Inspiring Photo: Mother & Child #10515308

Mother & Child

Uploaded: July 27, 2010 17:00:07

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~flowers~

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

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Dale Hardin July 30, 2010

I like this a lot Aimee. It's reminiscence of a young cub peaking out from the protective cover of a mother lion. Lovely soft treatment with wonderful color matching of the background. The background lighting is a very nice touch. #1293281

Jeff E Jensen July 30, 2010

Two thumbs up for this one Aimee! #8796009

Peter W. Marks July 30, 2010

Wow Aimee, I do believe I have finally got through to our ancient friend and he is now seeing 'stories' in images. He will be writing poetry next!
very nice image and I for one would like to know how you set this up and what pp you used. Will you share please? #8796074

Michael Kelly July 30, 2010

This is a beauty Aimee. I love the tones and the BG color is perfect. Just great the way it is and ready to print and hang. #8796632

Susan M. Reynolds July 31, 2010

Beautiful, Aimee. I too, love the BG tones and lighting. #8797347

Rita K. Connell July 31, 2010

I believe you have a winner here...this is a awesome picture very well put together. your lighting on both of them is very nice. you get two more thumbs up from me. #8797503

Aimee C. Eisaman August 01, 2010

Thanks my Phellos! I'm very happy with this one and think it's going to end up my favorite from the photo walk. I'll show ya all the original and say that I did add a texture to it and did use a Florabella filter to get the intial look of richness I wanted. I did some selective blurring, some burning of highlights and added a vignette, also applied a high pass filter to key areas on the flowers.

I'm so sorry I'm not able to give step by step directions to how I do things. When ending I have no logical process of work. I just open the image and what jumps out at me first is what I work on then once that is done I'm inspired by something else in the image. I almost never know what the end result of a photo will be until I get there. I know Dale will work diligently for weeks even to devise a process to get a certain look from images....I really applaud him for that. Not an easy task! :~) #8799349

Dale Hardin August 01, 2010

Aimee, I work that way also and then try to remember what the heck I did!! Labeling the layers has helped me retain a bit from time to time.

The bottom line is that you had a very good image with excellent DOF and good composition to start with. So not only did you achieve photographic excellence when taking the shot but placed the frosting on the cake with out standing creativity during the post processing. Your skill is growing in leaps and bounds. #8799514

Aimee C. Eisaman August 01, 2010

O Dale thank you for making me feel better! LOL I have been working lately on getting better exposure and DOF in camera! :~) #8799524

Peter W. Marks August 01, 2010

And all the above beautifully explains why I never get winners. What can't be photogrsphed in five minutes I pass by and what takes over ten minutes of head-scratching in Photoshop merely confirms I should have taken longer to make the image in the first place!
But I do take longer chosing the bon mot in my writing. :0) #8799986

Ellen H. Robertson August 01, 2010

This is beautiful. Love the treatment and the texture.

I would have been extremely happy with the original and you took it to a magical place. #8800009

Carla Capra Anderson August 02, 2010

WOW, Aimee!
I'm slightly familiar with some of the techniques you've used; blur, burn, high pass. The others well, swoosh flying over my head, lol. A beautiful transition and wonderful editing!!
Carla #8801126

Teresa H. Hunt August 02, 2010

Aimee this image is stunning! Your original is beautiful!

I am seriously going to have to talk you into giving me an editing lesson! LOL! #8802266

Aimee C. Eisaman August 02, 2010

Peter....I get aggrivated if I can't spend some time on photographing one thing. The photowalk was nice, but I had to leave what I was working on all the time because the group was moving on. I guess we all have our ways!!! :~) Thanks!

Thank you Ellen I had wanted to enter this as my photowalk contest entry, but I already put the butterflies in and for some reason the site won't let me change it even though they have a button for that. :~)

:~) Carla....I'm certain that you know more than you think after seen the work you do. Don't worry one day you'll be working on an image and light bulbs will come on....happens to me all the time. O...so that's what that button does! LOL Thanks!

Teresa you want lessons from someone that can't remember how I did it! LOL You crack me up! :~) Thank you though you make me smile! #8802372

Michael Kelly September 15, 2010

Wonderful! Now for sure you need to print and hang it. Congratulations on a very good finalist. #8902873

Ellen H. Robertson September 15, 2010

Knew this one had to be here, we will see another prize for this one. #8902919

Dale Hardin September 15, 2010

Congratulations Aimee. A forgone conclusion. #8903102

Aimee C. Eisaman September 15, 2010

Yeah I guess I do need to have this printed now! Wonderful what kind of paper....I'm thinking metallic might look nice! Thanks all! :~) #8903530

Jeff E Jensen September 15, 2010

Congrats Aimee! #8904650

Teresa H. Hunt September 15, 2010

Oh yes, this would look fantastic on metallic paper.

