Inspiring Photo: Upside Down #966237

Upside Down

Uploaded: June 15, 2005 09:05:10

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Taken 6.14.05. My daughter Amber.
Converted to B&W, slight contrast adjustments made.
Exposure time 1/1000
F-number 2.5
Exposure program Manual
ISO speed ratings 200
Flash Yes
Focal length 21 mm

Comments

Barbara Helgason June 15, 2005

What a great picture of a beautiful girl. Love the angle you took it at. I should try that sometime. My daughter's name is Amber as well! #263750

Cathy Stancil June 15, 2005

Very nice natural portrait Susan !! Well done ! #1473195

Susan L. Vasquez June 15, 2005

Thanks Barbara and Cathy :) #1473221

Kristy E. Lane June 15, 2005

Very unique and AWESOME B&W tones. Big fan of this one. Beautiful, beautiful! #1473226

Kerby Pfrangle June 15, 2005

Susan

I like the way this was taken with her looking back at you.

Super smile and wonderful in black and white.

Nice fun different portrait image.

Kerby #1473384

Alisha L. Ekstrom June 15, 2005

WOW Susan... I love this image. I'm gonna have to try this with my boys!! Love it in B&W!! Great angle & beautiful smile!!:) #1473566

Jenny Bosmans June 15, 2005

Beautiful portrait, Susan!!! Great B&W image! Love it! #1473863

Christy C. Snodgrass June 15, 2005

Love this angle! How natural and unique. "They" say the biggest complement is to imitate. I think there will be alot of us trying that one out! Great job! #1474641

Susan L. Vasquez June 15, 2005

Kristy, Kerby, Jenny, and Christy..
Thanks so much for the kind thoughts!
Christy, that is so true! You ought to post that thought on a thread I read in Q&A about redundancy. There was a huge discussion about seeing the same type of photos over & over.
Alisha...I can't wait to see how it goes with the boys. #1475385

June 15, 2005

Some very nice work esp with non-pro gear. Very well done.

best #1475467

Susan L. Vasquez June 15, 2005

Thanks so much James. I should be purchasing better equipment by fall. #1475482

Heather Harpel June 16, 2005

Great photo, Susan! I love the perspective and pose! She has such a cute smile! #1477089

Susan L. Vasquez June 16, 2005

Thanks Heather :) #1477285

Claudette Foote June 16, 2005

Very nice natural portrait Susan !

Well done ! love her smile..

Great B&W image!

and what a great idea love angle... #1478244

Susan L. Vasquez June 16, 2005

Thank you Claudette, your praise means so much. You are a wonderful photographer! #1479599

Carla Metzler June 17, 2005

Beautiful portrait, Susan! #1481857

Roger Bernabo June 17, 2005

Very cute... great pose #1482641

Sandy Landon June 17, 2005

Unique perspective. I agree with all the previous comments. Well done. #1483606

Susan L. Vasquez June 17, 2005

Thanks Carla, Roger, and Sandy! #1483939

Rhonda Smith June 17, 2005

This is a very stunning and fun pose.. great shot Susan! #1484139

Amanda Price June 17, 2005

Very cute, Susan! Wonderful clarity and I love it in b&w! #1484219

Susan L. Vasquez June 18, 2005

Thanks Rhonda and Amanda, this has quickly become my favorite portrait! #1487203

Terry L. Ellis June 18, 2005

Very refreshing portrait, Susan! Great in b/w, excellent detail! #1487214

Melissa L. Zavadil June 19, 2005

I love the perspective and the detail in her eyes! This is wonderful! #1489006

Susan L. Vasquez June 19, 2005

Thank you Terry and Melissa, this was my favorite out of the shoot that day.
She's just so spontaneous, I just let her do her thing. Makes it really easy to get great natural looking photographs. #1489034

Karma Wilson June 19, 2005

A LOVELY portrait!

Karma #1490203

Susan L. Vasquez June 20, 2005

Thank you Karma :) #1492454

Rosemary Buffoni June 22, 2005

What a lovely daughter you have and your photo certainly does that beauty justice. Excellent use of fill flash too and a nice and unique composition.
Ro #1507972

Susan L. Vasquez June 22, 2005

Thanks so much Rosemary, your kind words mean so much :) #1508347

Laura Clay-Ballard June 24, 2005

gorgeous image! your daughter is beautiful! #1514925

Bianca B. Steinfeldt June 26, 2005

What a cute shot ... love the balck and white!! #1521377

Susan L. Vasquez June 26, 2005

Thank you Laura and Bianca :) #1522299

Joyce ONeil June 26, 2005

This is why I love this site so much!! This is a great idea!!!!!! Congrats!

