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Caught Red Handed

© Michael S. Swaffar

Caught Red Handed

Uploaded: October 07, 2005

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Janelle Barry October 07, 2005

Ohmygosh, this is adorable, Michael! Expressions are delightful, and the coloring job is gorgeous. Beautiful work! #322818

Judy A. Lawhon October 07, 2005

Beautiful work, Michael. Adorable kids!! #1928102

Kathleen R. Struckle October 07, 2005

This is the most adorable image I have ever seen. The expressions are delightful. What did you do to them to get those expressions? #1928123

Ronald Lunn October 07, 2005

Just to cute for words. #1928169

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 07, 2005

Michael, very cute; love the expressions. #1928270

Life Expressions October 07, 2005

Awesome shot Michael. I love the soft colors. My only question is what was they looking at that caused those expressions? lol #1928291

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 07, 2005

Wonderful work Michael! Great Portrait!! Jeff #1928301

Michael S. Swaffar October 07, 2005

Thanks everybody! Most or even all of you may realize these kids were not together for this shot, so I really have no idea what causes them to make these faces. I just hang back and let the kids do whatever they feel. #1928667

Lorri Shane October 07, 2005

So Sweet, Michael! HOw did you get them (all)to express that way? Great job! #1928984

Susan L. Vasquez October 14, 2005

LOL! Fantastic post-production work.
Letting kids do what they do, almost never fails! #1953651

April Riggs October 22, 2005

This is one of the cutest pictures ever! #1985880

LJ Corliss level-classic November 22, 2005

Congrats :) #2108961

Theresa McCloskey November 23, 2005

This is so cute - wonderful shot - and congratulations :-) #2109577

Life Expressions November 23, 2005

Congrats on being chosen as a finalist!!!! #2111129

Sandy Landon November 23, 2005

Congrats!!!! #2112192

Stephanie Laird level-classic November 25, 2005

Micheal this is such a great image! #2119532

Karen Diaz November 26, 2005

This is tooo cute, love and and luck to you on the final...:) #2122530

Jen December 03, 2005

This is soooo adorable! #2149194

Darryl Wilkinson December 11, 2005

Fantastic image, Michael! Congratulations on your POTD!!! #2173404

Luciano Imperadori December 11, 2005

Very nice. Congratulations from Italy #2173414

Karen Engelbreth December 11, 2005

Fantastic image, Michael - big congrats on your POTD!

#2173448

Kate Jackson December 11, 2005

Adorable ~ I just love all those expressions! Congratulations on your POTD!! #2173453

Leanne M.E. Boyd December 11, 2005

Sweet shot! Congratulations on your POTD! #2173462

Laurence Saliba level-classic December 11, 2005

Adorable POTD Michael. Congrats!!!! #2173507

Jenny Bosmans December 11, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful POTD, Michael!! #2173563

Ronald Balthazor December 11, 2005

Congratulations, Michael. This is not just a POTD but a truly impressive image. Well done. I can only imagine what you were doing to create the attention and expressions. #2173572

Denise Denomy December 11, 2005

Precious! Very creative! Congrats! #2173574

Vicki Hunt December 11, 2005

Absolutely wonderful!!!! Congrats! #2173588

Terri L. Scribner December 11, 2005

Great work on this! Congrats!! #2173601

Joline Frazier December 11, 2005

Marvelous work. Your mastery of the photo editing skills is amazing. Congrautlations on this adorable POTD. #2173605

Krista C. Reid December 11, 2005

Priceless capture, Michael. Congratulations! #2173606

Bill Houghton December 11, 2005

What a wonderful shot Michael. Great capture. #2173620

Joy Rector December 11, 2005

congrats on the POTD #2173621

Deb Holmes-Hatfield December 11, 2005

Michael, this is just the cutest image I have ever seen, brought a smile to my face this morning. Awesome work, and the treatment you gave this image is perfect! Congrats on your POTD! #2173636

