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27-APR-2008 kyagudin

Wonder Weapon

Singapore

Canon EOS 40D
1/640s f/5.0 at 200.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Konstantin Yagudin05-May-2008 01:55
Thank you all for your comments.I am glad that you like this photo. Participation in THIS challenge forces to be creative!
Konstantin.
ctfchallenge03-May-2008 20:34
It's great how the bubbles catch the yellow and jump out from the blue background. -tv
ctfchallenge02-May-2008 16:55
This is really very cute, and good too! The shallow DOF works very well here to focus on the bubbles and the "gun" - if the face had been show, the focus would have been on the child instead. Well done Konstantin! :-) CJ
aam1234 02-May-2008 15:57
Very nice!
ctfchallenge29-Apr-2008 19:45
The bubbles seem to stand out more now, Konstantin. It also looks as if the edges of the image have been darkened, so that all the light seems centered on the boy and the bubbles. Really nice.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge29-Apr-2008 19:05
Very good, Konstantin. Perfectly composed and the shallow DOF works nicely. -Gerald
ctfchallenge29-Apr-2008 11:36
I'd say you did very very well in ps - the bubbles stand out fine and the blue background is lovely. One of my favs here. jano
ctfchallenge29-Apr-2008 10:23
Ladies & Gentlemen, thank you very much for your friendly comments.
I was on the way home loaded with heavy bags when I saw this boy playing with his bubble–gun. I could do just one shot, he run away when he saw me with my camera. First I was not so happy with this picture, but then I got a feeling that it is even better that his face is hidden. What about bubbles, Mary Anne, the all PP I did here was to make bubbles more sharp and more dimensionally. I’m not sure I can do better then it is now, may be somebody with better Photoshop skills.
Konstantin
Canon DSLR Challenge29-Apr-2008 02:47
At first I needed to see the child's face. But, the more I look at this... the more I like the anonymousness of it. It's all about the bubbles. Well done, Konstantin. ~lydia
sue anne28-Apr-2008 23:15
I like the colors and the bubbles.
ctfchallenge28-Apr-2008 22:06
oh my! they look as if they might hurt someone - fun photo!
Penny Street
Guest 28-Apr-2008 18:30
Ooh, now this is good. -COAmature
ctfchallenge28-Apr-2008 18:22
I like this one Konstantin, both the composition and the little story it tells. However, I think the image would have more impact if you could sharpen those bubbles a bit and give them more dimensionality.
--Mary Anne