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A nice capture, messy-headed, spontaneous, straightforward, as only kids can be.

Thanks Jeff. I know the sun was too bright, they were a mess(which I liked) and he had just jumped in the creek and was in the midst of drying off in the sun. This was Thanksgiving Day. I was going to upload the original and ask for suggestions and I have forgotten how. It's been a while! Oh, and I did not mean to put this up for rates...I knew better. I felt sure the 3/3's were still lurking around.

:-) Very cute.

Don't worry about rates - they are worth the paper they are printed on... It is a great shot, and I am glad you shared it with us - these spontaneous images really have a spark to them that is often missing from posed shots.

Mark

What a great capture of a moment. You gor three kids to stop, do a casual pose, and help you get a great memory out of this. I like the tones, too.

Thanks Mark and Fred. I agree, not worth the worry, and Fred these are really my cup of tea!

I saw you slip by there Sky....? Thanks friend! ~j

You've given this picture a wonderful treatment that lifts it out of the area of the expected and suspends it somehow between genres. That's a nice place for an image to float where things aren't really pictures of anything but exist quite on their own terms.

Thanks Jack, I always find your critiques helpful and supportive.

~j

I really like the grayscale tones you came up with for the image and I agree that b&w is a better choice than color. The scene reminds me of many of the photographs my mother took of us kids in the 1950s, Except I grew up with all boys in the neighborhood therefore there are not girls in my childhood photographs. It's a wonderful photograph.

Lovely composition Janis. The tones are great and you have really captured the essence of childhood playfulness here.

Well it's true. You are indeed posting again. Hope you are doing well and I'm in time to wish y'all a merry Christmas. Quite a trio here. Reminds me of when I was a little fellow in command of the world. Good seeing your presence again. ~Sky

Thanks Shawn , Adan and Sky. Always a pleasure.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

~j