Joyce #1522317

Susan L. Vasquez June 26, 2005

Thanks Joyce, we were rolling all over in the backyard. She was on her back, I was on my belly :) Ended up with a bunch of bug bites too. #1522336

Susan L. Vasquez June 30, 2005

decided to put up the color version, which do you prefer? #1538886

June 30, 2005

Beautiful Susan , love the shot! #1539407

Susan L. Vasquez June 30, 2005

Thank you so much Her! #1541287

Trisha Moe July 04, 2005

Very cool shot! I love it ib B/W! #1552885

Susan L. Vasquez July 04, 2005

Thanks again Trisha, she's such a goof ball :) I hope she never grows up, all the way. Amber has always had this very fun streak in her. #1552916

Stacy Wasmuth July 15, 2005

Susan, I LOVE this portrait - a winner in my opinion! And I can't decide between the color and b&w - they are both spectacular. What a beautiful daughter! :) #1597259

Susan L. Vasquez July 15, 2005

Thanks so much Stacy! #1598234

Kerby Pfrangle July 22, 2005

Susan

Congratulations on your finalist.

Good luck in the finals.

Kerby #1622790

Susan L. Vasquez July 22, 2005

Thanks Kerby! I was really shocked, yet happy :) #1623090

Jim Kinnunen July 22, 2005

Congratulations on this most excellent portrait, Susan!!!!!:) #1623388

Susan L. Vasquez July 23, 2005

Thank you Jim :) #1624934

Heather Harpel July 23, 2005

Congratulations! #1625021

Rhonda Smith July 23, 2005

Susan.. congrats on the finalist button... good luck in the next round. This one deserves Gold!! I just love it ... color or b&w. #1625307

Susan L. Vasquez July 23, 2005

Thanks Heather and Rhonda. I was excited enough to be a finalist, don't know if I'll be able to control myself if it places. There is so much talent here and I am happy to be here! #1625389

Kathleen K. Parker July 23, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist, Susan!!

Kathleen
#1626181

Stacy Wasmuth July 23, 2005

Congrats - I knew this would go far! Good luck! :) #1626351

Jay Soldner July 23, 2005

Congratulations Susan!

#1627986

Deborah Sandidge July 23, 2005

Great work, Susan - congratulations!! #1628146

Susan L. Vasquez July 23, 2005

Thanks so much Kathleen, Stacy, Jay, and Deborah! #1628405

S J July 23, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Susan!! #1629760

Nobu Nagase July 24, 2005

Way to go, Susan!!!
Congratulations on your finalist for this great capture!!!
Best wishes!!! #1630792

Susan L. Vasquez July 24, 2005

Thank you so much Sanjay & Nobi, I really owe this to my daughter Amber. She makes it so easy to take great portraits...she even came up with the pose on her own :) #1631254

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 24, 2005

SPLENDID Susan. Congrats on your well deserved finalist....Hooray to you & Amber...Good luck:) #1631667

Susan L. Vasquez July 24, 2005

Thanks Alisha, gonna need a whole lot of luck! But I am overwhelmed by the thought of even being considered a finalist :) #1631972

Wren Hendrick July 24, 2005

Great shot, Susan!! Congratulations #1632257

Sandy Landon July 24, 2005

Congratulations!!! #1632600

Susan L. Vasquez July 24, 2005

Thanks Wren & Sandy! #1633342

Christopher A. Vedros July 26, 2005

Congratulations on the Finalist, Susan. Having fun and experimenting during a shoot can generate some great results!

Chris #1640931

Susan L. Vasquez July 26, 2005

Thanks Chris :) Amber is so much fun! #1640961

Daniel Diaz July 31, 2005

Don't know how I missed this for so long Susan. CONGRAGULATIONS!!! This is an excellent capture and great B&W conversion!!! #1659148

Susan L. Vasquez July 31, 2005

No worries Daniel, I can never keep up with everyone here...too much to see!
Thanks so much :) #1659457

Mary N C. Taitt August 02, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist. So beautiful, great capture. Mary #1667967

Susan L. Vasquez August 03, 2005

Thanks Mary! #1672057

Terrill Province August 15, 2005

I can't believe that I missed this earlier, because it's just so amazing! Great work here with the comp, bw, everything!!! Congratulations!!! #1721440

Susan L. Vasquez August 15, 2005

I am so happy you like it Terrill! Thanks :) #1721477

Jessica Hughes September 08, 2005

This is a beautiful portrait, Susan! I'm a bit late but...Congratulations!! #1815038

Susan L. Vasquez September 08, 2005

Thanks Jessica! #1815246

Sandra Freyler November 13, 2005

Congratulations, Susan! Great capture. Excellent black and white image! #2071034

Nicole Kessel December 31, 2005

What a fun shot! Congratulations Susan! #2239317

Susan L. Vasquez December 31, 2005

Thanks Sandra and Nicole :) #2239752

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