Innocence

Uploaded: September 26, 2005 00:19:11

Description

Photo of my 6 month old grandson, Isaac, was taken on September 24, 2005
Canon 50mm F/1.4 lens @ 1/350 second, ISO 400
Cropped, cloned, levels, dodged, sharpened and resized in Photoshop; Neat Image applied

Comments

Paul E. Earl September 26, 2005

Aaaahhhhhh!!! Sooooo cute! I love the focus you have gort on his eyes!! This is really very beautiful! #316606

September 26, 2005

Waow!!! very very cute one... great capture! #1884460

Nicole Kessel September 26, 2005

Adorable! Love his eyes! Nice job! #1885674

Margot Petrowski September 26, 2005

GORGEOUS!!!!! #1885786

Sandy Landon September 26, 2005

Look at those eyes!! What a cutie!! Great shot! #1886216

Janie Carpenter September 26, 2005

I love the eyes, great work!! #1886219

Janine Russell level-deluxe September 26, 2005

Paul, Swapnali, Nicole, Margot, Sandy & Janie, thank you so much for all of your kind comments. #1886276

Lisa D. Greer September 26, 2005

Sooooooooo cute!!!! #1886516

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic September 26, 2005

Soooooo sweet! Love it :) #1886571

Janine Russell level-deluxe September 26, 2005

Lisa & Shelly, I really appreciate your encouraging comments. #1886701

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe September 26, 2005

Darling photo! Wow, love those eyes!

ccc #1889206

Daniel Diaz September 27, 2005

Gorgeous portrait Janine, tooooo cute!!! #1889647

Janine Russell level-deluxe September 27, 2005

Candice & Daniel, thanks so much for your encouraging comments. #1891212

Susie Peek-Swint September 27, 2005

Beautiful portrait of your grandson Janine ~ wonderful eyes ~ great title too! #1893121

Janine Russell level-deluxe September 27, 2005

Susan, I really appreciate your comments. #1893188

Jim Kinnunen level-classic September 28, 2005

Great expression, Janine!!! #1894957

Susana Ms Heide September 28, 2005

What a cute photo of your grandson!! Love the sharpness and the catchlights in his eyes! #1895033

Janine Russell level-deluxe September 28, 2005

Jim & Susana, than so much for your words of encouragement. #1895240

Debbie Hartley September 29, 2005

What a gorgeous little boy Janine! So Cute! #1898325

Janine Russell level-deluxe September 29, 2005

Debbie, I really appreciate your kind words. #1899082

October 03, 2005

Wonderful lighting on this Beauty Janine, love it! #1914367

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 04, 2005

Her, your comments are really appreciated. #1914389

Lori S. Aschbrenner October 04, 2005

What a perfect capture of your gorgeous grandson, Janine! I love the perfect focus on his eyes, and of course the fingers in the mouth... teething, I presume? My son was sitting on my lap as I was looking at this image, doing the exact same thing. He's currently getting his molars in. #1916028

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 04, 2005

Lori, thank so much for your kind words. #1916112

Patrick Campbell October 08, 2005

What a great shot of your grandson, Janine! He looks so curious and eager. #1929989

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 08, 2005

Patrick, I appreciate your comments so much. #1930229

Stanley J. Contrades October 21, 2005

Love the expression you've caught on this, Janine!! CONGRATULATIONS and the best of luck to you in the next round with this wonderful portrait!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1975426

October 21, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Janine! #1977325

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 21, 2005

Stan & Reine, thanks so much for your much appreciated kind words. #1977637

Ermanno Radice October 21, 2005

Congratulations, Janine, on your wonderful finalist!

