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Old 12-16-2009, 12:07 AM
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Default My niece's 4th Birthday
So I have been tinkering with select color and decided to work out a picture of my niece, Becky. I thought it was cute that she was intrigued by a stray box elder bug on the wall, so I took a photo.

This was taken about 2 years ago. Thanks for looking.

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Old 12-16-2009, 01:10 AM
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Hi Jeff - this turns out really nice ... her attention is all on that bug .. very dramatic
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What a great photo. I love the way the red balloon, which immediately captures my attention, causes me to focus on that sweet profile. And wonderful light and shadows! Thanks for sharing this one.
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:07 AM
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Im a big fan of selective coloring. This is a great photo. The red doesnt take over the entire focus of the picture but still very noticeable.
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:38 AM
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Really good shot...I like it a lot
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Old 12-16-2009, 07:55 AM
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really good work...
thanks for sharing !!!
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Maybe you should have left the bug in color in stead of the balloon as the cute little girl's attention is on the Bug. Outstanding capture shared by you.
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Old 12-16-2009, 03:31 PM
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I tried to leave the color on the bug, but it had barely any color that you could see, that's why I did the balloon. If anyone isn't familiar, a box elder is mostly black with little stripes of red. Like this: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/...4025ce68b2.jpg

But, thanks for the comments! I'm happy with the results despite not being able to color the bug.
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