Superman

[ELAY]

Shots of my three year old.

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D40
50mm f/1.8
f/2.8
1/640
ISO 200
Auto WB

Some levels (I mistakenly shot with some negative exposure compensation left over from shooting last night, oops), bit of cropping.

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[matthewchj]

I like his expression in the last shot best.

[wulf]

I agree that the last shot is the strongest. "Superman" has a good expression and, by looking at the camera, engages with the viewer. The off-centre positioning is subtle but effective. I also like the colours for the background - a perfect choice for the colours of the costume.

The other two are good, but this one is, erm, super!

Wulf

[rdaw]

I'll add my vote for #3 as well. Gotta get me one of those 50mm f1.8s...the pic of your red-headed-soccer-goalie-goalpost-leaning-son (if you know the one I'm talking about) is an incredible portrait as well - I hope that one's framed in your house somewhere.

[ELAY]

Thanks for the kind words. This is another one of him "engaged with the camera", more of a straightforward shot:

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Rdaw -- I do really like the lens. When I read lens reviews, the reviewers always talk about sharpness and such, but they also talk about colour and contrast which I guess relates to coatings (?). Anyway, whatever they put on the 50, it seems to spit out great portraits, and the focal length (with crop factor) seems just right.

Wulf -- As for the background, there is a skating shack (not currently in use) in the park where we went to play soccer last night, which worked well with his supes t-shirt. Wanted to avoid the "look I am wearing a green shirt" (I think that's what Wulf called it) syndrome.

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[Darren Rowse]

nice series - I could see these as a nice triptic hanging on a wall side by side - great work.

[xxpinballxx]

I love the colors of the whole shot as well.
I really think the third shot is a keeper (not that the others are not keepers as well). I think if there was one of him posing in the usual fashion of superman with that expression would be priceless!
great photos.

[Isilwen]

I'm also loving the third shot, though the rest are all nice as well. I love that red shack as a background and his expression is very entertaining. A personality-capturing shot if I've ever seen one!

I haven't been here long but did catch the other shots of your children. What great subjects you've got there!