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Subject Nº 6,999,998,678: Jessica
Subject Nº 6,999,998,678: Jessica
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Challenge: One In 7 Billion (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Home
Date: Jan 3, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2010

 This is my daughter, Jessica. She was born on the 9th of November, so I thought I'd play on the theme of the challenge in my title, but it might not be entirely accurate (actually, it should be closer to #6,987,600,000 according to Wolfram|Alpha)! The preparation to have a five minute window when your naked, two-month old daughter is awake and won't complain is quite labour-intensive: it started at 11 o'clock the night before!

Cropped and basic stuff in ACR, then imported into Photoshop, defined the background as white in levels and bumped it a little in curves. Then I cloned out some dry skin and milk spots and dodged/burned her eyes to make them a little brighter. I then masked out everything except the eyes and sharpened them, then masked them out and did a pass with Noise Ninja. Converted to black and white, sharpened and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 99
Avg (all users): 6.5982
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 6.0741
Avg (non-participants): 6.6719
Views since voting: 2577
Views during voting: 391
Votes: 219
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
 02/03/2010 03:54:54 AM
Originally posted by Senay:
Everything is so perfect, but if there was one thing I would change it's that arm on the left behind the head. That's just a small nitpick though. Great job!


It's her foot! :-)
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/02/2010 11:22:57 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Sorry about the wait for your critique, this is coming out of the backlog!

Another image of yours, this one is much more difficult to try to critique hehe.

What is there to even say about this picture? You placed 6th in a challenge with a lot of great entries, one of my favourites in the contest, and I'd have to say the best photo of a baby I've ever seen!

Everything is so perfect, but if there was one thing I would change it's that arm on the left behind the head. That's just a small nitpick though. Great job!

If you have any questions click here to message me!

Senay
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 01/13/2010 03:32:45 PM
Well, what can I say, 6th in such a tough crowd :)
Brilliantly well done, this is definitely a keeper!

Parabéns a nós :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 01/13/2010 09:00:02 AM
This is so cute! Great job catching one so young in such an alert contented frame of mind :)

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Olympus PEN E-P1
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
01/13/2010 06:27:51 AM
Linda!
Not as much as mine of course ;) but every Dad will tell you so.
Congratulations for such a high place in the challenge with the toughest competition I've ever seen since I joined.

P.S. As I commented before, the tittle alone deserved a ribbon!

Message edited by author 2010-01-13 06:28:57.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/13/2010 01:42:35 AM
awesome...love it!
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 01/13/2010 12:27:14 AM
This is a WONDERFUL shot !! and she is already modelling for daddy. Congrats!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 01/11/2010 06:39:28 PM
Very cute! Good focus on her face and the lighting is nice.
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Nikon D70
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
 01/11/2010 01:21:09 AM
beautiful, 7
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 01/08/2010 04:14:29 PM
:) !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/08/2010 11:57:07 AM
Wow!
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Olympus PEN E-P1
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
01/08/2010 08:29:18 AM
This is totally ribbon!
The tittle alone is ribbon.
Perfect.
Added to favorites!
10*
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/08/2010 06:32:12 AM
So sweet and tender...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 01/06/2010 11:56:35 AM
beautiful shot- top 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 01/06/2010 11:03:10 AM
Awwwwwwwww... Sweet!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 01/06/2010 04:56:06 AM
Amazing DOF, great definition. She happens in fact once in a lifetime :)
Nice high-key, even love the small bumps in the sheet below. Just a superb look on this one!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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