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Published: 2005-08-08 20:48:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 1099; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 79
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Description It's his birthday today (August 8). So tell him. marley [at] mineisnodisgrace [dot] com
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Comments: 36

Notashd [2009-01-03 12:28:14 +0000 UTC]

it's so great and I ove it a lot

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Notashd In reply to Notashd [2009-01-03 12:29:40 +0000 UTC]

I mean I love it a lot

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Edas7 [2007-11-26 15:53:51 +0000 UTC]

nice expression

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Tertion [2006-07-10 00:31:58 +0000 UTC]

OMG...he could be the little boy in the movie The Omen !!!

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aRezz [2005-08-27 13:31:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice Picture. You have some extreme nice "shallow depth of field"(blurring around the face) in this shot. Is it optical? or just retouched with computer software?

"If" its retouched, then i would like to know how you do it. I have a bit of a problem faking it with software like PS. I would really apriciate any hints or help Keep up the good work

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matttttt In reply to aRezz [2005-08-28 19:27:28 +0000 UTC]

This is all real. I shot it with a cheap strobe and an umbrella and the lens was a 75mm at f1.4. Wide open, the d.o.f. is around ten millimeters at closest focus (which this was). It there's a way to do this in the computer, I don't know about it. Most of what I have seen is a subject in sharp focus with some significant distance to a background which is in extreme de-focus, and it usually looks totally composited and fake. I guess there are people who think they can simulate the progression of blur that is contained all on one object (like a face or head), but it's probably easier to just get it in the camera. Fast 50mm lenses are cheap for film SLRs, and wouldn't be much different in the end result than this.

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aRezz In reply to matttttt [2005-08-29 20:50:57 +0000 UTC]

hm.. Wish i was able to get the kind of shallow dof you get. Dont have the equipment for it. Could you review this images Shallow d.o.f . Is fake the first thing that comes to your mind??. Its ofcourse seposed to look a bit dreamy and not that realistc. But does the dof look very badly composited. Or does it give the fealing a image with shallow dof is seposed to?

Here is the deviation anyway: [link]

There are some stuff around the edges that reminds a bit of chromatic abberation, its the technique i use that causes this, its just that, this way is faster(im just a bit lazy ) So just ignore it. Anyway, what do you think of the faking, is it worth it, or should i try more. Or just buy the optical equipment to try to achive something useful and "real"

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ergolife [2005-08-18 07:16:59 +0000 UTC]

i adore it. he looks expectant of something...for some reason. either that or he looks like he just got done with a bath(the hair appears wet) and has the 'needs towel to get warm' look in his eye. (seen the look a bit...babysitter ) he just looks so innocent. whatever it may be...wonderful photo. it's a favorite. ^_^

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SmellingDeadRoses [2005-08-11 09:56:43 +0000 UTC]

wow...his names like my name..*>>enter homer simpson quote*

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matttttt In reply to SmellingDeadRoses [2005-08-16 19:49:41 +0000 UTC]

I named him after Bob.

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SmellingDeadRoses In reply to matttttt [2005-08-17 11:39:18 +0000 UTC]

Fancy that..so was i.

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ThisIsYou [2005-08-09 16:31:45 +0000 UTC]

such a beautiful kid, beautiful photo

how old is he?

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matttttt In reply to ThisIsYou [2005-08-16 19:49:37 +0000 UTC]

He just turned 9, but when I took this he was 6.

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nartlee [2005-08-09 14:11:32 +0000 UTC]

oh wow. he's too old for his age.

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matttttt In reply to nartlee [2005-08-16 19:49:32 +0000 UTC]

I know. He's way more interesting than most grown people.

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DreamsInGreen [2005-08-09 11:57:55 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous eyes! I love the blurring around him...very nice picture

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berf [2005-08-09 05:46:15 +0000 UTC]

his eyes are so intense and intellegent

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matttttt In reply to berf [2005-08-16 19:49:40 +0000 UTC]

He is pretty great. He really thinks about things that most people - let alone most nine year olds - don't think about. He also reads more than I do, and I read way more than most people.

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strangemuse [2005-08-09 02:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Intense eyes. O_O

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matttttt In reply to strangemuse [2005-08-16 19:50:34 +0000 UTC]

Totally.

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Angie-Chan070707 [2005-08-09 00:37:44 +0000 UTC]

i love where the focuz is in this picture

it's wonderful


and Happy Birthday to him!

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Awesomelylostfishies [2005-08-09 00:27:10 +0000 UTC]

he is so adorableee!!

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matttttt In reply to Awesomelylostfishies [2005-08-16 19:50:10 +0000 UTC]

He takes after me. Ha.

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Awesomelylostfishies In reply to matttttt [2005-08-16 20:43:41 +0000 UTC]

XD

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matttttt In reply to Awesomelylostfishies [2005-08-17 01:55:12 +0000 UTC]

HAHAHAHA!

Seriously, though. I'm serious.

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jessiebessie620 [2005-08-08 22:05:42 +0000 UTC]

He's adorable. He does look really serious in this photo, either that or he's mad and giving you an evil look. But whatever the case this is a fanstastic picture.

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matttttt In reply to jessiebessie620 [2005-08-16 19:49:21 +0000 UTC]

He's not really mad. Whenever we go to the trouble to take pictures for the sake of taking pictures, I get him to do this kind of stuff. For every dozen or so of these, there are a couple where he is acting like an idiot.

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jennipheromone [2005-08-08 20:54:08 +0000 UTC]

Very handsome young man with a very pensive gaze...looks like there is alot going on behind those eyes.

And Happy Birthday to him...

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matttttt In reply to jennipheromone [2005-08-16 19:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he's been that way since birth. He was never one of those mouth-breathing droolers. Pensive is a good word.

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frail-imagery [2005-08-08 20:51:38 +0000 UTC]

I love it

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matttttt In reply to frail-imagery [2005-08-16 19:49:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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TearDropOnTheFire [2005-08-08 20:51:19 +0000 UTC]

aww, he's so cute!
must fav it.

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Penzram [2005-08-08 20:51:04 +0000 UTC]

he's beautiful...and look so evil..or mad..
great shoot..really..I could just look at it forever.
there is something about his eyes...and the way the hair is.
great

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Penzram In reply to Penzram [2005-08-16 20:13:40 +0000 UTC]

haha...boooys!!

he's really pretty...take his pic...in about 15 years..

(okay, now I'm just stupid...)

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matttttt In reply to Penzram [2005-08-17 01:51:54 +0000 UTC]

He is such a total boy, too. Not that his mom and I tried to make him all masculine or whatever, but he just turned out that way. I think us males are genetically predisposed to certain behaviors, maybe.

No, you're not stupid. He is really cute. And I'm sure that I will be taking pictures of him for a long, long time. Should be interesting to see what happens in the next fifteen years.

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matttttt In reply to Penzram [2005-08-16 19:47:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. He's not evil, but he told me that his new nickname is "Little Morbid Marley". He is pretty serious sometimes though.

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