Sugar
She is as sweet as she looks...
She is as sweet as she looks...
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Aug, 2019Views
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Awards
Top Shot Award 21
Judge Favorite
2020 Choice Award
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Virtuoso
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
All Star
Emotions
Happy
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Behind The Lens
Location
Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa, was the location for the full family portion of our Cousin Camp. My granddaughter, "Sugar" and I had so much fun playing photographer and model that day! There are so many beautiful places to use as backgrounds I couldn't really choose a favorite but the lily pond proved to be a perfect backdrop to bring out her beautiful green eyes.Time
Getting a late start to our day turned out to be a plus for this wanna be photographer. This picture was taken at 12:30 and the sun was shining straight down on her through a layer of clouds.Lighting
I am pretty much a point n shoot photographer and as much as I would like to pretend to know what I am doing, I don't. I am playing and learning about lighting. I have had my fair share of glare, shadows and in between. This picture was taken just afternoon on an overcast day . I used the auto setting and my new camera did the work with the light! I did know enough to know a flash would ruin things.Equipment
This photograph was taken with a Nikon Coolpix B600. No other equipment.Inspiration
I have 5 grandchildren, but only 1 granddaughter. We were having a Cousin Camp for the kids and we started the day with their parents and them with a trip to Reiman Gardens. "Sugar" had dressed up a little with the hopes of playing "model and photographer" with me. She played and posed her way through the gardens but as the humidity curled her hair and added a glow to her skin, she just became more beautiful to me. The coolness of the lily pond was just the perfect backdrop, it's calmness was such a contradiction to the 11 year old, cartwheeling girl of 5 minutes before! Personal note: I don't know who chose this photo for this honor but I have to thank you. It means more than you can imagine for both of us.Editing
There was no post-processing to this photograph.In my camera bag
My camera bag is a thermal lunch bag I received as a freebie for signing up to something at a fair. In my camera bag is always my Nikon Coolpix B600; a Lenspen and ALWAYS a spare battery!Feedback
The only advice I can offer to others is to have fun !
