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OK... let me know what you think. I'm sure I'll hear it about too much

fill flash, but I just loved this picture and I played around with it

in PS and if I brought down the brightness or adjusted curves, the

fill flash was even more apparent and I lost a lot of detail of the

beads of water on his face. What would you do differently?

dear sherry

hi

your photos good, very nice.

dast xosh

PENJWENY

A fine picture. I really didn't notice the lighting that much. Try making a second layer of the picture in Photoshop. Use the laso and outline the face in the copy layer. Adjust the picture on the face only that way. and resave pic.

Thanks for the compliments and PS suggestions. I've never tried to minipulate an image like that in PS. You did a good job at bringing down the hot spots on his face without losing the pool and water detail in the back. I'll have to try that myself just to play around with it a little. I also have another revised version where I added ever-so-slightly some sharpening. Makes a big difference. Ahhh... the luxuries of shooting digital. Thanks again!

a very nice one...I prefer your second version..I like when the face is bright and the water droplets are well visible....

Beautiful little creature. You have asked me for advice, yet when i search on Top Photos/children category - there you are :0) I also prefer the second shot. It's a gem. Keep it up.

Thank you both for your positive comments. There have been a few critics out there (not on this website) that have gotten me questioning my work/style, etc. But now I'm starting to get over it! And yes, I'll just keep working on trying to improve. Paul - thanks for letting me know this one showed up on the Top Photos for Children category. I never would have thought/known. :-)