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wow.. love this, ESPECIALLY the little thumb!

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Just browseing images and picking some Favorites ,Great image.

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just wanted to let you know that i was in australia about a month ago and saw this being used (still!) on a billboard along the gold coast highway. hope you got that sorted out with them!

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This is such an amazing child portrait- I really adore it :-)

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Keep the thumb! Its so needed - it looks just like she is engaged in a mind-occupying paint-in, and happened to look up and you snapped her. Without it, it could be an accident in a paint factory?



She has such a sweet mouth to go with the pretty blonde hair and the blue/green eyes - almost peacock colours - should be a model, for sure!!! I bet you, any photo agency would sign her up immediately - she will probably be a stunning teenager/early 20's young woman



Congratulations all round

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She is captured just beautifully!

Look at those eyes

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Great work !!!

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I think this is a beautiful shot, I think that the eyes are just a TAD bit overdone because they are on the verge of looking unatural, but this is absolutely a priceless photo.

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Just wanted to say that this photo is among my favorite on DP Challenge. The colors, clarity and compostion (the 3 Cs) are nothing short of superb. But as we all know, the whole is greater than the some of its parts and this photo tells a wonderful story.

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amazing shot

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Hi, any chance of a print? Just superb!

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anuffer fav.

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Absolutely love this image. I am a big fan of your work and this is just simply top notch!

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WoW! Her eyes are amazing! And the paint on her face seem to make them pop more against her pale flawless skin. Well done!

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i love this, especially the eyes

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This is really beautiful, the lighting is darn near perfect. The clarity and softness of her skin make this shot. Congratulations :)

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great candid, the eyes are great! congrats on the red

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This phjoto is just awesome! Color of the eye, all the other colors and that sweet look of the child. Perfect.

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I love this photo: colours, use of light, composition, but above all: the expression you catched. Congratulations

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I really like the photo a lot. great colors. I do think that the face might be a tad over processed. Thats just a matter of opinion though... hmmm ... then again.. what isnt, right?

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Wounderful use of colors, love th eyes, beautiful shot, congratulations and good luck on future shots.

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Love the eyes..

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Very Colorful, congrats with a ribbon!



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Fun image! Congrats on 2nd

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Absolutely wonderful. Agree with the distracting bit on the right. Other than that - GREAT processing. Just wondering what she was painting. My daughter would've been busy finger painting my car (she actualy did it once - using house paint from my garage).

This one definately deserve to win. I love the eyes. She is a beautiful little girl.

Have a look at my little girl on my profile. Gonna pm you.

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You sure nailed this. The paint on the face and the shirt are all perfect elements here, as well as her beautiful eyes and innocent expression. So crisp too! I think I might have to save up for that lens. I'd love to have IS on all my lenses, even shorter focal lengths.



Once again, beautiful shot, and congratulations.

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Why ISO 800 and how did you get rid of the grain?

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How much for a 5x7? I want it to remind me and my wife what a good candid could be. Seriously, how much?

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Picasso said, All children are artist.. The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up..



This little girl is a natural for this type of foto... She is beautiful.. Did not get to vote this round.. If I had you would have had a 10...

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Absolutely beautiful. Congrats... :)

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those eyes are insane!!! love it.

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Wonderful your shot, wonderful your children. Congrats!

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Perfection and she's so darn cute. Congrats!!

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What a wonderful image and story, my favorite, congrats.

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Fantastic... We could have really used this picture for our Emerging Artist Workshop poster. Wish we had it...we would have raised a ton of money for the kid's art scholarships.

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No way this shot is overprocessed...just right in my opinion. And I agree with your choice to leave the thumb in. Gives it more depth, and helps to tell the story. Nice capture!

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I love this image. Delightful child. I didn't think the thumb distracted, and agree with your reason for leaving it in. It helps tell the story.

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this is just priceless! congrats.

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Great photo and congrats! I love her look, she is so pretty!! I do like what you did with the eyes, makes it much more dramatic! And I love the softness of her skin. Well done!

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is made of plastic? Cuz thats what it looks like. Maybe too much photoshop for me taste, thought she looks so cute and i love the eyes.

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Wonderful portrait! Congratulations on your Ribbon!

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Awesome picture! Congratulations on your ribbon!

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Just fricken' Awesome! Great Work!

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im so glad this landed at the top i was hoping it would!!!!! congrats!

