DAD! Is it my turn yet Dad!!

I'm out of my comfort zone with this one, not my usual landscape, I

went to photograph the unusual lighthouse, but I couldn't resist taking a

shot of the little boy hanging onto the back of his Dads trousers

desperately trying to get a turn of flying the kite. ( Dad was having far

too much fun to listen) You thoughts and comments are always

appreciated. Thank You.

Hi Alf,

Beautiful colors and presentation. I see what you were after but I think you might have skipped the rather modern looking lighthouse and done a vertical shot of the fliers. 

Hi Alf, I like almost anything with lighthouses. I actually think this is a good image because it's more of an active scene because of the introduction of the people into the photo. I know from all your prior work that if you were just shooting the lighthouse we would probably have been presented with a different view of the lighthouse and  yet another great image from you. But I like this because it's different,  it certainly is a unique lighthouse by the way. Take care my friend......Holger

WOW!! Very beautiful, I love the colors.

Alberto

Excellent capture, beautiful scene yet father and son gave it true value..  

You really caught the moment...and indeed, father,son and kite make this one very much 'alive'. Nice area btw, and if I'm not mistaken you can see the lighthouse also from the golf course. Fine document, just right for the time of the year - compliments Alf

A beautiful shot, very nicely composed, Alf!

A beautiful slice of life with colors of emotionality. An attractive story-telling composition against a fantastic backdrop. Best regards.

Alf,

   Wonderful image with amazing details & color. Take care, Patsy

Lovely capture of a cherished father and son moment! Thank you for sharing. :)

I like the proportions of wide open sky, ample view of the green and water, tall lighthouse as backdrop for the young boy, who, in proportion to the scope of things looks so small, wanting to fly that bright kite high up.  It's filled with emotion.  Tender shot with the father/son expedition.  

Alf, the scale of the tower in relationship to the father/son is great. THe kite has the exact right placement against the blue of the incredible sky. The colors and detail are wonderful. 

Love the highlights: the dragon, the tower and the walking persons: perfect mood in it. BR Joerg

Good catch of the situation. The colours of the kite catches the eye.

Sidsel

Yes, I really like this picture...

...however (you saw that one coming) I think that it tries to tell to many stories and leaves too little breathing room for them. The kid and dad are very small and the light tower is very close to the edge -as is the kite.

That said, it made me smile so in that way it certainly works!

Matthijs.

Very well seen Alf! Like the contrasted colors, makes a special feeling to the picture. AL

STEVE

Many thanks for your visit and your feedback, much appreciated. Yeah I suppose a vertical shot would have been a realistic option, but my landscape habits are hard to break, and I couldn't resist the lighthouse.

Cheers Steve

Alf

HOLGER

We share a common passion for lighthouses Holger, and yeah this one is different, comparatively modern, but interesting all the same, the people just happened to be there and the situation was quite amusing, Thank you for your interest Holger much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf

ALBERTO

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments, the colours of the kite are one of the things that struck me too.

Kind regards

Alf

VLADIMIR

Sincere thanks for your kind comments and feedback, I think it's a father & son scene that most people would b able to relate to.

Kind Regards

Alf

EL

Sincere thanks for your visit, your words are most encouraging, coming as they are from what I would consider to be, an expert in the field of street photography. I am suprised at your geographic knowledge of this area, it is quite remote and not many people seem to know it.

Cheers EL

Alf

RUUD

Many thanks for your visit and kind words, much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf 

SUMON

Many thanks, for your kind words and feedback. "Every picture tells a story" or so they say.....I'm glad this one did.

Kind Regards

Alf

PATSY

Thank you ! I apprecate your feedback and kind words.

Kind Regards

Alf

TRISHA

I hope you are keeping well. Thank you for your thoughts and interest, much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf

DONNA

Many thanks for your thoughts and feedback. You always seem to have such a concise way of summing up an image, and I agree with the sentiments the you outline here. I would have ideally liked to get the best of both worlds, a closer view of the father and son, but that would have mean't losing the perspective of the surrounding open space, and I wanted to retain that for all the reasons you described so well.

Cheers Donna

Alf

TONY

Many thanks for your visit and feedback, i'm really pleased you liked the scale of the image, I kind of struggled to get a compromise between detail of the father & son and a view of the kite, the lighthouse and open space.

Kind Regards

Alf

JORG

Many thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your thoughts and comments!

Kind Regards

Alf

SIDSEL

Sincere thanks for your visit and kind comments, yeah that kite is kinda vivid!

Kind Regards

Alf

MATTHIJS

Many thanks for your kind words and interesting feedback. I'm not sure about it telling too many stories, for me theres only one, and thats the interaction of father and son, but it's subjective like everything else and well all place our own interpretations to an image and thankfully see it differently. As for being too close to the edge....hmmm well I did crop into the image slightly ....but I'd say there was comfortable space around all of the objects. You are right about the father & son being small of course, but getting a closer view would inevitabley mean losing another aspect of the image, and the space gave a flavour of the surrounding area........well thats my excuse anyway : - ) And errm yeah  It made me smile too!

Kind Regards

Alf

ART

Sincere thanks for your kind words, much appreciated!

Best Regards

Alf

Not surprising at all, it's quite easy: I have good friends in Carlisle. And Carlisle - Silloth is just a short trip as you know. That's why I know the area very well. Have a nice w-e!

Take care.

Regards(Bobby).

EL

Ahhh that explains it! It is a lovely area, I wish I could spend more time there exploring.  You have a great W/E too!

Kind Regards

Alf

BOBBY

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments, much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Alf

This is out of my comfort zone as well.  I love the story told by the boy and his father.  I tend to agree with some of the others in that it would be nice if they were a larger part of the image.  A vertical  crop might work nicely.  The composition if perfect now but would still work with the crop.  The colors on the kite would be more promenant and it would still be positioned in the blue ske between the clouds where it stands out the most. 

Very nice shot as always, though.

You never disappoint...

JERRY

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments, I think you could be right about the crop, it would indeed make the figures more prominent, and if I'm thinking along the same lines as yourself, it would also put the figures and the kite into the "thirds" cross sections of the image. My only concern is that losing the lighthouse may also loose some of the mood of the scene, Worth experimenting though. Thanks for your feedback Jerry.

Kind Regards

Alf

RICHARD

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments. I think maybe this is a scenario that a lot of us can relate to in some way.

Cheers

Alf

Wonderfull scene with beautifull sky and nice colours.If i was the god of the winds i would have blown the wind the other way so father and son would walk into the frame than out of it,It's amazing how the introduction of humans into a frame changes the whole pespective and makes the composition so more complex.Again beautifull shot,well worth the trip to the lighthouse,regards,Harry

You have a very astute eye! and pointed out something I should have spotted myself (walking out of the frame) After slapping myself across the head and muttering the immortal exclamation "Doh" I realised that the former suggestions to crop the image vertically, would have resulted in the figure walking into the frame, but alas without the lighthouse in the scene. Well spotted Harry and my sincere thanks for your kind words and feedback.

Kind Regards

Alf