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Erik Neldner
{K:10896} 4/26/2006
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a beautiful series of moments, captured so nicely and presented well. nice job!
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Nicola Barbieri
{K:17974} 4/26/2006
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nice portrait..congrats,ciao Nicola
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/26/2006
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Thanks Erik . . . I appreciate the comment.
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/26/2006
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Thank you Nicola . . . 
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Klaas Baas
{K:15115} 4/26/2006
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Great series here Doyle of your lovely granddaughter.
Regards and take care,
Klaas
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/26/2006
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Thanks Klaas - very kind of you.
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Laura Spell
{K:24080} 4/26/2006
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I love this collage! The child is beautiful. Colors and skin tones are good. How did you get the bloom to stick on her nose? lol
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Ace Star
{K:20559} 4/26/2006
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lovely colorfull portrait and nicely presented :)
excellent work
wish you all the best
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/26/2006
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Laura:
In a priceless twist of fate, she ran up to me yelling, "Grandpa, look" then held the flower to her nose while I saw the photo op. She sniffed it . . . hard, and was holding it to her nose by sucking in hard through her nostrils so she could drop her hands! I was stunned, she was thrilled, and we all laughed long and hard . . . but I got it!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/26/2006
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Thank you Ace . . . and best wishes to you too my friend.
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 4/27/2006
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Nice shots, a nice collage, and a very nice sentiment, Doyle! The colors are great, as is the focus. Well done!
Kathy
Thanks for your comments...much appreciated!
Kathy
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Riny Koopman
{K:61167} 4/27/2006
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Beautiful image!
I especially like your tones in this one,
very well done. And the composition is pleasing as well
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Mary Slade
{K:40918} 4/27/2006
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You're so right Doyle! And if the good little things add up to a good big thing, you're on a winner! To me, that is exactly what this beautiful picture shows. And she is so naturally beautiful and full of life. The colours, light and to have captured this moment...magical.
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 4/27/2006
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Delightful. Maybe if there were a little more difference between the three shots (perhaps "before," "after" and "the decisive moment"?) it would have had even more impact... but I appreciate your "about." I learned to love flowers when I got a macro lens to look through at them. [g]
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:65070} 4/27/2006
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Nice collage of her.lovely colour and tones.nessa
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 4/27/2006
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So Cute! I really love collages that tell a little story and this one certainly does that. Great exposure and focus. I like your portfolio a lot. Well done.
Thanks for your comment to me so I could come and visit you!
Susie
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stingRay part 2 .
{K:148553} 4/27/2006
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Oh Doyle..how I wish I had a keener sense of smell. I can catch the stronger scents but the more delicat ones I miss.
Three lovely individual compositions resulting in this lovely collage of your beautiful little granddaughter's appreciation of nature. Wonderful details and gorgeous colours my friend...Well done. All the very best....Ray
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Thanks Kathy . . . It's difficult to take a bad picture of these sweet little model!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Thank you Riny . . . very kind!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Thank you so much for the comment Mary . . . I very much appreciate it and I'm glad you agree with me that it's EXACTLY what this picture shows.
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Roger:
Great thought - I have to agree with you - more difference would have been a better overall composition . . . perhaps her looking for the flower . . . or the laughter afterward. Thanks for the idea - I'll remember it in the future and that's really the true benefit from UF!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Thanks Nessa!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Thanks to you to Susie . . . for looking through my portfolio and taking the time to comment. Very kind of you!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/27/2006
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Ray, thank you very much for the comment . . . this picture alone is all the proof I need to be one proud grandpa! (Not that I needed any)
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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AJ Miller
{K:45790} 4/27/2006
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This is so funny and so nicely captured. Probably not the sort of image I would normally stop to look at, but I'm very glad I did.
May I make an observation on the frame? It looks as though the colours have bled a little onto it. Was this intentional? If not, I wonder how it happened.
And now it's time to add you to my list of Associates so that I stand more of a chance of spotting more of the images you upload. I very much appreciate all your comments and observations, as well as your own "abouts".
