Beach Baby
Uploaded: August 17, 2006
1/160, f/3.5, ISO-50, 200 f/1.8 lens.
Kay E. Mahoney August 17, 2006
Very cute. Love how she is looking out at the beach. Love the close up shot of her. #505205Chastity Abbott August 17, 2006
Wonderful way she is facing the light and it warms her skin tones brilliantly!! I really like the look of the sand as the textures appear with such great detail. The colors are VIVID and with a such great excellent appearance, love the pink skirt, yellow bucket and the white shirt...brings in the the white from small crashing waves* What I LOVE most of your style of photography is I see so much in such a simple portrait!!! Great capture!!! #3177801Daniella Puente August 17, 2006
Erica, congrats! this is so beautiful. The light over her is great and warm and the dof is fantastic, make the textures on the sand and sea appears just as should be :0) excellent job! #3178025Margot Petrowski August 17, 2006
Looks like a winner!!! #3178066Erica Murphy August 17, 2006
Thank you all SOOOOO much for the very kind words. I really appreciate it very much.Erica #3178444
Elizabeth Beaudoin August 17, 2006
Gorgeous color Erica! What a little beauty she is! #3178527Lynn Crawford August 17, 2006
This is beautiufl Erica, love the sharpe focus on the beautiful little girl and great DOF, also the warm tones from the sun are great :) #3178761Cyn Valentine August 17, 2006
Adorable..love the color and light! Well done! #3178774Jane M August 17, 2006
Fantastic DOF and glorious color Erica! #3179075Erica Murphy August 17, 2006
Many, MANY thanks for the nice comments!!!Erica #3179092
Katherine Kuhn August 18, 2006
Beautiful image with great composition, DOF, wonderful textures & colors -- great expression on her face. Great capture! #3182453Erica Murphy August 18, 2006
Thank you so much Kathy!Erica #3182629
Megan p June 15, 2007
LOVE EVERYTHING about this!!! she is scrumptious in that beautiful light! #4401109Erica Murphy June 15, 2007
Thanks so much Megan!!Erica #4401169
Heidi Brand July 06, 2007
The light falling on her is perfect! Wonderful portrait Erica. #4479864Erica Murphy July 06, 2007
Thank you Heidi!Erica #4480485
Anna Diederich July 24, 2007
So glad to see this one again Erica! Congratulations! #4551346Emily E. Bem July 24, 2007
Winner...Winner, Winner, Winner!:))))))) #4551756
Katarina Mansson July 25, 2007
I agree with Emily above...RC Fritz July 25, 2007
Very cute! Congratulations. Great Finalist! #4553730Regina L. Rickert July 25, 2007
Wow! Just gogeous, Erica!! Congratulations again! #4554202Chastity Abbott July 25, 2007
This was always a fav of mine!!!!! HUGE Congrats hope to see it go further!!! #4554748Erica Murphy July 25, 2007
Thanks so much for the nice comments Anna, Emily, Katarina, RC, Lexi, and Chastity!!Erica #4555089
Elizabeth R. G July 25, 2007
Congrats, Erica!! LOVE this one and good luck!! #4555928Erica Murphy July 25, 2007
Thank you Elizabeth!Erica #4556458
Kay E. Mahoney July 25, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4559207Christy Nichols July 26, 2007
Congratulations again Erica! #4561857Megan p July 26, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Erica!!! this is such a beautiful photo! #4561862Carol Teal July 26, 2007
Congrats on your beautiful win!! #4562200RC Fritz July 26, 2007
Well deserved First Place, Erica. Congratulations! #4562386Erica Murphy July 26, 2007
Thanks so much to the judges, Kay, Christy, Megan, Carol, RC and Deborah for all the kind responses to my photo!Erica
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Emily E. Bem July 26, 2007
Chastity Abbott July 26, 2007
The light & colors....sigh....Anna Diederich July 26, 2007
OMG Erica Big Huge Congrats to you on your fabulous win!! #4563696Kay E. Mahoney July 26, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful first place winner. #4563832Erica Murphy July 26, 2007
Thank you sooooo much Emily, Chastity, Anna, and Kay!!! I shocked and honored by all the kind words.Erica #4563891
Sarah Goblot July 26, 2007
Yippee~~~~~~~~!!!!!! #4563917Regina L. Rickert July 26, 2007
Woooooo-hoooooooo!!!! Congratulations Erica. I am so happy for you. This is a fantastic shot! The lighting is gorgeous. #4565224Erica Murphy July 26, 2007
BIG THANKS Sarah, Marla, and Lexi!!Erica #4565594
Julie Metcalf July 26, 2007
Woo Hoo, Erica. Totally deserving! #4565795Terry L. Ellis July 27, 2007
