drop-in daycare at the YMCA where I take her twice a week to keep her aware that other children exist on earth. She also loves the babies there.
Well, whattya know. Blue. I finally get my hat-trick. There were some comments on the background blurring, and yah.. I admit, I did it a little stronger than I'd normally go, but sometimes you have to play the game. I made sure to get it approved before-hand though, cause I didn't want to risk any possibilities.. and thank *PETE* I did that.
Anyway, thanks for all the comments that were made during, and now after, and for all the comments to come (hopefully a few more. heh.)
It's nice to be on the front page again after all this time. I might have to change my Bio again.
*EDIT* OOPS.. I forgot. For those questioning the frame. That window goes up another 5 feet or so, so it was physically impossible to get the whole window in the shot. I went with the minimalist approach for purely personal reasons.. which is mainly because I liked it. I left the flowers there to give some kind of anchor to the top of the photo, so that you didn't just drift out of the frame. At least, that's how I saw it.
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hi .. this is the most gorgeous photograph .. i totally love the colours in this image ... the posture of your daughter? has a wonderful emotive feel for me for some reason ... i dont quite know why!! .. the thingo's on the window add another lovely compositional element to this excellent image .. the dof and oof looks are great ... sorry for the lovey dovey comment, but its exactly how i feel !!!!!!!!:)
so congratulations on an amazing photograph and your blue ribbon ...
There is somthing very poignant about her pose. It's candid, yet got that wistful, nostalgic air that only children can provide. Excellent bokeh (good move on that part) and the framing with the flowers is like the perfect nightcap of a long night out.
I'm reading your comments on this image, and wanted to pop back in to say that "leaving the flowers" is possibly the best single decision you made in this shot :-) I crop the flowers out, and it's "nice"; I leave them in, and it's "WOW": they add an unexpected note that's almost surreal. The more I look at this image the better I like it.
I saw this several times and I continued to think the child was not a child at all, but one of those teeny tiny delicate porcelain figurines in a small window. I just saw your forum thread about the picture, and now I see that it is not at all how I kept seeing it. So, with that said good job at capturing the doll like nature in her.
An artist that blooms at his own pace. This work is a steady upward progression of impressive visualization. Both strong and charming. Congratulations on your Blue!
w00h00!!!! Congratulations! I didn't see this! I always go through all the photos even though I haven't voted in awhile and I didn't see this.
This turned out beautiful.....this is how I picture her once you move.....she'll be looking out the window waiting for you to come back home....
Oh.. great.. thanks. I had a little bit of a meltdown last night because it finally hit me that I was leaving her/them.. and then a comment like this :)
Now where's my tissues again.. there's.. a .. dust storm. yah.
What a beautiful baby ! This photo leaves a lot of imagination to the viewer. I keep wanting to peek over and see what she's looking at. Beautiful photo! Congrats !
Congrats on the blue... it was well deserved! Loved this image and it was one of my top votes! I didn't even catch the missing top of the window, just the flowers... so they did their job for me!
Congrats Glen. This really is a sweet and well photographed picture. Somehow it didn't click with me that this was Megan. I thought she was bigger or older than this. Great job!
Glen... congrats on your first well-deserved blue... you and I are twins in the ribbon department now. It is an honor for me to be in the company of such a fine photographer! :)
Hm, in the thumbnail I mistook the girl for a puppet - and I'm still not completely sure. The golden colour cast is really cool, it gives the image a charming touch.
Like this shot heaps, well composed and I love the colouring in it, the warm tones. The blurring of the backround is a bit over the top for me though, it´s well done but just too much for my taste. Gave this a 7.
I really like this. The colors, I think, are wonderful. I like the decals on the window too, but think a tighter crop down might work too. The baby looks so content with her pacifier.
nice one, but I tried to scroll to see the top of the photo.. then I noticed that this is it... this is good but would be better if the window frame would also be at the top... I imagine that it wasn't possible..
Really wonderful capture of a nice moment. I like the overall composition of the little girl off centered within the frame, and I think she has a very natural pose as she looks out the window. Its unfortunate that the top of the frame was cut off, although perhaps there was some elements outside of the frame that you chose to exclude.
This is a gorgeous shot with a nice warm tone. Especially given the challenge, it is a shame the frame does not extend around the entire image. Nice capture.
Excellent photo, I think you really capyured the spirit of the challenge with the framing here. My favorite one of the challenge so far. I'll go with a 9
Great use of DOF, the only thing that I think would have made this better would have been to have the top of the window frame also. Not always possible if it's a 6 foot window. Great pic.
This one stood out for me when I skimmed through some of the entries yesterday... it's charming. I really love the way the light falls on her face and hair and just gives her a golden halo. I like her pose in the window and the hint of a smile on her face. I love that I don't know what she's looking at but want to know. I love the out-of-focus background - lovely colours and shapes but lack of detail is just right. I like the framing of the window and the flowers at the top. Only thing I don't like is lack of closure of frame at top of the shot... But this is a GREAT shot!
Beautiful composition. Great expression on her face, there must have been something really interesting down there holding her attention!
Good post-processing as well, the hue creates a nice mood here. The only thing I wasn't sure about at first was the blurred background, but it kind of grows on you. The three flowers break it up nicely.
(Hang on a minute, a flower AND a baby in the same shot? 1 from me!) :)
I really like this shot as one of my favorites of the challenge. The color pallete and saturation give this a very emotive quality. It also has a nice candid feel not present in many of the other entries. Great use of DOF and composition to emphasize your subject... I vote an 8
I like the way you used this great DoF to blur the background (at least, I think that's what you;ve done ;) could also be PP ofcourse!)
The window frame is straight and looks like a photo frame!
My guess is you weren't able to get the top-part of the window on the photo, that's a l little bit of a pity, but the tulips really compensate that :) 9
Great photo and very unique. The tones a warm and appropriate. I think the composition would of worked equally well without the inclusion of the flowers, less to divide ones attention.
Cant really put my mind on it, but this photo speaks to me. I have to admit, I do not know alot about Photography as I am just learning, but I do know what I like when I see it....Beautiful Photograph!
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