Thursday, November 22, 2007
Myfanwy
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Something of a big cat about this. I'm thinking that I'll give in and hand over the bag of sweets before the pounce. The eyes have it...
There is something unnatural looking about the blur bottom left - is that added by you? If so, would a left/right crop be a cleaner option?
Colin - I wondered about the right hand. It is the straightforward result of the DOF with the 50mm (100mm in 35mm equivalent) lens nearly fully open (at ISO 800 - Welsh light in November!). This is not a shot one would get with a tripod so DOF will always be a challenge. In the end I decided that I liked this format better than the crop you are thinking of.
The distances are really deceptive. There can be very little between that sharp finger and the blurry cuff. But then I look at the central wisp of hair and see in wander in and out of focus.
The perfect moment of childness.
I am not bothered by the blurry things, the expression dominates all that.
This is an image I do not wish to disect. I just want to enjoy its immediacy, its emotion, its sensitivity, and its beauty. I wish I'd taken that..............
Wonderful image and I just love those eyes making full contact. Very nice, I would not change a single thing!
Oh darn, maybe I would crop out that tiny little bit of white in the lower right corner, probably along the horizontal.
Very "touchable" image. The hair texture and sleeve -- the fingers -- I have a very strong sense of being right there, which is delightful.
It's all in the eyes. Given the close proximity the viewer is to the subject those eyes give just enough warmth but just enough coolness to approach but not to come too much closer. Under her left arm is a beaming smile. A wonderful study.
As an aside I have recently got in to the habit of covering mouths in portraits when viewing them to really see if the eyes are truly carrying the feeling. The mouth you can fake but the eyes never deceive. I believe this is why the super models are both super and well paid.
Great expression. Although the blurry bits in the foreground aren't ideal, child photography is such a fleeting thing that these niggling bits can be ignored.
Thanks for the comments. The smiles were a little bit fleeting that day as it later transpired that she was going down with a virus. She will be 3 in January.
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There is something unnatural looking about the blur bottom left - is that added by you? If so, would a left/right crop be a cleaner option?
I am not bothered by the blurry things, the expression dominates all that.
As an aside I have recently got in to the habit of covering mouths in portraits when viewing them to really see if the eyes are truly carrying the feeling. The mouth you can fake but the eyes never deceive. I believe this is why the super models are both super and well paid.