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Blissful Innocence
Blissful Innocence
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Challenge: Candid IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Zurasky Back Yard
Date: Jun 4, 2007
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Candid, Children
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2007

 This is my niece Chaela. It had just finished raining, and the sun had broken through the clouds. We had gone outside to see a rainbow and she decided she wanted to play on the swing.

This was captured with my brand new 50mm lens I just received today. I was only shooting to get familiar with it and didn't really expect anything to turn out. Well, this was one of many surprises I got today!

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Place: 245 out of 448
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Avg (commenters): 6.2143
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Views since voting: 823
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Votes: 140
Comments: 16
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 06/17/2007 05:44:00 PM
Given how back she is leaning, a shot from the other side might have been more fun a shot.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/16/2007 12:29:48 PM
I love that we cannot see her face because she is dissolved into bliss. 8
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Pentax K100D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 06/14/2007 11:21:31 AM
I wish I could see her facial expressions..
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Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/13/2007 10:47:43 PM
Gleeful. though since her (his?) shoes are so prominent in the shot, it seems as if they should be in focus.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/13/2007 06:24:05 AM
sorry
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 06/13/2007 05:01:34 AM
Great POV on this shot, good good with the dof as well as the softer elements really help bring you in to the hands fand face
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/13/2007 04:28:19 AM
A good moment focus could be better...
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 06/12/2007 08:10:41 PM
Great shot, nice processing. I like the softness of this. Nicely done.
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Pentax K7
Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited AF
 06/12/2007 03:23:14 PM
I like the sense of motion here.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 06/12/2007 02:06:02 PM
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/11/2007 10:03:25 PM
Nice angle but my eyes keep going to the green shoes and not her face...a split second earlier, a different angle, and a completely different feel to the image.
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Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 06/11/2007 09:49:08 PM
Nice capture - Love the feel to this - Nice colours and amusing to look at - I like it a lot.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 06/11/2007 06:12:38 PM
I would love to see her facial expression in this shot
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 06/11/2007 12:25:26 PM
OK, this could of been a really good image, but the thing is, my eye is drawn to the subject knees.

I feel like I am a pedafile (sp) looking at this image.

The face gives more impact than the knees do, showing here emotion.

If you had waited just another second, and "anticipated" her swing, you would of been able to shoot her face, and not her knees.

Poor comp, great color, nice light, interesting dof, good texture

As for the title, I am not convinced of 'blissfulness'. Since you are forcing me to look at her knees, my thoughts are far from blissfulness.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 06/11/2007 08:47:25 AM
This is fantastic. Love the DOF. 7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 06/11/2007 07:51:34 AM
Very cool capture! Love the colours.
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