Wistful Wishing

Posted by Dornbrau (Colorado Springs, United States) on 11 April 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

My oldest daughter is right at that age where she is torn between being a little girl and a young woman. She is at home in the mountains, but hears the call of the mall. On this day her attention to the beauty around her was divided by her yearning to get back home to the computer and chat online with her 'friend'.
(saturation and 20% edge smoothing used here to soften the image)

* Blue Stem Prairie Open Space, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Comments (15)

Lydia from Ottawa, Canada

Amazing portrait shot! Very soft image, love the lighting

12 Apr 2007 4:23am

@Lydia: Thank you. The lighting, which is a favorite of mine, is from a very quickly setting sun. It looks so warm, but in actuality this was taken in February and there are deep snow drifts against the fence to the left of where this picture was taken.

Manon from Quebec, Canada

Ce portrait est rempli de douceur, le regard de la jeune dame semble rêveur..

12 Apr 2007 4:41am

Still from France

A subtl and tender portrait!

12 Apr 2007 10:50am

Rui Borges from Sintra, Portugal

Great portrait, beautiful daughter.
Are you, by any chance, native americans?

12 Apr 2007 2:27pm

@Rui Borges: Yes, my children are Hopi and Maricopa from their father's side. I have a tiny bit of Mesquakie blood... not enough to be registered, but I tell folks because I've married a Native American that I am 'Indian by injection'.

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

Lovely girl, very nice capture. My daughter is getting to that point to so I can sympathize with you! It is hard to let go.

12 Apr 2007 3:48pm

Rui Borges from Sintra, Portugal

Thanks for the answer.
Your daughter may feel tempted by the mall but whe has THAT kind of serenity...

12 Apr 2007 4:08pm

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

What a beaufitul portrait! The warm ilght on her face is great. Did you do anything special to achieve the soft look?

12 Apr 2007 4:09pm

@Ken McCoy: I softened the picture with a 20% edge smoother. The original picture was nicely focused but I felt the lines from all of the grass was too harsh for the overall feeling I was trying to achieve here.

oot skoot from Eden Prairie, United States

This is a really nice shot. Is she your daughter? I love the peace in her eyes.

12 Apr 2007 11:40pm

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

Lovely portrait shot!

13 Apr 2007 12:50am

Tempting Lisa from Canberra, Australia

What a pretty young lady. She looks like she is in deep thoughts. I like to think that she will be a wise woman. :-)

13 Apr 2007 2:09pm

Vahid from Bø, Norway

wow, very nice capture! She is very lucky to have this artist father!

14 Apr 2007 12:21am

Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Stunning photograph - it could be a painting.

14 Apr 2007 2:24am

Alain from Paris, France

Very pretty model! A great portrait!

15 Apr 2007 8:20am

Ben from Columbia, United States

Excellent picture with nice effect. Good job!

15 Apr 2007 11:45pm

Anup P from Bangalore, India

Lovely portrait. Nice lighting. Loved the soft effect. Looks like an oil painting

18 Apr 2007 4:27am

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