Self portrait with kids

JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,885 Major grins
edited March 13, 2012 in Street and Documentary

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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2012
    A fine self portrait ! Very uplifting,happy image ,and a strong emotional connection.Great capture !
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2012
    Love the shot of the kids, and wish the reflection wasn't in it, because it's not nearly distinct enough to tell us anything other than there's a guy with a camera. It would be fine if we really could see you though. And the kids are fabulous.
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,885 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2012
    bdcolen wrote: »
    Love the shot of the kids, and wish the reflection wasn't in it, because it's not nearly distinct enough to tell us anything other than there's a guy with a camera. It would be fine if we really could see you though. And the kids are fabulous.

    Do you think I should try to clone it out? Thanks
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,885 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2012
    lensmole wrote: »
    A fine self portrait ! Very uplifting,happy image ,and a strong emotional connection.Great capture !

    Thanks. The kids were great!
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,952 moderator
    edited March 12, 2012
    Juano wrote: »
    Do you think I should try to clone it out? Thanks
    :nah I wouldn't bother--it wouldn't change the image much if at all, and it would keep BD's head from exploding. :D

    Very nice shot. Doesn't look like Colorado though. headscratch.gif
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,885 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2012
    Richard wrote: »
    :nah I wouldn't bother--it wouldn't change the image much if at all, and it would keep BD's head from exploding. :D

    Very nice shot. Doesn't look like Colorado though. headscratch.gif

    You're right it is not Colorado! This was shot in Kyiv, Ukraine (also the park bench).

    As soon as I hit the submit reply button in my reply to BD, I thought that either he might not bother to reply or I would get a speech on capturing reality and the manipulation (or not) of images... :D:D No worries BD!
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2012
    Juano wrote: »
    Do you think I should try to clone it out? Thanks

    NO. ;-) It is what it is. It reminds me of nothing so much as an image from 1940s Britain. Lovely.
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2012
    Richard wrote: »
    :nah I wouldn't bother--it wouldn't change the image much if at all, and it would keep BD's head from exploding. :D

    Very nice shot. Doesn't look like Colorado though. headscratch.gif

    Too true, Richard. rolleyes1.gif
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,885 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2012
    bdcolen wrote: »
    NO. ;-) It is what it is. It reminds me of nothing so much as an image from 1940s Britain. Lovely.

    It is what it is, I agree. I was walking down the street and the kids were waving at passers by. I just couldn't resist waving back at them and taking the shot. They were so happy about it!

    Thanks for your response :D!
  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2012
    Makes you want to hug 'em all.
  • sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2012
    Lose the title and it becomes perfect; let us discover the reflection :-)
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,885 Major grins
    edited March 13, 2012
    sara505 wrote: »
    Lose the title and it becomes perfect; let us discover the reflection :-)

    That's exactly what I thought after reading some of the comments. You are exactly right!
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