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Snoozin' & Happy

Snoozin' & Happy

Mom set Kate down for a minute right near a window, and the light was just right!

100mm/2.8 Macro, hand-held.

Paul D.

Donna McMillan

How adorable! Great capture...timing, color, detail, comp., clarity! Love it!

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August 16, 2010

Denise A. Johnson

timing is everything, yours was right on!

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August 17, 2010

Paul D.

Thanks, D & D! It helps, too, that Kate seems to always sleep with a smile...

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August 17, 2010

- Ruth Robbins

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Very cute. What a good expression and the light is fabulous. You have two very nice new editor's picks.

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August 17, 2010

Paul D.

Thanks Ruth! Not the landscape shooting I'd like to be doing, but it sure was a photographic opportunity not to be passed up, lol.

I need to go find a mountain around here and nail a sunrise shot before I start getting rusty...

;^)

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August 18, 2010

- Ruth Robbins

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You know, this expression is absolutely priceless. Have you thought about trying a closer crop? Like maybe the same size ratio, but closer in so the face and the bottle are foremost? And her little hand?

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August 30, 2010

Paul D.

Ugh, Ruth, you're absolutely right. I focused on her expression and therefore I didn't look for clutter to eliminate. There's just a bit too much blanket in the foreground. Oh well, maybe a resubmit later this year! I did a quick crop to see what would happen, and Kate's expression sure is more prominent. Maybe this is too tight, but some sort of crop is need, I totally agree. Guess we'll see what the Judges think, but I'm always happy if an image gets an EP, lol.

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August 31, 2010

- Ruth Robbins

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That is exactly what I had in mind :-D

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August 31, 2010

- Ruth Robbins

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I hope you enter this cropped one into the expressions category.

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September 08, 2010

- Ruth Robbins

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Congratulations on this well deserved finalist. It is such a good shot.