#1979007

Rakesh Syal level-classic October 21, 2005

Congratulations, Janine!!! #1979295

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 21, 2005

Ermanno & Rakesh, I truly appreciate your kind remarks; thanks so much. #1979317

Janet Williams October 21, 2005

WOW - Janine - I never saw this one originally. It is just soooo gorgeous. What a wonderful capture. Those eyes are just to die for! Tremendous finalist - good luck in the next round. #1979404

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 21, 2005

Janet, thanks so much for your kind comments and support. #1979510

Patrick Campbell October 21, 2005

Kudos, Janine, and best of luck in the next round! #1979818

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 21, 2005

Patrick, thanks so much for your kind words. #1980041

Melissa A. Mannon October 21, 2005

Congratulations Janine! He's adorable! Beautiful portrait. #1980922

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 21, 2005

Melissa, thanks so much for your words of encouragement. #1980972

Jim Kinnunen level-classic October 22, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful portrait!!! #1986418

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 22, 2005

Jim, I really appreciate your kind remarks; thanks. #1986499

Sandy Landon October 23, 2005

So cute!!! Congrats!!! #1990500

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 23, 2005

Sandy, thanks so much for your words of encouragement. #1990549

Mary K. Robison November 01, 2005

Such a perfect title for such a sweet portrait, Janine. A belated Congratulations for its finalist spot! #2021035

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 01, 2005

Mary, thanks so much for your congratulations and encouragement; I really appreciate it. #2022547

Keith L. Clayton November 07, 2005

Priceless!! I can see why you won!! #2045926

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 07, 2005

Keith, I really appreciate your comments; thanks so much. #2046062

Chris Budny level-deluxe November 07, 2005

Definitely a prize-winner! Your listing of edits made is daunting to me---shows me how much I have to learn! #2046719

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 07, 2005

Christopher, thanks so much; your comments are a great encouragement to me. #2046792

November 08, 2005

Janine, This is an amazing photograph. I really like the focus on the eyes and how the outer edges are blurred. Very nice job! #2051691

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 08, 2005

Leah, thanks so much; I really appreciate your encouragement. #2052315

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 25, 2005

I am resubmitting this in the November 2005 contest; maybe a winner this time? #2119651

Janine Russell level-deluxe December 04, 2005

From Carrianne Hornok
I love your finalist picture of the baby!! His eyes are amazing!

#2150937

Breanna D. Manley January 10, 2006

Thank you for commenting on my photo. Thought I would stop by and check out your gallery. This grandson of yours is a cutie. I love your gallery everything is so nice and clear. You do an amazing job on your photos.
Love them all, Breanna #2272531

Janine Russell level-deluxe January 10, 2006

Breanna, you're welcome and thanks so much for taking the time to check out my gallery and for your nice comments; I really appreciate your encouragement. #2272603

January 31, 2006

true perfection #2361327

February 02, 2006

Thanks for your photo input. I really appreciate it. I love this photo. He's so delicate and precious. Its a very touching photograph. #2370576

Janine Russell level-deluxe February 02, 2006

Pamela and Britney, thanks so much for your encouraging comments. #2370650

Sandra Freyler February 03, 2006

I know i'm alittle tooo late to congratulate you, but this portrait is adorable! WOnderful capture and love the closeup, Janine! Great work! COngratulations! :) #2373546

Janine Russell level-deluxe February 03, 2006

Sandra, thanks very much; it's one of my favorites of my grandson. #2373817

Tori A. Woods March 10, 2006

I love this shot Janine.....your grandson is cute!!
I love the way you captured his beautiful eyes....I bet he does a lot of "talking" with those eyes...I bet they can get him out of trouble if he's gotton into any yet....he's adorable........Tori #2519384

Janine Russell level-deluxe March 10, 2006

Tori, thanks very much for your nice comments; he's already gotten into "trouble" - check out his photo on page 1 of my gallery "I've Had A Tough Weekend". He'll be a year old on March 29th and is a real sweet and active little boy.
#2519416

Tori A. Woods March 10, 2006

oh poor little guy!!
he looks like he did have a tough weekend.....how cute though....he really looks "all boy" in that one...Tori #2519604

Janine Russell level-deluxe March 10, 2006

Tori, thanks; he's had his stitches out and is doing great now. #2519633

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