Taken for a Maternity shoot in early 2009. I just love the calm blissful look on her face. Single speed light shot though umbrella partially collapsed. This is a great challenge already. It has caused me to go back through the entire year and enjoy some really fun moments! Good Luck all!
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First impressions are that it is a nice shot with a quirky aspect to it.
The title is a great choice as it makes us think about what the picture is showing us - it draws us in to spending more time looking at it.
The lighting is good (I wish I could use speedlights as well) but that lamp is out of place in the scene being all yellow and bright and all. A bit of dodge/burn to lessen the impact of some of the busy elements in the background would have been helpful.
I'm surprised this didn't make a 6.x score but I guess that is more to do with it not having a "wow" factor for DPC than any real reflection on the shot itself.
This is a great shot and even if DPC didn't vote it as high as it should have been it makes a wonderful reminder of this time that women only experience a few times in their life.
Well, I was your other 10 and fav..Just stopping by to see how this finished. I just love this shot. I couldn't put it into words, but you said it best.."calm and blissful. Now I want to see shots of the baby!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment and vote! I am truly humbled by the amount of talent here at DP challenge. 2 Faves for this one makes me really happy as well! See you all next time!
I gave this a 9 and upon second look bumped it to a 10 because it deserved some extra kudos. I'm disappointed that it did not come in over a 6. It really deserved it, but we know broad appeal is fickle and unpredictable for most of us. Still, a high 5 in such a challenge is an accomplishement. Hope I can do photos of people this well someday.
Talk about a picture being worth 1000 words! Great capture of a moment that I think many women will identify with. Hope it does well for you. I'll do my part to help it.
I wasn't going to comment on any more in this challenge, but I came across this and it amused me. I am wondering though, is the "storm" the oncoming baby, or the oncoming bad mood? :D
My wife would agree 100% Boy or girl? Boy...Storm raging outwards...Girl storm brewing inwards. I only have boys..3 of them. I would not know about girls. Enjoy the calmness...oooh but this is best of 2009 so maybe the storm is there? 7
don't know exactly what to say about this especially since I just finished a piece of dark double chocolate cake with a large glass of milk a few minutes ago...I'm right there with you....lol
A wonderful memory... a wonderful photo. Composition is excellent. Love it.
Now... please bear with me... I'm revisiting a little comment experiment I conducted in the 2009-03 Free Study... something like K10DGuy's comments, but with a twist... the twist being, the story will move from one photo to another within the challenge... also, I don't select just a few photos I start at the first and end on the last as determined by DPC random order assigned to me, with a single sentence for each photo... should be interesting... and you're photo is #9 in the series
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... and one expectant mother was non the wiser of what was about to happen, which would effect her directly and impact the entire world.
I generally don't care for pregnancy pics, but this is funny -- if only because it's novel and unexpected. Extra points for not having an older sibling kissing her belly.
I like the humor angle of this. These photos are usually the sappy kind, which is fine, but honestly a bit cliche. This tells a story that's more realistic. It's a busy photo, but it's all put together very well. I especially like the bit of vibrant photo coming in from above that's balanced by the similar colored book on the other side.
To be honest though, what caught my eye in this photo that made me keep looking was the cabinet in the background. That's an awesome piece of furniture, heh.
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