little angles Sighting Puck (was "Exuberance")

I took this at a friend's wedding reception. I didn't get a single

image of the bride or groom. I spent all the time with the kids. Any

comments would be great.

Wow, incredible contrast. It really... punches you in the face, I guess. The expression and DOF are also great, excellent shot.

Wonderful moment captured in an image full of life.

Interesting capture. Very nice in black and white. Strong composition. The title seems to me misstated - odd, the expression doesn't seem exuberant. Almost an adult quality - somewhat breathless. I wonder at the dress - almost a bridal dress which strengthens the more than child look of the picture. A very interesting composition. The detail on the dress vs. the wildness of the hair and sense of motion is cool. And how she is holding the dress (again reminds me of a bride). Fascinating picture.

This image has a ton of energy and flow. Very well captured! I too am not crazy about the title. I think the picture tells a story, but exactly what story it is telling (in this case) should be left up to the viewer. The fact that it can be taken in so many directions is what makes it so spellbinding. Nice job.

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I hate titling my images, but I needed to for a show I was doing, so I didn't spend a lot of time on them. I just ended up using the same names here rather than getting a number from the system. I'm not thrilled with it either, but I'm not sure what else to call it. The choice was influenced by having been there.

Fair enough... hope the show went well.

The only thing that distracts me just a little here is the darkness of her mouth. Still great moment captured here.

Beautiful

Excellent framing and fantastic animated feel. Miles above most kid photos. There is something kind of sinister in this that makes it less cute to me and I love that. cheers

This image captured my eye immediatly. So many aspects that I like in it! I like how you caught the movement of the girl. I feel I can re-visualize the whole scene! Myaby I am lucky by not looking at the title (untill I read the comments) ;-}

Great!

Good work

I'm glad you see that in there, Kelly; it was part of my intent. A dream of mine is to photograph like Neil Gaiman writes, if that makes any sense.

 

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Yeah, her mouth is an area that bothers me, too. It would probably be a good idea to revisit that with the dodge tool.

Yes! That sinister feel is why I picked on the title. My initial reaction was that this depicted a child running from danger (like a volcano erupting or aliens attacking) searching her parents.

Ah, I can see why the name doesn't work for you then, Thomas. That's farther than I had intended it. I like stories that have some element of danger to them, like the tales about little people of the woods. They aren't evil, but you aren't exactly safe around them, either. If she makes you think that she had just spied Puck at the edge of the trees, then I'd be happy.

Ha! That's good too!

great!!

An arresting expression full of spontaneous emotion. Your handling of the light, the contrast and the framing enhance the drama of the situation. best wishes. David