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Kids Making Friends


Kids Making Friends
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Copyright: Karen Smith (karith) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 80 N: 1168] (7393)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-31
Categories: Daily Life, Humorous, Event, Mood
Camera: Canon Rebel XTi 400D, 17-85 mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM, Hoya 67mm HMC UV(0)
Exposure: f/8, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Creatures and Critters [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-07 8:34
Viewed: 366
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is another shot from the the tour of the Redwood Hills Creamery and goat farm that I've been posting images of this week. I rarely take people pictures, but this little scene was irresistable. The little girl was so enamored with the baby goat that she wanted to make friends with it. The only "prop" she could find was a piece of straw. She offered it lovingly to the kid that had hopped up on top of a stump for a better vantage point.

I experimented with a softening layer, then erased and highlighted the focal area. Not perfect, but worth a try:)

PP: standard RAW adjustments, cropped left side to remove most of another child in the background, added a gaussian blur layer in darkened blending mode, erased blur over the focal area, added soft omni light over focal area, resized, added border.

BTW, there were several other people taking photos and the parents were aware that this little girl was "starring" in them. She doesn't live at the goat farm, so I don't think she can be tracked down from her appearance here:)
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Magical effect here Karen. I think your processing was very successful!
The photo looks really previous to begin woth but the softening makes it very dream like, like a childhood memory.
Well done!
- Vincent

Hi Karen,
What an amazing composition...
Fantastic friendship between lovely baby and little animal.
Good photo, good details. I love very much.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

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  • Usaf Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 80 N: 145] (1462)
  • [2008-06-07 12:50]

Woow this one the best picture of my day....so cute and so loving....U have chosen the best title for it Kids Making Friends Thumbs Up

Thanks for sharin...
Usaf

Hi Karen,

How lovely is this - I really think you should do more people (okay little ones then) pictures - it works for me.

TFS
Els

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  • boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1289 W: 69 N: 1538] (7679)
  • [2008-06-07 13:55]

Hi Karen
First class image here and I like what you did in you PP work. Great composition and colors/clarity. Bet the parents would treasure one of these.

Dan

Hello Karen!
What a sweet scene!
Look fantastic with this blurred effect!
Beautiful composition!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • Tomek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1311 W: 47 N: 2905] (16668)
  • [2008-06-07 15:56]

Hello Karen:)
Very warm and so peaceful image - very nice and interesting PP work:)
Tom

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  • Romeu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 332 W: 0 N: 222] (1851)
  • [2008-06-08 4:09]

Hi Karen,

very lovely shot. Great and beautiful work!

Congratulations,
Romeu

Later

That's GENUINE , Kari. Masterpiece. Love, Janos

Hi Karen:
A beautiful sweet shot of these two becoming friends....your note adds a lot to the photo as well,I think the softening work really did a lot to make the scene even more touching.... beautiful Work Karen...Roman:0)
:)Later

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  • glint Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 3 N: 531] (3604)
  • [2008-06-10 11:51]

hello Karen,
an endearing iamge. Soft with great warmth of subject.
regards
Bev

Hi Karen..this is a cute shot of this young lady and her friend...nicely composed...I like the blurring of the background here...it gives the shot a nice soft look.

Roger

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  • dbp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 680 W: 9 N: 97] (4065)
  • [2008-07-19 4:13]

amazing shot Karen
beautiful situation.
great job.
regards
David

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