My namesake by elmurray

Photography • Portraits • posted on Apr 09, 2007

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I was very honoured to have this little Kenyan girl named after me. We met her father a long time ago in Kenya and kept in contact. When he got married he always said he would name his first born after me if it was a girl or after my son (Christopher) if it was a boy. As you can see it was a girl!! I took this on a subsequent trip to Kenya. Isn't she adorable!! I have another photo of her which I will post another time. Hope you are all enjoying your Easter!

Comments (33)

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Iraya

7:45AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

Beautiful black and white photo. She look so happy. Have a nice day.

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rainbows

7:53AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

Oh! Eileen how beautiful is she!!!! A superb portrait of this child.. Such a loving honour to have her named after you.. Perfect shot too methinks. Happiest Hugs for you both :-)) I am beaming looking at my screen! such joy in this expressive face..... Diane.

Angelsinger

8:02AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

The thumbnail jumped right out at me, I had to come and see the large photo! This is an amazing shot. Her expression and pose are priceless. Your title also caught me because I am my aunt's namesake, and ever since I was little she would tell everyone proudly, "This is my little namesake!" It meant a lot to her, and it made me feel special, too. Your namesake is very beautiful, this is a great capture. :)

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Janiss

8:16AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

Ohhh such beautifull and such cute little girl... an "Amour"! I love this lovely portrait and I will to see an other!;-)!

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LudyMelltSekher

8:21AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

{@}~Hello my dear friend, Beautiful photography, very impressive job! Congratulations!!! *** Hug and Happy Monday Luminous blesing. Ludy~{@}

kjpweb

8:21AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

That's what I'm talking about! :) Love it!

MrsLubner

8:46AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

outstanding photo! adorable child.

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EyeOfTheJen

8:52AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

WOnderful Portraite! You can't help but smile looking at such a precious face!

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elmurray

9:23AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

FOR JOE. Thanks for your comments. I used a really narrow depth of field for this because of the very poor lighting and really focused on the eyes which, I hope you will agree, are perfectly in focus. Also, the fact that it is scanned in from quite an old b&w negative does not help matters!! I always take critique on board, so thanks. Eileen.

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Ionel

9:30AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

Excellent portrait!

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nattarious

9:42AM | Mon, 09 April 2007

Original: WOW! What a story behind this beauty and your name! And what were you doing in Kenya! :P Nice shot dear, its a bit out of focus tho.. But still can be turned in a 100% dreamy shot/portrait! Love the smile on your little model's face.. And the composition is amazing! Choice of the black and white tones made a big difference tho! Of course to the better. Thank you and have a nice day Eileen! JOE Edited: Thank you for the reply Eileen, I didn't know that it was scanned tho.. Never been mentioned, and regarding the eyes part, the more focus might be on the eyes. But it its always nice to be sharp as a razor sigh! Now the film cameras won't be that sharp as our newer ones. And regarding the Critiques, that is what Vera were talking about. NICEEEEEEEE! And thank you for the feed back dear, hope that my comment didn't make you sad or angry of me tho, I know you didn't righ! JOE