uh oh - a candid shot - a situation not involving perfect lighting conditions or poses... what's a photog to do?
First grade field trip - 50 kids at Olive Garden. We parents who went along survived! yay! Actually, these kids did an excellent job with behaving so it was quite an enjoyable day :)
[May. 7th, 2009 11:40:18 PM]
this is doing way better than i thought it would. i love to capture candid moments of my kids and i am thrilled this is being received so well :)
[May. 10th, 2009 10:48:25 PM]
I want to thank Art Roflmao because I probably would never have realized that I cannot spell LOL
[May. 10th, 2009 11:58:18 PM]
Coolness... a posthumous RED ribbon. Thanks, Don!
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omg - did NOT expect a blue ribbon for this. Thank you!
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I am so touched by all the fabulous and supportive comments on this. I really expected a less than 5 score for this because it is such a quirky candid. I appreciate everyone's words so very much. :)
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Michelle this is one of my favorites of yours, for sure - just first seeing it now - such great perspective and focus - terrific tones and storytelling, etc. Fabulous!
This is so good in all respects and really deserved the blue. Browsed your portfolio and i am impressed by some of the excellent work you have in there.
Ooooo... I love this! Big time! From the waitress being busy as evidence by the movement in her hair, to your son making that eye contact, to the child all dressed up and engrossed in his... business.... Perfect, and so worthy of the blue, which is all the more better by not being the "typical" shot.
I am just starting the HDR photos myself and am very frustrated with not being able to get good results. How did you make this photo? What program did you use? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I think this is a fantastic shot...your ribbon is well-deserved! This shot is fantastic in bw and has almost a sort of Norman Rockwell type feel! Wonderful work! Congratulations.
This is absolutely an exceptional image. I'm SO Pleased to see this intensely *real* little slice-of-life bag the blue in what turned out to be an extremely *artificial* challenge, by and large. What I mean by that is that most of the images seemed rater forced (my own not excepted), and this one stands out as being completely natural. So big congrats!
Michelle! CONGRATULATIONS! What a fabulous photo for this challenge. I feel like I'm looking into another era. And the boy in the suit. He makes my heart hurt! :)
Congratulations! This is just a wonderful candid, and a superb black and white. I love the tonal range and the depth of "personality" it has. Love your PP as well. Cool, cool, cool image!
Amazing combination of activities here. The adult in the background really draws the eye and adds drama while the kids keep it grounded. Glad to see this in the top spot.
hey michelle .. how excellent to see a colorcarnival photograph winning a blue ribbon when i opened my home page .. CONGRATULATIONS on such a brilliant image .. :)
Really good - deserves the first place. Congratulations.
Somebody said something about the studious boy ---- he's only colouring the placemat or whatever it is. Cool that he wears a suit on an excursion, too.
Congrats, Michelle! I think what did this one so well is that you managed to get some great light and tones, and then your processing brought out the dimension in it just right. Didn't come up for me in voting though.
OH, I am so pleased for you! This is brilliant, and will satisfy my need to see a brilliant photo for some time to come. The people and the don have spoke with one voice and you made them do it!
Great capture of just the right moment. The moving woman and still boy both looking into the camera. the boys in the next booth with their faces visible, and of course that studious boy on the left. But most of all, it fits the spirit of the challenge: a new perspective by using the table top, where crayons and salt shakers and napkins have exaggerated importance, and little boys must compete with them for your attention, which they do admirably. Posthumous Red Ribbon.
The immediate impact of this image is not technical but artistic - it's a stellar capture in which the details compliment the title and the subjects exactly match the impression the author tried to convey. From a technical standpoint, it is exceptional and above average for the general challenge - the exacting tones of black, gray and white demonstrate an indepth knowledge of the zone system and it's use - a perfect conversion and well worth the time to examine closely in addition to the vague, yet detailed background which again, demonstrates mastery of bokeh both as a concept and a photographic tool. A complete technical and artistic success that by rights should place well into the challenge if not a ribbon winner. Well done.
it was fun going through the image and find out aforementioned four expressions. like the bw conversion but something seems a bit odd (random soft spots) with the skin of the kid with suit. some pp?
overall i like the shot.
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