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had this one picked to ribbon - nice work - very cute - congrats !

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What I want to know is how you can overdo the eyes and still take a ribbon....Must all be in how its done. I love this portrait. Alive and full of personality. Congrats on the ribbon!

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Laine was certainly a beautiful little subject for this challenge. Good stuff Doc and congrats on the ribbon.

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Beautiful! Congratulations, way to come back!!!

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Adorable picture, just added it to my favorites

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Your children are simply beautiful. I love this!

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I thought this was absolutely adorable... congrats on the ribbon -- it's well earned!

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Jason: Congratulations on your Red with this lovely radiant cherub. Very well done.

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Congrats on your win Doc, beautiful photo.

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Ohh Doc, she's stunning!!

Congrats!! I guess Lent did ya good!!!

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It's so good when it comes out so great without intrusion by us. It is obvious that this was just a natural look after her nose got itchy while she was finger painting. This is precious, congratulations on your second place finish.

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Great Job, Doc, I thought I had you :)

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Congrats on your second place. Whenever I look at this image I get so hypnotised by her eyes, they are awesome!

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Welcome Back! Congratulations on your ribbon!! This is adorable!!!

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Great pic Jason, beautiful eyes, congrats on the ribbon, well deserved.

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Congrats dude, you overtook me in the final sprint! :) Way to go starting out as our new star member of the magnificent 7! Weeee :)

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Very good Doc and nice finish. You'll have to make a huge print for your office.

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this is MAGNIFICENT!!!

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Congrats Doc ! Very cute portrait

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WTG Doc! Wonderful to see this little cutie ribbon in the midst of all the killer-babe shots :-)

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See what happens when you leave and come back?? Maybe I should try it. ROFL



Congrats! She's a cutie pie for sure.

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Beautiful photo Doc, Your subject's eyes are just so vivid.



Congrats on your ribbon and more so....Congrats for kicking Rikki's butt!!!

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Great picture. Amazing colours and so natural model.

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This is awesome, Jason! Congratulations!

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Can't you guys be good at just one type of photography. Damn. Congrats.

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There she is....congrats on comeback entry and the ribbon.

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well done there, a kiddy pic in the ribbons, wow, things are lookin up.

congrats on the red!

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Congrats Doc! I thought I recognized this little girl... She's adorable - terrific capture.

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Well deserved ribbon...well done DR!

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way too cute!!

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I broke one of my long standing rules and gave a good score to a kiddie pic... You gotta love this one. You did at least buy Laine an ice cream cone I hope...

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Congratulations on your ribbon. Precious image.

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Simply amazing! Congratulations on your red!

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Congrats on the ribbon! One of the few I gave a 10 during voting.

Good work!

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Congrats on your ribbon. Wonderful shot.

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Very nice as always! Congrats on your ribbon!

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congrats on second!!

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Red baby! Ribbon on the first post back! You rock dude!

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Incredible, and a most precious image. Well done. Ribbon for sure.

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This is perfect, the colors are very nice and so is the lighting and composition.

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very cute, the eye color looks kinda fake thought like it was green or blue and one or the other was added as a cover or flare.



still great shot

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Some kind of OOF object on lower right prevents me from giving you my highest score possible...I guess you'll have to settle for a 9.



Good Job.

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Great shot, lovely colors and not center, I think you could have cropped the blurry corner out.

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really cute, colours are great

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Nice job, could be a winner but a tough field. Good luck

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Beautiful look and colors. Hopefully her eyes aren't really that color but the oversaturation works well. Whatever that blurry thing in the corner is is a slight distraction - but I liek the shot alot. Bumping up.

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she is such a beauty! those eyes are unforgettable! 10

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cute!

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Well done, great model, good luck

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The colours in this photo look superb and the focus looks sharp! Well done.

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Very nicely done! Spot on focus, excellent catchlights, perfect little model! Only minor sniglet for me is the foreground object bottom right corner...

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This is so incredible. Wow. 10!

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a little digital looking.

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Very cute child, her eyes are fabulous. Very well lit, but i would like to see either a more white background here, or something more vibrant. The background used seems "blah".

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Beautiful picture telling a wonderful story.

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Good color pop on this one. Love what you did to her eyes.

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may be there is too much of neat image there, but the result is soo cute. and the colors are great idea.

