Maxine's 6th

[vincentgarrucho]

My daughter turned 6 last July 23. In my clumsiness, I had my cam settings all wrong as i was shooting and my off cam flash didn't fire. The original photo turned so under exposed and noisy. This is the best I could do to make this photo worth sharing.

This is Maxine making her birthday wish WITH ALL HER HEART! The expression on her face plus the way she held her hands together as she made her wish was just priceless.


EXIF
Camera Model Name: Canon EOS 450D
Shooting Date/Time
7/23/2009 21:31:30
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/200Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F1.8
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
EF50mm f/1.8 II
Focal Length
50.0 mm
Image size
4272 x 2848
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
One-Shot AF

thanks for checking it out.

[Hayward Taylor]

Vincent - what a compromise .. if you hadn't told me about the camera settings, I would have sworn this effect was intentional.. it looks very nice .. and that expression .. wow .. I hope her wish comes true .. again, great job in saving this priceless photo

[vincentgarrucho]

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Vincent - what a compromise .. if you hadn't told me about the camera settings, I would have sworn this effect was intentional.. it looks very nice .. and that expression .. wow .. I hope her wish comes true .. again, great job in saving this priceless photo

Thank you Hayward! It's nice to know that you thought it was intentional. I really don't have photoshop skills so that's quite a compliment to start with. heheh.

Just imagine how my initial disappointment was when i reviewed the shot right after i took it. it was like "nnnnoooooOOOOOOooooo!".

I do still have a lot to learn from everyone here in DPS. Anyway, what happened after that, I gave up on my flash and went on without it. Here she is just before blowing the candle out.

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 450D
Shooting Date/Time
7/23/2009 21:32:00
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/40Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F1.8
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
800
Lens
EF50mm f/1.8 II
Focal Length
50.0 mm
Image size
4272 x 2848
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
One-Shot AF
...and her 2 year old little sister Izzy... having a go at the cake straight from the plate. Who needs a fork anyway? haha

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Vincent - your daughter is very beautiful and photogenic .. but that photo of her sister eating the cake off the plate with no fork is super .. I can relate to that image with my own children and now the grandchildren .. you have a beautiful family