John
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{K:6081} 4/27/2006
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Very well done...Bravo.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/28/2006
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Thank you so much John . . . I'm glad to be counted among your Associates. Thanks also for your observation about the color bleeding on the frame. My use of PS Elements 4 is VERY new and clearly I did something wrong in the layering . . . I've never used layering before. I simply did not notice it and I'm glad that you pointed it out for me. Welcome aboard John . . . Truly welcome!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/28/2006
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Thanks Hassan!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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a n n a
{K:1451} 4/28/2006
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a very sweet series of images. I think you would have been better off with a bigger aperture and faster shutter to give you the tight dof you've tried to simulate with post-work blurring. The problem when trying to blur around subjects is the visible transition along edges if your selection is not precise or if you haven't feathered enough. This is not so apparent in the top two images as it is in the large one.
Also, just as a presentation suggestion, why not not arrange them with the two small images on the left - vertically - and the large on the right or vice versa, thus creating a 'square' story board? :)
anna.
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pan giannakis
{K:17093} 4/28/2006
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What a wonderfull set of pictures, they work so well together as a subject, well done!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/28/2006
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Thanks Anna - some good points indeed about aperture and shutter. As so often happens in life . . . I had no warning that she was just going to be adorable for me so I had to work with the settings already placed. (Timing is everything). I will consider the presentation suggestion . . . and I appreciate your comment!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/28/2006
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Thanks Pan . . . that's very kind of you.
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60169} 4/28/2006
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You captured a very special moment here, Doyle.
She's so cute! I love the expression on her face.
Lovely tones, great timing.
Excellent work!!!!
Regards - Emgy
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 4/29/2006
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Thanks Emgy . . . one proud grandpa here!
Regards,
Doyle I <-----
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Zeev Scharf
{K:24824} 4/29/2006
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Excellent collage,each shot is magnificent,very nice pose and expression
Best regards
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Engy Farahat
{K:11591} 4/30/2006
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Wow!! excellent capture & great sequence Doyle.
love your young model, she's so beautiful.
nice tones & colors. well done
and thanks for your nicely comment on my photo.
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Chaman Sina
{K:722} 4/30/2006
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Nice composing!
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55404} 4/30/2006
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Dear Doyle
What a sweet natural image of your granddaughter. I love the expression on her face really enjoying nature´s gifts, here in a shape of a flower with a nice scent:-)
All the best,
Annemette
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/1/2006
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Thanks Zeev! She's great, huh?
Regards,
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/1/2006
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Beautiful model? My granddaughter? You're talking my talk now! Lovely girl - and thanks so much for commenting!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/1/2006
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Thanks again Chaman!
Regards,
Doyle1st <-----
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/1/2006
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All the best to you too Annemette . . . and thanks for commenting!
Regards,
Doyle1st <-----
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Marian Man
{K:69688} 5/2/2006
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God bless your beautiful grandaughter dear Doyle!!!! fine collage of lovely moments!!!! the colors are great!!!! superb work by you!!!!
all the best
Marian
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/2/2006
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Thanks Marian . . . truly.
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Doyle I <-----
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m ,
{K:15872} 5/4/2006
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A thoughtful definition! A fashionable composing!! Excellent!
Best regards: Maxime
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/4/2006
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Thanks again my philosophic friend.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Meldijana Omerbegovic
{K:4089} 5/9/2006
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Cydney is really enjoying these moments..very nice springtime collage (although you probably have nice weather all year long).
Kind regards
Meldijana
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/9/2006
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Not ALL year long . . . last week it plummeted all the way down to 24 degrees Celsius and it even sprinkled earlier this year! :P But despite this horribly offensive weather, we find the strength to carry on in our day to day activities.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
King of Cool <~~~~~
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:92460} 5/11/2006
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marvelous moments. great composition.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/11/2006
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Thanks Nacho!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Brian Fillmore
{K:4016} 8/16/2006
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How true what you said. Very nice expressions captured on her young face which kind of says it all...Brian
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 8/16/2006
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Thanks Brian!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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