Have I takin' my family documenting to far?

elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
edited February 27, 2006 in People
After breakfast last Friday, I felt like snappin´ a few pics of my son Elliot, while being an easy target, snugged in his baby chair. Perfect opportunity! :D So cute and sooo defenceless! *Haha* I slunk out of our kitchen and grabbed my camera, armed it with my 70-300 lens, aming for some candid closeup from the other end of the kitchen. I sneaked back in, kneeled down in the opposite corner (and he was busy trying to demolish what ever was in reach on the table) But at the very split second I hoisted my camera, Elliot stopped what he was doing and stroke a pose! :rofl

Regards / Matty

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Beautiful shot.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Elving, terrific job on his skin! Looks lovely. Did you use a flash? How much Photoshopping/post processing did you have to do? Am I imagining a dark line from a mask on the elbow area in the left of the frame? The shot looks wonderful.
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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Thank you, David! :o)
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Hey Sid! Thanx! No, no flash this time! Only daylight from the window.
    1/125s, f4, ISO 400.
    Hardly no pp. Added just a liiittle contrast and some USM. That's it. :): Nothing beats naturall light. thumb.gif

    Matty
    wxwax wrote:
    Elving, terrific job on his skin! Looks lovely. Did you use a flash? How much Photoshopping/post processing did you have to do? Am I imagining a dark line from a mask on the elbow area in the left of the frame? The shot looks wonderful.
  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    elfving73 wrote:
    Nothing beats naturall light. thumb.gif

    Matty
    Agree with you, dear friend!
    Again fantasic results, Mattias!
    Your sons may become photo stars!
    Yuri
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    Thank you, Yuri! Well, I dunno if he's gonna be a photo star, but for sure, before he moves out, he is gonna be pretty used to facing the lens! :Drolleyes1.gif

    Matty

    Yuri Pautov wrote:
    Agree with you, dear friend!
    Again fantasic results, Mattias!
    Your sons may become photo stars!
    Yuri
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    how old is he? And already posing for the camera. :D

    cute pic.

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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    :D Hihihi! He is 10 months and already very comfortable with the camera! Haha! Like he has any choice....

    quote=Frog Lady]how old is he? And already posing for the camera. :D

    cute pic.

    C.[/quote]
  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    That is an absolutely adorable shot! I just love how his eyes just pop.

    It will be interesting to see how he responds to you and your camera in about 12 or 13 years, once the rebellion phase starts inrolleyes1.gif.

    Beautiful image, beautiful child.clap.gif
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2006
    I Love It!!!


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  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Great shot! Spontaneous shots, when they're good, they're usually great.

    Cute kid too.

    Mattias Elfving, det låter svenskt?

    Malte
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Adorable kid and a beautiful shot! The skin tones are fantastic and the expression in those eyes!!!! May have been over-sharpened?? Babies are soft, don't forget! Good Job!!! clap.gif
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Thank you, Scott!
    Hehe! Yes, that'll be interesting! Hopefully (and rather likely) my kids are so used to the camera then, that they'll consider it second nature even in the rebellion phase! :Dthumb.gif

    Matty

    Scott_Quier wrote:
    That is an absolutely adorable shot! I just love how his eyes just pop.

    It will be interesting to see how he responds to you and your camera in about 12 or 13 years, once the rebellion phase starts inrolleyes1.gif.

    Beautiful image, beautiful child.clap.gif
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Thank you, Troy! :):
    windoze wrote:
    I Love It!!!


    Troy
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Tack Malte! Japp, så svenskt som det kan bli! :): Vågar jag gissa på att Malte är precis lika svenskt? mwink.gif

    Matty
    Malte wrote:
    Great shot! Spontaneous shots, when they're good, they're usually great.

    Cute kid too.

    Mattias Elfving, det låter svenskt?

    Malte
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Thank you, saurora! Yes, it's a little oversharpened, because it was just sliiiightly oof, so I hade to! ne_nau.gif

    Matty
    saurora wrote:
    Adorable kid and a beautiful shot! The skin tones are fantastic and the expression in those eyes!!!! May have been over-sharpened?? Babies are soft, don't forget! Good Job!!! clap.gif
  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Oh Matty what a great pose...And that light is so yummy. Yor boys are growing so fast, and getting cuter each time we see them...clap.gif
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    elfving73 wrote:
    Nothing beats naturall light. thumb.gif

    Maybe it that swedish natural light . . . ne_nau.gifthumb.gif


    and a cute kid


    and a "good eye" for the moment


    and good photographic technique.

    Nice shot, as usual!
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  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    Your swedish young baby
    Matty.
    Your son is very very nice.
    Forget about USM and that stuff ...
    It is the young baby that matters.
    Beautifull.
    Charming.
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  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2006
    elfving73 wrote:
    Tack Malte! Japp, så svenskt som det kan bli! :): Vågar jag gissa på att Malte är precis lika svenskt? mwink.gif

    Matty

    Jodå! Inte nog med det, jag heter också Mathias egentligen. Har du stött på svenskar här tidigare?

    Malte
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