Bashful B&W
Uploaded: February 12, 2009 12:25:29
A black and white conversion, with some rework, of an earlier photo of this bashful little girl, helping out her family at a produce market in Antigua, Guatemala.
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 28.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Gail Sullivan February 12, 2009
Mitch...easy to fall in love with this little girl with the sweet smile! #1082922Terri L. Scribner February 12, 2009
Love the conversion, Mitch! You've captured her very well!! #7158470Ron McEwan February 12, 2009
Excellent candid portrait Mitch, the detail and saturation is exceptional here. #7158636Vicki L. Filippin February 12, 2009
Mitch, I've loved EVERY on of your people shots from Guatemala and this is no exception. You have a remarkable talent of capturing feelings and emotions that tug at or make our hearts smile. KUDOS, once again!Carolyn M. Fletcher February 12, 2009
Awwww what a cutie. I love these shots of yours. #7158783Jeff Robinson February 12, 2009
A wonderful location portrait Mitch - Great Job! Jeff #7158858JO ANN CLEVELAND February 12, 2009
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Nikki McDonald February 12, 2009
Oh my goodness, those eyes! This is just beautiful in black and white, Mitch, and the composition is wonderful. What an endearing portrait. #7159043William F. Clair February 12, 2009
You have a winner!!!! #7159131Tammy M. Anderson February 12, 2009
She is beautiful, Mitch. Wonderful B&W capture. #7159145Sirsendu Gayen February 13, 2009
Beautiful B/W image.Excellent mood capture.Sweet smile too! #7161537Nikki McDonald February 14, 2009
Congrats on the EP #7163996Marisol Pastor February 14, 2009
Wonderful shot. Looks great in B&W! #7165882Sam Britt February 14, 2009
Terrific portrait, Mitch. Congratulations on thie EFP. #7166316Joao Martinho February 15, 2009
Wow, those eyes. All eyes in this fantastic capture, Mitch. Great B&W portrait. #7168303Mitch Spence February 16, 2009
I really appreciate your comments, Gail, Terri, Ron, Vicki, Carolyn, Jeff, Jo Ann, Nikki, Willie, Tammy, Sirsendu, Marisol, Sam, and Joao. I did fall in love with this little girl and her wonderful, bashful smile, so it's doubly pleasing to me that you respond to her as you do. #7171977Philippe Vieux-Jeanton February 18, 2009
This is a really great image.. Extraordinaire work, Mitch ! #7179997Mitch Spence February 22, 2009
Thank you very much, Philippe. :) #7193333Vladan D. Djordjevic April 03, 2009
Fantastic portrait! Terrific tones and beautiful face! Lovely details and pov. #7369165Mitch Spence April 09, 2009
Vladan, thank you! :) #7388584Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 30, 2009
She is adorable, what a great black and white portrait Mitch! #7469671Mitch Spence April 30, 2009
Thanks, Donna. This recently won me about a hundred and fifty bucks, which made me smile--you bet. Never has gone anywhere at BP though. Trying it again here. I'm nothing if not stubborn. LOL #7469704Tamara K. Walker May 26, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS! #7559891Tammy M. Anderson May 26, 2009
Your stubborness paid off, Mitch. Congratulations. Good luck on the next round. #7560216Pat Gamwell May 26, 2009
WTG, girl! Big congrats! #7560311Steve M. Harrington May 26, 2009
Good on you, Mitch! :)A P May 26, 2009
Mitch Spence May 26, 2009
Hey, thanks, you guys. Subborness is a good trait I guess. :) Ann, cool cheerleader! #7560830Stefania Barbier May 26, 2009
huge congrats on your wonderful finalist!!! #7561305Jeana Clark May 26, 2009
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William F. Clair May 26, 2009
Way up there... Love this!!! #7561540Nikki McDonald May 26, 2009
Well, well, well look what we have here! A finalist on its way to winning. Congratulations, Mitch. You know I just love this. #7561611Sharon Sawyer May 26, 2009
Mitch, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding finalist and all the best in the next round!!!!!!!!!!!!. #7561687Ken Smith May 26, 2009
You're a world traveler! Congrats, Mitch!! #7562952Sherran Andersen May 26, 2009
Congrats Mitch. Sherran #7563524Eugenio Diaz May 26, 2009
Congratulations on your AMAZING Finalist…Well done!Debra R. Harder May 27, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Mitch! This is a GOLD winner in my eyes! Outstanding! Deb #7566724Daniella Puente May 27, 2009
Hi Mitch :o) This is so touching and beautiful photo, BIG CONGRATS on this deserved finalist!!! #7567054Philippe Vieux-Jeanton May 27, 2009
Congratulations on this splendid finalist, Mitch !! #7567112Kerry Hill May 27, 2009
Huge Congratulations to you, Mitch!!!!! #7567928MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 27, 2009
Congratulations Mitch!!Susan M. Hembree May 27, 2009
This is wonderful, Mitch! Congratulations on your finalist! #7568374Mitch Spence May 28, 2009
Thanks to everyone for taking the time to stop and for all your great comments and congrats. I appreciate them so much. #7571653Shelly A. Van Camp May 28, 2009
Congrats, Mitch! #7572622Cassie L. Woodlee May 29, 2009
Congratulations, Mitch!!!! #7578042Colleen Farrell May 29, 2009
Still making my way through the finalists ... This is so cute, Mitch! Big congrats! #7578166Linda Blair June 01, 2009
Congratulations!!!!!!!! #7585484Marisol Pastor June 01, 2009
Congratulations Mitch! #7586507Mitch Spence June 06, 2009
Shelly, Cassie, Colleen, Linda, and Marisol, thank you very much. This one is a favorite of mine and it's always so nice if one of those is recognized. #7603112Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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