Family Gathering

... but your photos with the Nikkormat seem to have more depth than the ones taken with the D100. It's always the eyes or some other detail which makes the picture richer. The "crop" is, as always, perfect. I'm really an admirer of your pictures :)

I loved that Nikkormat. It was a perfect camera: balanced, ergonomic, fast. It seemed to be an extension of my eye.

 

I still have it, although it doesn't work anymore. It's in my cupboard somewhere. I also still have the lens: scratched and damaged by fungus. I use it as a magnifying glass in my workshop. Honorable retirement for both of them.

 

The difference between pictures from the two units is, of course, film versus digital. The film captures much more detail... everywhere, shadows and highlights.

 

Appropriately, you've picked this picture to make your comment. From memory, it was a particularly perfect exposure and lovely, soft light. Even the digital would do OK in those circumstances.

 

Thanks for your comment, Milos. It's well appreciated.

The eyes are just mesmerizing. The composition is great too -- the half-face on the left; a bit of face of the child on the right, nicely complemented by the face in the background. It just about fills my screen in the large view, which is a coincidence, of course, but sure there are things to look at!

Yeah, it's all eyes.

 

I like the eye at left, and the ones behind.

 

They're all late-thirties, forties now.

 

I got picked up thumbing a ride and we went to this family gathering for the night. Really good people. There was an eisteddford, a singalong, a ferris wheel even... and great food.

 

And those kids, of course. Kids everywhere.

 

All because some guy called "McDonald" got in the mood... one night, a long time ago.

A stunning child shot. Yes, the eyes are fascinating -- and in a way, this look, these eyes, are the essence of childhood. Here I like two things in particular. One is how you've framed the two boys at center, their heads forming a triangle with the top border of the frame. The other is the small details that fill out and really make the shot: The girl top left, the boy at right, with his hand gesture, the bit of nose, and above all the girl peeking over her brothers at the lens.