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oybay © says:

Get 'em started early!

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Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Harold Davis says:

He looks really diligent!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Cherry Moon says:

ABSOLUTELY adorable. Look at him working the angle! Composition in view... what a sweet sweet picture.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

thermophle says:

great image! 3-2-1
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

JesseBarker says:

I love this photo! Interesting PP too, it sort of looks like a CG render:)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Picture This1 ( Finding my Zen) says:

This is awesome great shot
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

maryaben says:

I'd like to see the photo he took.
Beautiful.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

JesseBarker: thanks. I have been reading 'Photoshop LAB Color' by Dan Margulis (recommended) and trying out a few things. Pretty much fishing in the dark, but that's the way to learn isn't it? ;)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

.stephcloutier. says:

Adorable!

Be careful, young boy, photography will take over your life!
(in the best way possible)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Zeitfixierer says:

Wonderful light.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Sebastian-Lewis says:

Very nice photo Patrick.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Superchou says:

there is this great retro almost 50s feel to it... very cool!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Pat says:

Superchou: its super to have you and sebastian saying such nice things about a photo of mine. you were always the sensitive happy face of the deleteme. sigh. gone are the days...
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Superchou says:

why i am flattered pat... yes, those days cannot be recaptured but DMU is fun and less uptight than the old DM :)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Pat says:

super: i have become old and weak in my old age. all i want to do is sit in the warming sun of spring. no bitter barbs from these super critical groups for me anymore!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

MaiKoh says:

I thought that I already commented on this photo, but I guess that I was just "thinking" it! ;0)

This image enchants me! So easily could this look like a simple snapshot...but for me it does not. I think that the soft, baroque colors of this photo is quite nice.

Compositionally speaking, which is my preferred language ;0), I love how you have included the vertical elements such as the flower on the table and the door jamb. For me, exclusion of these elements would be detrimental to the composition since the directional forces help lead the eye around the composition.

The only thing that I keep returning to is the door jamb. (This is so minimal AND personal preference) I wish there was less of an angle and would be straightened a bit.

After all was said, I score this image with a 9/10 in the CommentMe group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Linus Gelber says:

Dr. Pat, this is largely a spectacular shot, with some real high points. I love the pose you've caught, and the clarity of the way you've constructed the image - the rakish set of the tripod, the eager pose of the hands, and especially (this is my favorite part) the little dash of blue light from the LCD screen on the camera, playing over the boy's face.

Then there's the weird plasticky texture of the individual elements. This is what you were aiming for, presumably, and you've pulled it off well, but it grates on me. The effect seems lodged somewhere between a Pixar Studios rendering and the unfortunate animation style of that terrible Polar Express movie, which generated Tom Hanks' face on most of the characters. Both awkwardly stylize the human face and hands, which are a little beyond the reach of current computer art. It's an oversetting of the noise reduction software, yes?

In any case, the weirdness of this aspect of the image frankly creeps me out a bit. It makes a quandary for scoring, because I think the image succeeds on its own terms, which is most important. At the same time those terms aren't ones I like very much.

Ultimately, I think the hyperreal consistency of the image is stronger than my Polar Express association. This is magazine quality work, although I would expect to see it illustrating a piece, say, on the rise of mania in children, or somesuch.

After all was said, I score this image with a8/10 in the CommentMe group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Pat says:

Corporal Tunnel: many thanks for your helpful comments. I certainly see what mean about the skin. I have to revist the original at some point and see whether I can generate a more pleasing effect. the photo was taken at 1600 ISO and caused a fair amount of noise in the image. I may have removed too much noise that subsequently led to this effect (or perhaps not). Not sure the picture with noise would have looked better though. Even at 1600 ISO the speed was pretty slow and five year olds tend to move a little so its possible that there is also a subtle blur softening everything. I also played around a bit with the color balance (the original was way too red) and this might have generated its own problems. As it stands I like the image, but it may (or not) be possible to find a better version if I play around.

I was interested in what people thought about the composition in general. I wanted to give a sense of his smallness by giving a sense of space above (and couldn't work out how to crop anything below the flower comfortably), but I am not sure this worked or not.

Thanks again to you and MaiKoh for very helpful comments, that's what I really like about this group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Claude__53 says:

Très jolie photo du point de vue du sujet - les couleurs chaudes sont agréables. Deux détails toutefois sont gênants: la perspective de la porte et l'appareil photo apparaissant sur la table
Score CommentMe 9/10
Claude
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Pat says:

claude: thank you for your comments. my french is pretty bad, but I was curious about your comments. You didn't like the door (like MaiKoh). do you have any suggestions on how I could have improved things? is it the straightness of the door that you didn't like or some other aspect?

Also you said you didn't like the camera on the table. I guess I did because its the boy's mothers old russian SLR and i thought there was a nice resonance there with the new mini-digital that her son was playing with. Do you think i should have removed the camera or just put it in a better spot?

