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A friend’s baby son; 6 Mar 2014.
Light was from a bay window, with open blinds. His expression? He’s never seen anything like it in his life – tho whether that’s a reference to the gaping, hooded lens of the 105mm, or to me, is uncertain.
There is an another image from this session here.
D700 with 105mm Nikkor; 12,800 ISO; Dfine 2; Silver Efex Pro 2, starting at the Soft Orange preset.
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I think he is not sure what to make of you 😉
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Yes, and he’s only too right there – he’ll go far! 😉
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What a cute little face!!
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Yes, he’s a stunner – and with a wonderfully humorous, calm and tolerant personality. I’m not really into babies – whereas my wife, of course, can’t get enough of them. But what really gets to me is when these little beings start to talk – that, for me, is when the real magic begins. Thanks for your thoughts, Julie! Adrian
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The little guy I’m taking care of is not talking yet! Can’t wait for that moment to come!
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Oh yes, the first word or two comes, and then – WOW! And of course many of the early words are mispronounced and mixed up, and that all adds immeasurably to the experience – it is one of the great moments of Life.
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Absolutely amazing! The softness, tones, expression everything perfect.
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Thank you for your appreciation, Sonali, I’m pleased you like it. I have another to post when I can get around to it. I have an agreement with his mother that I’ll send any new images I make to her, to ask her permission to put them onto my blog. I hoping for more photo sessions with him. A
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Welcome. Waiting for more :).
If you get a chance and time please check my g+ stream. I would love to have your feedback.
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Good! But I must be honest and say that I doubt that I will get over to your g+ stream, my friend, because I find that blogging takes too much of my time these days, and I want to spend more time making images. I have reduced the number of blogs that I follow quite sharply, and I’m just about at a good balance between looking at blogs and making images. Therefore, at least at present, I’m not taking on anything else. I hope you won’t mind my honesty here. A
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I don’t mind it at all. I expect it from you. And I can easily understand. I am also facing so much pressure now with so many things I have taken up !! But at the end of the day it gives me pleasure 🙂
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Well, thank you, Sonali, I’m so glad you’re not offended. And the pleasure is what its all about, that makes it all worthwhile – but there’s no getting away from the fact that real, ongoing, committed blogging is quite a demanding and time consuming thing. You may have seen this too – a 72 year old American lady blogger wrote recently that she’s closed the Comments on her blog because she can no longer keep up with them – I love her blog, to me its unique and wonderful – and I felt a great sadness for her – but that’s the basic reality of what we’re doing. Thank you again for your understanding. Adrian
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Ohh that is sad to know! Interaction is the main thing for blogging or social networking. I enjoy it immensely. Though it is more on g+ than on blog.
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The effect of the light is amazing, by covering one side of the face then the other; it is like looking at tow different faces
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I’m glad you like it, Robert! I really enjoy both using soft window sidelight like this – and processing the results with Silver Efex Pro 2! Gentle light, softness and blur are wonderful things. Thank you for your thoughts, man! Adrian
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Both he and the portrait are gorgeous – I like the softness of it and those eyes…well 🙂
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Thank you, Lisa! I love intermixing shots like this with my more graphic shots – and I love the opportunity to use SEP2 on shots like this too! Haha, and as you know, if I ratcheted up SEP’s Structure here, I’d end up with something out of Frankenstein! Looking forward to more of your pictures. Adrian
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Lovely portrait, Adrian. His little expression is wonderful!
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Thank you, my friend – I’m pleased with this. I think he was fascinated by the camera and its noise, and at crucial moments I made soft and often repeated noises – hisses, hums, clicks and so on – which provoke curiosity and fix attention; such tactics work with cats and cagebirds too. I have a feeling you’re revelling in your freedom …. A 😉
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He’s in awe of you, for sure. He’s beautiful!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful! I bet they were thrilled with the portrait!
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Thanks, Robyn – yes they were! Adrian 🙂
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