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Oh my! This is the cutest shot ever and those eyes are so beautiful

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LOL, Great capture. The bright colours are good. I found whatever was caught in the right bottom corner a little distracting.

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she has beautiful eyes

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Ahh, Nice image... No, Nice Image? lol I love the color of the eyes. Nice image indeed.

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cute! the child's eyes are amazing!! wow.

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fantastic

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So full of sweetness in such a nice way...beautiful color and light.

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I *REALLY* like this - the colors, the focus, composition. Others have probably said but I wiil - I think the fuzzy in the lower right should be cropped out, it's mildly distracting. Overall: very well done!

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Adorable expression, sharpness and colors outstanding, ribbon quality. Straight into my favorites. 10.

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the paint on her face becomes a visual commentary on the overprocessing you did. Very clever. 8.

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Oh my goodness, this photo is fantastic!

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oh wow, those eyes!

I really like the happy colours in this photo, and the child is really photogenic. great lighting too.

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Love the lighting and colors of this portrait! Great expression. Well done!

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This is awesome! 10 Love the eyes!

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Now that's a cutie! Love the vibrant colors. Good post processing - definitely noticable, but not overdone. <7>

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wow, this is a terrific photograph. I love the intensive colors and soft background.

I wish her hand was more visible though (or not visible at all

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Seems over processed.

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What a cutie!

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Great use of color with those blue eyes.

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I did get you already :) Super sharpness, not overdone at all, but almost borderline, which just shows me you know your limit in post processing. Exactly like I do, go a tad to far and then ease off a little, nice work! Skin tones are good, eye work is amazing, at least you are not one of those who make the eye whites tooooo white, I like how you did this I suppose I could get really picky and get at you for the blur in the lower right hand corner, but it is hardly noticeable :) 10 for the photo but minus one for the blur. (9).

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VERY CUTE and very nice colors too.

im seeing this landing somewhere at the top.

good luck

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Cute and colorful. Nice composition, I like the crop. Great.

Only thing bad is I think the skin looks a little "patchy" due to noise-reduction, maybe just half the noise reduction intensity would be better.

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Haha, like this heaps, her expression is just so genuine. I don´t really care for the super smooth skin though, seems overprocessed but nothing that would bring my score down though, too much NI? Also the blur in the lower left corner, the one that is over her finger is bothering me a bit, drags my attention from her face. Gave this an 8 :)

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nice

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My suggestion here is merely to crop the distracting blur out from the lower right corner. Otherwise, this is beautiful. :-)

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Wow! Those are some serious blue eyes!

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The colored paint adds quite a humorous touch to her innocent face

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Fine image, good capture, because of the blur you might consider criopping off the whole finger on the far right side from the composition.

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One of best

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Got to be a ribbon for this sho

10 from me

focus, pose and exposure are spot on.

The eyes are so alive and not overworked like a lot in this challenge.

Brilliant!

Good luck



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fantastic shot, love the paint looks like you had fun with this one! hope you ribbon the eyes are just stunning!9

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Very whimsical, there is something in the bottom right corner that needs to be cropped out.

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What a cutie!!!

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great picture! The saturation and the sharpness on the eyes really compliment her expression and the story.

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Her eyes are just stunning. Great lighting too.

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Great eyes, color, focus, lighting. Basically a perfectly executed portrait.

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Very sweet and colourful. :) I would have liked to see a crop closer to her on the right to remove that blurry element. Beautiful nonetheless.

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those are some blue eyes!

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Too cute. Well done.

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Beautiful photo, love the colours.

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Beautiful colors, especially the eyes.

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Great colors...very sharp...a little different crop to get rid of the out of focus area in the lower right would be better (tighter crop on face)...top 5 shot in challenge for my voting...9

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What a stunning shot! Those eyes are amazing! Sharp as a tack, great lighting and skin tones...10

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loose the NI on this image

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Darling girl. I wish she weren't wearing the plaid top - it's a tad distracting. Great overlay with the eye color. She's a cutie.

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Love those blue eyes. And the rest of the colors - simply amazing.

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Cute.....I like this.....

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Love the eyes!AND the photo! (I give it a virtual 10!)

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Wow, those are incredible eyes. The blur in the bottom right corner is a little distratting, otherwise this is a great portrait.

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This is a beautiful, cute picture, but I think you took the noise reduction a little too far.