Congrats on your Finalist!! #8905365

Michael Kelly September 15, 2010

I would go with it on a mat type paper. Perhaps a watercolor rag. Definitely not a glossy for these great tones. #8905517

Carla Capra Anderson September 15, 2010

Congratulations on your finalist!
;) CC #8905533

Jeff E Jensen September 16, 2010

This would look really good as a canvas gallery wrap as well. #8909640

Aimee C. Eisaman September 16, 2010

Thanks for the ideas on printing. Well it's between metallic and matte. I'd love to do a canvas wrap, but I'd lose the comp because it's so close the to edges. :~) #8909844

Nancyj E. Hovey September 16, 2010

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #8909920

Jeff E Jensen September 17, 2010

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! #8912802

Debbra Bailey September 17, 2010

Congrats on your 1st Place Aimee! Awesome! #8912808

Ellen H. Robertson September 17, 2010

This one is over the top!!
Congrats #8912810

Tammy Espino September 17, 2010

Congrats on your win! :) #8912820

Phyllis H. Burchett September 17, 2010

Congratulations on your first place win! #8912840

Usman M. Bajwa September 17, 2010

HUGE CONGRATZ on the FIRST PLACE WINNER, Aimee, WTG!!!

UB. #8912875

Carla Capra Anderson September 17, 2010

How ExCiTiNg!!!!
Congratulations on your First Place Win!!!
;) CC #8912897

Renee Doyle September 17, 2010

Congratulations on this wonderful First Place winner Aimee!! #8912903

Kerry Penn September 17, 2010

Congratulations on your win. This is a gorgeous shot! #8912909

Bojan Bencic September 17, 2010

Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Aimee. #8912956

Rita K. Connell September 17, 2010

congratulation on your first place. #8913169

Nancyj E. Hovey September 17, 2010

On your First Place WINNER! 8o) #8913358

Susan M. Reynolds September 17, 2010

You're a Golden Girl!!! 1st place...yay for our phearless leader!
Hugs,
Susan #8913443

Sam Britt September 17, 2010

Big congrats on this First Place winner, Aimee! #8913481

Liz blahh September 17, 2010

Congratulations on your beautiful first place winner! #8913621

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 17, 2010

AWESOME winner, Aims! :-)♫♪♫ k #8913627

Teresa H. Hunt September 17, 2010

Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations!!! Yeah #8913699

Dale Hardin September 17, 2010

Wowser! That's the club's first I think. How deserving that it's yours.
Congratulations. #8913791

Kim Andelkovic September 17, 2010

Congratulations on this awesome 1st win.......and especially when its your first......WTG :-) #8913853

Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 17, 2010

Congratulations!!!
JP #8913930

Dawn M. Schneider September 17, 2010

glitter-graphics.com #8914000

Patti Coblentz September 17, 2010

Congratulations, Aimee!! #8914125

Irene Colling September 17, 2010

Congratulations on the winning photo Aimee. I'm very happy for you. #8914370

Graham Robards September 17, 2010

Well done Aimee, congratulutions. ~Pat #8914609

Esther R. Tinz September 18, 2010

Congratz on your First - First Place Winner!! #8914718

Linda Jackman September 18, 2010

Congrats Aimee on your first of many first place wins. I am sure of it. #8914905

Jeana Clark September 18, 2010

A huge Congrats Aimee for your outstanding 1st place Winner!!!
It's truly Stunning!!!!!
~J~ #8915461

Katarina Mansson September 18, 2010
Beautiful color tones, treatment and sentiment - congratulations on your winner! #8915567

Ken Smith September 18, 2010
Excellent work, Aimee...congrats on your win! #8915718

Sharon Sawyer September 18, 2010
Aimee, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding First Place Win!!! #8916127

Susan M. Reynolds September 18, 2010
Congratulated you a second time, first being on FB...but you deserve as many Kudos as you can get!
Love,
~S~ #8916251

Crystal Young September 19, 2010
Congrats on a beautiful photo! Wonderful dof too! #8917322

Anthony L. Mancuso September 19, 2010
CONGRATS ON THE PHABULOUS WIN AIMEE!! #8918152

Judy V. Kennamer September 20, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful 1st Place Winner Aimee! #8919753

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 20, 2010
Congratulations on your First Place win Aimee, lovely work! #8919760

Michael Kelly September 20, 2010
Wow Aimee this is just super! Congratulations on your first place. #8920807

Bill Houghton September 22, 2010
Aimee, Congratulations on your fantastic win. A truly magical shot. Have a great day, Bill
If you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography

#8923180

Dominick M. Dimacale November 09, 2010
Aimee, belated congratulations on your Win!!!

Dominick #9022435

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