Abuelo

Hey Sky...nice one here... you can always tell a good man when his grand children want to dress like him...You have done a fine job!!! These folks feel at ease with you....You should feel as proud as this Abuelo............juan

I appreciate that. Talk about infectious smiles, especially the little fellow on the left. It was fun taking their photo and I smile from ear to ear everytime I see his smile. (Their grandfather had been very ill earlier in the year but is doing good now.)

 

~Sky

C & C

The girl on the right is adorable! Beautiful portrait, Sky! What happened to your fighting elk photo, did you move it?

Thanks Kim. She is a cousin to the other 4 kids.

 

These kids were very happy and had wonderful smiles. My Spanish is limited so I imagine it may have been easy to smile at me. ~Sky

 

(Oh, I did move that picture.)

Sky-

 

What strikes me (in addition to the smiles and happy demeanor of your subjects) is the color coordinatioin of the shirts. The youngest boy contrasts in his plaid; the three others are all wearing a similar version of blue striped dress shirt open at the neck with a Tee underneath, and the girls are weal solid aqua. This creates a nice unifying, effect without appearing uniform-like. The arrangement of the subjects within the group is excellent as it allows the shirts to create an interesting visual pattern. I've seen so many shots where families have no clue how to dress for a group photo. (Was this impromptu - the setting indicates, yes, the dress says no)... in any event it's a wonderful casual portrait of a very photogenic group. Nice lighting as well. Muy bueno, amigo!

Hi Sandra, Thank you very much. Taking these photos were discussed for almost a year. There were some health issues early on. I really doubted that they would take place but finally everything came together a couple weeks before this last Christmas. Nothing was certain until a couple of days before and the session time was established and to get everyone there it was scheduled to be just before sunset. It was almost too close to sunset. Late arrivals only left about 15 minutes of good light to do the work. (I was almost worried especially after the first couple of shots.) Their clothing was thanks to their wonderful mom and the pose was my doing.

 

I think it would have been a shame for this image not to have been made. These times are so fleeting. Without a photo, we almost forget how our families are at any given time through the years. I was very proud that this photo came together.

 

I certainly appreciate the time you have taken to look and comment. ~Sky

Beautiful family and excellent shot. Ciao Alessia

Thank you so much, Alessia. ~Sky

Beautiful portrait, you get everyone smiling and happy, excellent colors and background, P.N. Don`t let me rate sevens. El abuelo is proud with all his grandchildren

 

Regards.

 

Alberto

Interesting group of young children around the older one, their clothes, smiles , touching hands... it looks a lot of love around him. Well composed the human relations between them.

 

I appreciate that, Alberto. Thanks for the rating. I enjoyed taking this portrait. It means a lot that you like it. ~Sky

 

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Thank you very much, Pnina. Glad to have you visit and share your thoughts. ~Sky

Thanks for your comments and for your wishes, just one case of Influenza H1M1 in the state(Yucatan) a boy of 8 years old, he is ok. I keep all the rules for stay in good health.

 

Thanks, Sky, my best regards.

 

Alberto