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claude : merci de vos commentaires. mon Français est assez mauvais,
mais j'étais curieux au sujet de vos commentaires. Vous n'avez pas
aimé la porte (comme MaiKoh). avez-vous des suggestions sur la façon
dont je pourrais avoir amélioré des choses ? est-ce la rectitude de
la porte que vous n'avez pas aimée ou d'un autre aspect ?

En outre vous avez dit que vous n'avez pas aimé l'appareil-photo sur
la table. Je devine je parce que son Russe SLR et moi de la mère du
garçon la vieille a pensé qu'il y avait une résonance gentille là
avec le nouveau mini-digital avec lequel son fils jouait. Me
pensez-vous devriez-vous avoir retiré l'appareil-photo ou juste le
mettre dans une meilleure tache ?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Stanley J. Kraska III Photography says:

A great shot. The old expression "A picture is worth a thousand words" really applies here. Great facial expression as well. The only thing I don't like is the door in the background. The emptiness takes something away from this shot, but overall, well done.

After all was said, I score this image with a 8/10 in the CommentMe group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

art crimes says:

Dottore Pat, this is a sweet and wistful image, there is a future growth suggested with scale, the camera on the table is symbolic of the fuure as is the child playing with the moment. Trapped in the adult world, they escape by getting down to their level and scale...the plant also represents growth and fruition, too Freudian to be believed but almost a statement about how you became a photographer....8/10 Comments group
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

ravahna1 says:

Well I think I agree with most off all about the door, if you had been a little more on the left, it could have been avoided...Then it could be more pure!
However, the expression of the boy is gorgeous! Like the light and the colors wich are just perfect!

I like this funny look of a photographer on photography, on an other photographer, the new generation, borned with digital...
For the camera on the table, or you could have put it out, or show it more, so that I can feel the difference between the old and the new generation...

After all was said, I score this image with a 8/10 in the CommentMe group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

jessi. says:

That expression is incredible. It really makes the picture. He just looks so interested and just mesmerized by that camera. I also love the position of his hand. Beautiful.

The lighting in this photo is lovely. The warm tones are just perfect for the mood of this shot.

I do agree about the door jamb, though, but other than that this is a great image.

After all was said, I score this image with a 9/10 in the CommentMe group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Dr. Pat says:

thank you all in commentme for such helpful and thoughtful comments. its really a pleasure to re-read them all now in one sitting.

OK. I agree about the door. I should have fixed this in PP, and didn't notice until it was pointed out to me.

I may have overdone the noise reduction giving a slightly fake look to the skin. However, this may also have been done when I was applying colour correction in LAB. The original lighting was much redder (too red in my opinion) and sort of complex coming both from candlelight on his right and a fluorescent lighting on his left. In the end I think it worked out, but it probably gave a slightly odd hue to things.

many thanks again.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Linus Gelber says:

P.S. - the door doesn't bother me at all, for what it's worth. Even after everyone else pointed it out.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

MaiKoh says:

Actually, I think you could go both ways on the door as well. For me...I like the continuity of things...no bend in the table, no bend in the door jamb, you know that nit-picky annoying part of the perfectionist.

But there is the more "irrational/spontaneous" part of me that says that the curve on the door jamb emphasizes the point of perspective of the boy.

So there you go! More info! ;oP
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Johnny. says:

sooooooooooo cool!
i really like that boy :) :) :)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Panoramas says:

A Big Fave
Please add this to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

michenv says:

great shot!!!

1-2-3 faves
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

(Alex) says:

That's so cute!
And a nice shot.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

froca says:

the making of another future pro!!!!!

it's great to get kids involved. in my school there's barely anyone who shares the same passion as i do for photography. not even the art teachers.=(
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

doebarber says:

Looks like something from a magazine.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

twenty5pics says:

very nice pic.....
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

pictureclub_2000 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Photographers and her cameras, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

siggi schulz says:

very sharp image ----- i like this picture very much
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

짜디그노스 (Zadignose) says:

Hey, shouldn't he be working in the coal mines by now? Creativity must be repressed at an early age, before he turns into something disreputable, like an artist.

-Convicted, Sentenced, and Executed by Judge, Jury, Executioner.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WELCOME TO RAINBOW KIDS WORLD, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Fantastic
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

★KaniR::KopyRite★ Damn! I am better ^^ says:

www.flickr.com/groups/picturingphotographers

this shot is what it means ;) share in pool of my collection :D
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

lmaffy59 [deleted] says:

bel lavoro ottima foto
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

johnny 5.65 says:

Good stuff. I hope you agree that this pic would fit nicely as part of the new group "Pictures of People taking Pictures." We need some kid shots. Mind posting it in the group pool? www.flickr.com/groups/picturepeople/
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Esteban Cavrico says:

Nice shot.
I like this very much.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

///ahyar says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Photo Of Photographer . :..: . عکس از عکاس, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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