Sophie is growing up!

[Adrian van Ammers]

Just a few candid portraits of Sophie by a happy granddad :)

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/29857421-L-1.jpg

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/29857417-L.jpg

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/29858797-L.jpg

Here is a "I'm not really in the mood" image. Which was actually not true :1drink . She was just eating a cookie which took all her concentration and attention :D

http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/29857430-L.jpg

[Higgmeister]

The eyes in the first one are wow!. Shots like these are treasures. It's funny how people, like myself, don't like to be photographed. Years down the road, we wonder why there aren't any photos of us when we were younger:doh. Mom and Dad should be glad Grandpa is a shutterbug. I know Sophie and her husband will be glad, as well as their children, and their children, and so on, and so on:D.

Thanks for sharing her with us,
Chris

After looking again, here eyes are amazing in all the shots.

[John Mueller]

Arent they a joy...........
They grow up so fast.
Very proud grandfather for sure:lust

[Adrian van Ammers]

The eyes in the first one are wow!. Shots like these are treasures. It's funny how people, like myself, don't like to be photographed. Years down the road, we wonder why there aren't any photos of us when we were younger:doh. Mom and Dad should be glad Grandpa is a shutterbug. I know Sophie and her husband will be glad, as well as their children, and their children, and so on, and so on:D.

Thanks for sharing her with us,

Chris

After looking again, here eyes are amazing in all the shots.
Thank you for all your nice words and comments! I really appreciate.

[lynnma]

All beautiful shots.. number one is a really special one tho.. :clap :clap :clap

[gluwater]

I totally agree with Higgmeister. Her eyes in the first one are just soo bright blue and her barette compliments them nicely. You should post that one in the Eyes thread here http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=138866#post138866.

I really like the last one too. She's really concentrating hard on that cookie.

Nick

[photocat]

What a beautiful child... Number one has fascinating eyes, blue as a mountain lake I would say... (though I have never seen a mountain lake, but I can imagine that it is blue like this)
The cookie one is precious too. What a great thing to have: a snaphappy granddad...

[Adrian van Ammers]

Arent they a joy...........
They grow up so fast.
Very proud grandfather for sure:lustHard to express how much I enjoy the grandkids. They are living miracles. Thanks for your nice comment!

[Adrian van Ammers]

All beautiful shots.. number one is a really special one tho.. :clap :clap :clapfor your kind words. Yep #1 is my favorite too but #3 is close because of her born to be wild expression :D

[leebase]

Very very nice. What post processing steps do you do? Those are incredibly sharp/good eyes....not to mention a very cute girl.

Lee

[Adrian van Ammers]

Very very nice. What post processing steps do you do? Those are incredibly sharp/good eyes....not to mention a very cute girl.

LeeI have some actions for sharpening. I forgot when and how I found them. Do a search on Sharpening Twang, which is the guy who made these, I guess.
I always start to check levels, the colors/whitebalance, maybe a little contrast. I run the picture through noise filter(Noiseware pro version), not standard but portraits almost always. I end up with the sharpening. Here is the first picture followed by the original to show the difference. I hope this helps.
http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/29857421-L-1.jpg
http://adrian.smugmug.com/photos/30093514-L.jpg

[Adrian van Ammers]

I totally agree with Higgmeister. Her eyes in the first one are just soo bright blue and her barette compliments them nicely. You should post that one in the Eyes thread here http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=138866#post138866.

I really like the last one too. She's really concentrating hard on that cookie.

NickI will post the picture in the Eyes thread as well! Thanks for your kind words!

[Adrian van Ammers]

What a beautiful child... Number one has fascinating eyes, blue as a mountain lake I would say... (though I have never seen a mountain lake, but I can imagine that it is blue like this)
The cookie one is precious too. What a great thing to have: a snaphappy granddad...Thanks so much for your kind words. And funny, a snaphappy granddad :rofl :rofl

[photocat]

Thanks so much for your kind words. And funny, a snaphappy granddad :rofl :rofl

Het mag al eens grappig zijn nietwaar... lol

[Adrian van Ammers]

Het mag al eens grappig zijn nietwaar... lolDat ziet er uit als onvervalst Vlaams! :clap Maar je woont in de UK??

[Maestro]

Wow! She's a beaut! Be careful with that one. She'll be fighting the boys off soon enough. You captured her very well.

[Bob Stanley]

You have a beautiful granddaughter! All four shots are outstanding, they each display a different expression. Excellent pictures!

[Adrian van Ammers]

Wow! She's a beaut! Be careful with that one. She'll be fighting the boys off soon enough. You captured her very well.Here we meet again :): I just replied to you the dog thread.
Yeah, I'm sure she is going to break some hearts. :wink The boys will have a hard time because she can be a little pussycat now and then.

[Adrian van Ammers]

You have a beautiful granddaughter! All four shots are outstanding, they each display a different expression. Excellent pictures!You are very generous in your comments! Thanks for the encouragement and nice words. I really appreciate.