LJ Corliss level-classic December 11, 2005

Congrats on your POTD :) #2173638

Rob Zuidema December 11, 2005

Awesome photo! Truly worthy of POTD. Congratulations! #2173690

Scott Pedersen December 11, 2005

Cute #2173705

Laura Clay-Ballard December 11, 2005

AWesome potd! #2173720

Joe Ciccone December 11, 2005

Your own collection of 'Llardo's'
very cool...congrats on POTD #2173723

Bret Tate December 11, 2005

Great photo. Excellent editing. This is one of those "timeles" images. #2173781

Nicole Kessel December 11, 2005

Congratulations, Michael! Absolutely adorable! Love the coloring! #2173787

Cindy K. Bracken December 11, 2005

Congratulations! This is my favorite POTD in a long time!!
Cindy Bracken
Shuttermom Profitable Photography
The Picture Party People #2173900

Kara L. Hendricks December 11, 2005

How did I miss this???...lol Wonderful Michael.. Congrats on this darling POTD!! #2173950

Terry L. Ellis level-classic December 11, 2005

Congratulations, Michael, are this fabulously adorable POTD! #2173980

Jill Flynn December 11, 2005

What a great shot Michael! Congratulations on your POTD!! #2173982

Ed Heaton December 11, 2005

Hi Michael,
This is extremely well done! Congrats on POTD!!! #2174031

Susan Jane Allen level-classic December 11, 2005

Adorable. What amazing skill in editing! It's work like this that show us what is possible and what to shoot for in excellence. #2174090

Wendy Stevenson December 11, 2005

Michael this is just precious - right from the expressions of these 4 adorable children to your masterful post processing. A real treasure of a shot! Congrats on your most excellent POTD!!! #2174104

Jim Kinnunen level-classic December 11, 2005

Beautiful image, Michael...very well done and congratualtions on this most excellent POTD!:) #2174179

December 11, 2005

Lovely.....cute........sooo.......sweet #2174247

Kathy F. Nash December 11, 2005

Ahhhh! Truly an inspiration! I hope that I may some day achieve your level of technical expertise! As for the kids... my first thought was Spanky and Our Gang! Great candid timing! -Kathy Nash #2174272

Jennifer M. Combs December 11, 2005

What a wonderful image. Did you take the children from other photographs and put them all seperate onto this background? You did a great job!! Also all their expression match so well to put together! Congrats on POTD! #2174294

Tracy Reehal December 11, 2005

What a great shot, Michael. A very classic looking photo. Awesome job with the cololring. #2174299

Vicki L. Filippin December 11, 2005

Fantabulous shot, Michael!. From the individual shots to the flawless editing, it's perfection personafied! Congrats on your finalist and POTD. Truly inspirational!!! :-) #2174305

Evy Johansen level-classic December 11, 2005

Oh.... this is adorable, Michael!! Big congratulations on your finalist and your POTD!! #2174385

Robert L. Andersen December 11, 2005

Wonderful Image !! Congrats !! #2174408

Brandon e. Wall December 11, 2005

No joke this is one of the best photos I have ever seen. my whole family was gathered around the screen to look at it.
Bravo
Brandon #2174426

Kristi A. Howson December 11, 2005

Superb work and awesome results. Love it:) Congratulations on your POTD Michael! #2174486

Gerda Grice level-classic December 11, 2005

Michael, I'm delighted to see this as a POTD here. Since I first saw it, it has been on eof my very favourites of yours. The expressions on the kids are an absolute delight, and your art work is excellent! Many congratulations! #2174500

Susan L. Vasquez December 11, 2005

a well deserved POTD :) I love this and was happy to see it again! #2174532

Patty Razonable December 11, 2005

Magnificent image selected as POTD!! Congratulations!! Very well done in composing the image together and the color tones is absolutely superb!! Love the different expression!! #2174603

Mary Clarke December 11, 2005

Many congratulations on POTD Michael - fantastic image! #2174742

December 11, 2005

Michael, such a wonderful photo. I love the 3D effect with the colors. #2174841

Kathleen R. Struckle December 11, 2005

Congrats on this awesome POTD!! #2175331

Leonard Pierce December 11, 2005

Congratulations on a very well deserved POTD Michael!!! You've done a great job putting it all together! #2175392

Gunther Allen December 11, 2005

Hi Michael - Love love love this one! Congrats on your POTD and being a finalist. The expressions are priceless! Gunther #2175461

