Blue Backpacks

When I was in Denmark over 20 years ago, I remember fondly a visit to Skagen and Grenen, which is the northernmost point in Denmark. If you look at a map of Denmark, you'll see that the country is a peninsula pointing up toward Norway and Sweden. Skagen is the town, Grenen is the point. There's one road in. And when you walk out the narrow spit of sand at Grenen point, you can see the North Sea on your left flowing toward the Skagerrak on your right. The waves meet in a straight line as you look off into the distance. It's very cool! You can read more about it here.

Anyway, there was a group of school children visiting Grenen the same day that I was there, and they all had the same little blue backpacks. They were adorable!! I wanted to take LOTS of photos of them ... but I always feel a little funny pointing my lens at children I don't know in public. As if I were some sort of stalker. So I tried to take a few photos discretely. I only wish I had a photo of the entire group of them with the blue backpacks.

Is this photo worth anything more than "cute" value?

Any comments or ratings are appreciated! :-)

Here's one other shot that I took of some of these children.

The close-up photo shows the curiosity of boys as they observe the water. Some seem oblivious of the water as they get their shoes and pants wet. Lots going on if you observe long enough.

Lou Ann, you're not alone with feeling self-conscious about shooting children (you don't know); imagine how I feel!

 

When I do get the chance, I usually try stooping to shoot at Their eye level unless there's an aesthetic reason to do otherwise. I always feel a bit condescending (toward them) when I point the camera downward.

You know, Michael ... you're SO right. I was so busy trying to "sneak" shots in that I totally forgot about eye level. Thanks!

Lol, when I was in Italy with my children, lots of people would take photos of my children without asking, even to the point of shooing me out of the way. I live in Holland and wouldnt dare trying that here, different cultures have different guidelines about photographing children. Its always a fine line.