Bubbles, a photo from Central Area, Central

Photographer's Note

Another photo from my walk down Orchard Road this past weekend.

You'll find numerous different vendors right on the side walks selling everything from jewelry to kids toys which I've captured here...

This little guy was really entranced with the bubbles!

I desaturated everything in the photo with the exception of the bubbles.

I hope you like it,
~ Dan

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mrbialy (2568) 2005-06-20 11:03

Excellent shot. Very good caught moment. Quality is so good. Bubbles looks really good. You are smart prepare colours, i like it a lot. good luck

iliannak (774) 2005-06-20 11:05

Hi Dan,
what a lovely shot :o)
i think the desaturation gives it a magic touch. i really like it.
ilianna

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-06-20 14:32

Hi Dan,
really nice shot. I have no idea how to desaturate parts of a photo and others not. It's a good idea and your outcome is really nice. I like the concentration on the little boy's face. Good moment!
Nino.

wtolyz (20) 2005-06-20 15:03

I like it alot. Nice shot!

brunadaure (23) 2005-06-20 15:16

Belle,trés belle photo.......j'aimme beaucoup !!!
chapeau bas !!!!!
Bruno

eleparc (24063) 2005-06-20 15:58

it is a great idea again to have desaturated all but the bubbles.. it is a very sweet post too!
Eric

PHILIPPEV (930) 2005-06-20 16:56

yes i like !
very good idea to desaturate all the picture except the bubbles ! and very well done !
it explains perhaps the fascination of this young boy !! ;-))
philippe

perryhooter (2424) 2005-06-20 19:44

Hello Dan,

Great moment , great idea , great composition. Great shot!
Bravo!
Robert

kclai (2267) 2005-06-20 23:52

Hi Dan
Lovely shot, lovely boy, lovely bubbles and cute bubble-making toy.
Love the effects you have done here, saturate the whole picture except the bubbles. Brilliant execution.
Yeah, I love this picture.
By the way, where can I get this toy in Malaysia? Anyone in TE can help me.
Eric Lai

patron (90) 2005-06-21 11:02

Felicidades, muy buena fotografía.

PJE (20756) 2005-06-23 0:44

Wow I like how you caught this child playing. And the bubbles have a real nice color to them as well. Nice job with the contrast in color and black and white

jjbach (9322) 2005-07-15 9:34

What a great shot is this !!!
The kid, playing with bubbles is so cute and the POV excellent. Very well composed and great PP work!

Regards John

quantabeh (5205) 2005-07-20 17:31

hi Dan,
very nicely shot. I find the composition very amusing. With your telephoto lens, you must have been standing at a corner far away, having a bird's eye view of things, shooting interesting themes like this.
I have done a desaturation type work before, with the exception of certain things, like this shot here, but this one seems very hard to do with all the bubles. How long did it take you to process this photo? I would say, at least a good 2 hrs, unless you know of a better method than selecting all the bubles individually and inversing.
cheers pal,
Behrang

cloverstar (0) 2005-07-21 16:02

Absolutely stunning. Such a cute scene with the child playing with the bubble machine. I love it. Nice work with the desaturation as it puts a lot of emphasis on the bubbles. Well done.
May I ask how you accomplished the selection of the bubbles to allow for the desaturation.

yesterday (9833) 2005-07-26 7:43 [Comment]

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dareco (17134) 2007-08-18 0:29

This is such an incredible picture. A gorgeous little boy. I love the way you've saturated everything but the bubbles. In fact, I love everything about this picture. So glad I found your site tonight.

Rooster_kool (860) 2008-09-17 23:21

Kinda cute photo with lil kid emotion.

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