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• Bigears (36)
• [2009-03-20 15:34]
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Like the colours and composition in this image. Photo could have been larger. TFS
Regards Clive

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• Madsterdam (628)
• [2009-03-21 10:07]

Hello Gilbert,

I thought I'd take a look during my work break. I like this shot very much. There are a number of questions I have. The EXIF information would help me (maybe others too) to understand how you got this effect. It also looks like you did some interesting post-processing work. These bits of information help other members improve their skills.
I like the composition and the "darkened" tone of the image. It looks somewhat sad, but not sentimentally so. The details in the objects around the child make the eye move away from him/her, but the child's expression continues to draw you in.

I just read your note to Bigears and what he means is that the shot is smaller than the allowable size for daily images; that size is 300kb. These numbers appear on the screen when you upload your images. There is a popular program that many people here use (there may be others), it's called BDSizer. It's freeware you can download and you can set it to resize your images to the TL standard of 300kb 800x250 pixels. It's what I do last before uploading to this site.

By the way, if you do workshops and upload any changes you made to your shots or other people's shots, the information on that upload screen is inaccurate (it only says 200kb). The workshopped images are the same size as the typical daily upload.

Be well,
Jim