Pics from the park on Sunday

[MikeKS]

It's been awhile since i had used my nifty-fifty (or thrifty-fifty however you call it ;)) so i thought i would take it along. I was also trying to get familiar with my flash and thought today would be a good day to practice some fill flash. The time of the day wasn't perfect for portrait style shots but i tried my best. Little to no PP please C&C welcome. How did i do with the flash?
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http://MikeKS.smugmug.com/photos/96004052-M.jpg
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http://MikeKS.smugmug.com/photos/96004225-M.jpg
3.
http://MikeKS.smugmug.com/photos/96004182-M.jpg
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http://MikeKS.smugmug.com/photos/96005169-M-1.jpg
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http://MikeKS.smugmug.com/photos/96013315-M.jpg
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http://MikeKS.smugmug.com/photos/96006424-M.jpg

[toriaj]

Great shots! My favorite is the next to last. I think it is really striking.

I don't know anything about flash, sorry ... but I think you did a great job! Especially on #1.

[michaelb]

Very nice....keep shooting!!

[aparmley]

Very nice. Good job. with the expceptions being the last two, I think maybe +2/3 FEC would be in order to brighten your subject up a little bit more. The last one is my favorite.

[adam75south]

looks great. might want to work on your photoshop skills in getting out the blemishes on the forehead...it's all about the healing brush for me.

[MikeKS]

thanks toriaj,michaelb,aparmley, and adam75south for the comments. I show my gf the pics i take but she always say that they are good..... so i can't really go by what she says. Plus... of course she is gonna say that the pics of her are the best :rolleyes:

My photoshop skills are pooop to put it nicely, i guess it's time to start messing with it a bit. Anyone can tell me how to do some of that skin smoothing that i always see in fashion pics? In fact i found some Photoshop actions on some website, but i'm not sure how to use them :confused:

[cwphoto]

Keep 'em coming Mike, good job.:)