Escape! (Sometimes you can't get the eyes)

[rufus5150]

My daughter is a very active 2-year-old and, me being not exactly the most agile human around, a good portion of my shots end up not getting her eyes or an expression as she has a way of always walking away from me.

That being said, every once in a while, there's one or two images that I really like. This is one of those, and I'd appreciate any thoughts or input, too. When my wife saw it, she said 'looks like an old movie set'...

 

[K8-90]

Wow, it's gorgeous!
It works so well in black an white, and I love the lighting! It really has a mysterious feel to it!

 

[emptypockets]

Wow, it's gorgeous!
It works so well in black an white, and I love the lighting! It really has a mysterious feel to it!

Agreed. This is a very nicely done shot. Keep up the great work!

 

[Ockie]

love it, the light behind her lighting up her hair, the composition, tones...:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

only thing that i could possibly "criticize" is the sharpness, but thats easy to fix... just don't forget to sharpen it a bit if you're printing this in a small size

 

[memento]

My daughter is a very active 2-year-old and, me being not exactly the most agile human around, a good portion of my shots end up not getting her eyes or an expression as she has a way of always walking away from me.

my daughter is two and a half, I feel your pain!!
my timing is definitely getting better though.. after THOUSANDS of shots.





that's an awesome picture.
i'd be hangin' that one on the wall!

 

[soul.glo]

This has to be one of my favorite shots I've seen on the forums. Great work.

 

[rufus5150]

Thank you for the kind words.

only thing that i could possibly "criticize" is the sharpness, but thats easy to fix...

I intentionally did a 20% normal blend on a 15.0 guassian blur copy of the main lair, but followed it up with one pass of 100/.5/1 lab color sharpening, a 100/.3/1 pass, then back to rgb where I did a hard light high pass sharpen at 20% blend. I figured with the slight halo already around the arms, I might oversharpen it some.

I could selectively sharpen the boards and the grass, I suppose.

Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Sarah23]

I have a 2 1/2 year old little boy who HATES the camera, so I feel your pain! Any pictures that I DO get of his face, he usually looks mad.


I love this shot!!! Beautiful!

 

[mdw]

Cool! Like it a lot! I like the b&w conversion too! Works well.

 

[photographedmemories]

I love how her little foot is hanging in mid-climb. Very cute and well done.

 

[jenncolang]

awesome job!!!