Ashlee (one of my sweet grandaughters) gave me a full day of fun and lots of pictures. I chose this one for the "Gold" challenge because of the use of early morning light. We started shooting just as the sun came up. All this 128MM, shot needed was minor adjustments in levels, contrast, saturation and unsharp mask. I came back and resubmitted this shot with a close crop.
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I think this may be a stretch for the gold challenge. But I would suggest either a greater DOF so the whole face is in focus, or a much tighter DOF for the effect.