Mary N C. Taitt December 11, 2005

LOL! This is very cute and funny, nice coloring! Congratulations, Michael on your finalist and POTD! Mary :-) #2175660

December 11, 2005

That is a magnificent photo and I know that it will remind people of when they where that age and what they got caught doing. I know that is what it did for me. You did great. #2175994

Nadia Paul December 11, 2005

Love this one Michael ... so charming ... congrats on your POTD! #2176079

December 11, 2005

I also wanted to say that I have a photo of myself and family simialiar to that. Thanks for the memories. #2176120

December 11, 2005

This photo needs to be published. Such an incredible capture. Good work Michael! #2176158

December 11, 2005

Awesome shots and extremely good editing. A well deserved POTD. Clearly a lot of work/thought has gone into this. I do however think that by desaturating slightly the background (particulary the green) and also the boys shirt on the right the amazing expressions you have captured would stand out more. Well done! #2176159

December 12, 2005

Michael:

I am very impressed by the composition and the capture. I am very elated by the editing Job that you've executed here. This is the first encounter with you and your work . As a fellow photographer,conveying this one message- Please Keep up The GOOD WORK!!! Congrats on your POTD !!! Avis K. Williams Caesar aviscae@yahoo.com #2177686

December 12, 2005

Michael:

I am very impressed by the composition and the capture. I am very elated by the editing Job that you've executed here. This is the first encounter with you and your work . As a fellow photographer,conveying this one message- Please Keep up The GOOD WORK!!! Congrats on your POTD !!! Avis K. Williams Caesar aviscae@yahoo.com #2177687

December 12, 2005

wow so adorable! congrats on a very well deserved potd!! #2178846

Tammy Aurand December 12, 2005

Michael,I just love this photo ! It is PRICELESS.I have to agree with some of the other comments in saying you should get this one published.Nice job.I am a former BetterPhoto student and love getting the photo of the day.Very talented photographers out there. Keep Shooting and good luck.
Tammy
#2179095

Claudette Foote December 12, 2005

LOVE IT CONGRATS ON YOUR AMAZING POTD!! #2179252

December 12, 2005

While this is a nice piece of work, I think the child on the ground throws it off a bit. He's the most obviously pasted in -- particularly where his hand is in front of the girl's dress. I also don't think he's at the same scale as the other children, either that or his head is abnormally small. I initially thought that he was the only one who wasn't actually present for the shot -- he was the one who immediately tipped me off that this wasn't just a great capture. Otherwise it is very nice, if a bit *too* cute for my taste. #2180000

Michael S. Swaffar December 12, 2005

What a nice surprise to come home from a long weekend and find I had a POTD and so many wonderful comments. Thank you all so much. #2180153

Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 14, 2005

Absolutely precious, a big congratulations! #2185329

Luhut Napitupulu December 16, 2005

So cute and great expressions, absolutely awesome, Michael! Congrats on a well deserved POTD! #2193433

Susi Lawson January 01, 2006

Michael! This is so incredible! Perfect in every single way! so glad I looked back at the POTD's!!!
Congrats! #2239990

Emanuel R.L Marcos April 25, 2006

stunning! #2688633

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 24, 2006

Fabulous! I don't care if they were different pictures of children! You have to be pretty brilliant in my humble opinion to be so creative!
Love it! #2944158

Dale Ann Cubbage September 20, 2006

This is delightful! Each of these on their own, or together, are fabulous and would make excellent greeting cards, Micheal! Superb coloring, and captures!

da #3335923

Peggy J. Maguire February 13, 2007

outstanding!!!! #3944279

Lisa R. Buffington level-deluxe April 15, 2007

Absolutely adorable! Lord, those expressions are so cute. Great job. Lisa #4169973

Sheri Lynne Raper May 09, 2007

i LOVE this picture!! great color & a wonderful shot! #4264885

September 16, 2007

This is an Outstanding Photo. I love the coloring and the expressions are priceless. Way to go!!! #4798482

Carolyn M. DAlessandro June 04, 2008

In my humble opinion,I do believe this image is one of the best I've seen. You captured a moment for this age that is outstanding. I think this is cause for an ovation...Bravo,well done...as is the rest of your portfolio. Absolutely adorable Michael. #6016863

bruce tighe October 08, 2010

priceless! #8955855

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