Erica, congratulations on this outstanding First Place Win! WTG! #4567154Erica Murphy July 27, 2007
Thank you VERY much JMe and Terry!Erica #4567606
Elizabeth R. G July 27, 2007
CONGRATS Erica!!! I just love this one!!! #4568468Robert K. Bemus July 27, 2007
Huge congrats on your 1st place win, Erica! #4570281Erica Murphy July 28, 2007
Thanks so much Elizabeth and Robert!! I really appreciate it!Erica #4571214
Krisztina Athanasakis July 28, 2007
Beautiful photo Erica !! I just adore the lighting in this shot. #4571885gloria s. kasse vega July 28, 2007
Congratulations!!! I visited your gallery and loved it. #4572791Renee Lewis July 28, 2007
Congrats on 1st place, Erica!!!! #4572866Heidi Brand July 29, 2007
Sorry that I am so late to the party, but I too wanted to congratulate you on your first place win. It is so well deserved. Congrats again Erica. #4573825Erica Murphy July 29, 2007
Thanks sooooo much Krisztina, Gloria, Renee, and Heidi!!!Erica #4575014
Stephanie Arnold August 01, 2007
ERICA!!!! I've been so MIA that I didn't even know you got a 1st place winner - FANTASTIC! =) Congrats! #4589276Erica Murphy August 02, 2007
Thank you Stephanie!!Erica #4591190
Janine Russell August 07, 2007
Erica, excellent colors, clarity, lighting, point of view and composition; big congratulations on your First Place Winner! #4616586Erica Murphy August 08, 2007
Thanks so much Janine!!Erica #4619007
Cindy Wong August 09, 2007
Congratulations on your first place, Erica! :) #4626550Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 24, 2007
This is so beautiful, congratulations on your first place win Erica!! Way to go!! #4694139Erica Murphy August 24, 2007
Thank you very much Cindy and Donna!!Erica
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Toni Riggs September 03, 2007
Adorable image, congrats on your win! #4741100Erica Murphy September 03, 2007
Thanks so much Toni!Erica
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"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar October 25, 2007
congrats on this first place winner, erica! your gallery is amazing! :) #4983544Alexandra Hankova December 01, 2007
Beautiful child, beautiful light, fantastic moment! This really is a great picture :-) #5156618Michelle Alton December 06, 2007
Wow...I see why this was a winner! It is beautiful and SHE is beautiful. The image is just glorious!Erica Murphy December 06, 2007
Thank you VERY much Nolax, Alexandra, and Michelle!Erica #5176917
Lisa J. Boulden December 17, 2007
Beautiful and sweet!Erica Murphy December 17, 2007
Thank you Lisa!!Erica #5218391
Stephen Zacker January 27, 2008
Wonderful moment and feeling this has. Congratulations. Like your gallery #5402468Kathy L. Clark February 09, 2008
Erica congratulations on an absolutely perfect winner. She is such a gorgeous little lady. I like everything about this image. Keep up the great work. #5468074Erica Murphy February 09, 2008
Thank you Stephen and Kathy!!Erica #5468761
Peggy J. Maguire March 28, 2008
Wonderful portrait Erica.Well deserved win!!!!Erica Murphy March 28, 2008
Thank you VERY much Peggy! #5710509Bill Knaps September 06, 2008
What a precious capture and a well deserved winner. Congrats on all your well deserved wins Erica. Bill #6421127Max Aureli September 23, 2008
Wonderful expression well capture in this portrait!!!! Light is superb, poser details sharp, wonder expression on her face unbelievable. Great work and Congratulation for your Winner!!Sandy Powers November 03, 2008
What an enchanting photo! I love it! #6701439Erica Murphy November 03, 2008
Thank you VERY MUCH Bill, Max, and Sandy! #6701487Philippe Vieux-Jeanton January 31, 2009
This is so perfect, comp, light, colors.. A very beautiful Winner! #7110161Erica Murphy January 31, 2009
Thanks for your nice reply Philippe! Much appreciated. #7110418Howard B. Cheek May 28, 2009
The subject AND the photographer have something very special going on here..Erica Murphy May 28, 2009
Thank you Howard!! #7574095Barbara Waldoch February 21, 2010
Beautiful shot, Erica, congratulations! #8405561Erica Murphy February 22, 2010
Thank you Barbara!! #8406756Julianne Bradford May 12, 2010
Such a beautiful capture and child Erica. All your work is so exceptional! #8607751Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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