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michael88
5th of March 2006 (Sun), 23:42
We went down to the park today to feed the ducks and just play around for a while. Here is a couple of the kids having some fun. I hope you enjoy them.

http://michael88.smugmug.com/photos/58767085-M.jpg

http://michael88.smugmug.com/photos/58767054-M.jpg

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pristic
6th of March 2006 (Mon), 00:02
Wow! Dont really know why but these are some of the best colour kids photo's I have seen in a long time. Amazing in my opinion. Your focus and exposures look perfect to me.

I am sure people will critique something, but if I paid you to photograph my kids... and these were the results I would be a very happy customer!

Well done!

So now, which lense, settings, etc?

Cheers,
Peter.
Dante King
6th of March 2006 (Mon), 01:27
I agree with above poster. Well done. Only complaint is that there are no duck shots!!!
michael88
6th of March 2006 (Mon), 09:21
Thanks for the comments guys. Hey Dante, this is the closest duck shot I got.

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ajbalazic
6th of March 2006 (Mon), 09:27
Looks like they were having a lot of fun- which is exactly what you want to capture. Well done.
Kevin
6th of March 2006 (Mon), 11:01
These are great shots Mike. I definitely agree with Peters comments.
rcarey
6th of March 2006 (Mon), 11:10
I like the 3rd shot. Looks like life should be in the eyes of a child...Pure Bliss!
michael88
7th of March 2006 (Tue), 05:50
Thanks for the comments evryone. pristic, I used the 85mmfor these. I shot in Av at 2.2 I think. I also used my speedlite for fill.
Sam
8th of March 2006 (Wed), 21:39
Nice set, Mike. Looks like you are enjoying the new lens :)
Kristy
17th of March 2006 (Fri), 09:40
These are beautiful! The colors are so rich and the focus is spot on! Looks like a fun day, beautiful children... which park is this?
taramcg
17th of March 2006 (Fri), 10:19
These are really, really nice. Great color, nice DOF, beautiful bokeh, and very natural looking in a polished way. This is what I aim for when I shoot my kids. I am not there yet however. I have the same lens on order and looking forward to working with it. Do you love it? Also, if you don't mind me being a pest, how did you set your speedlite for fill? More specifically, at what angle? Did you set it on ETTL? Did you use the white panel? Sorry again, I'm just trying tot learn all that I can. :) I had mine at the park last week and couldn't get consistent results. Thanks!!!
michael88
21st of March 2006 (Tue), 01:49
These are beautiful! The colors are so rich and the focus is spot on! Looks like a fun day, beautiful children... which park is this?

Red Mountain Park in Mesa.
tomsters
21st of March 2006 (Tue), 05:56
Originally posted by michael88
We went down to the park today to feed the ducks and just play around for a while. Here is a couple of the kids having some fun. I hope you enjoy them.








Oh, I do!
ric
22nd of March 2006 (Wed), 14:11
I love #2, but is a bit overexposed