Abbey Run #2 July 22, 2007

What a wonderful picture full of spontaneity and life, especially in such solemn surroundings.

angels in the abbey. i like this one even better than the first!

This is a great photo, Laurent. Just perfect. I'd give it a 7/7 if it was rateable.

Yes, the absolute carefree nature of the children in a moment of time is so well captured for all time. Very nice, my friend.

Waooaw... that's the sort of image I am fan of...a nice geometry, historical context, life thing, social connexion...and then a wonderful communicative energy and nice toning...great Laurent !...the boys really seem to fly...you should be extremely happy with this image, don't you ?

Thanks a lot, friends, for stopping by and commenting. It's great pleasure reading you after a while away. Laurent, thank you, but in fact there's something I don't like about this picture, that is, that big loudspeaker in the background right above little Louis's head, and the cord running down on the right side of the picture. I'll put the picture for rating and see?

Thanks for critique.

Great! I agree, I love the children with such joy! Super.

A great capture of a joyful moment. Nice treatment of the image too.

One of the best displays of Gothic Arches I have ever seen. The open spaces are not hazardously blown ou . The kids accentuate and bring focus and life to the entire scene. Very well done.

Laurent, I guess any picture could be improved one way or another...the problem is that when you start this debate it can be quite endless...believe me I would never exchange a perfect composition with everything under perfect control against spontanetity and freshness...because control and composition will never last and even dye very fast in memory if the image does'nt reach people's mind...whereas you will forgive small deviation from perfect composition and control if the spontaneity is there...and this is the case here.

Thank you very much for your kind comments and ratings. Laurent, you're too kind, thanks again. You know that I never manipulate pictures anyway, I just take things as they are, just as I think you do.

 

What a joyful scene! These little guys are given room to run, breathe, and jump to their hearts' content. This fulfills a fantasy to run screaming through the church, where life should be abundant, but is often quieted. I actually like the speaker in the background, which emphasizes the point that these kids are living life loudly.

Una foto fantastica como instantanea.

I haven't been able to get an Internet access on a regular basis during my holiday, so it seems I'm a bit late answering this one. Thank you so much for your very kind comments.

 

Aldemar, muchas gracias as always, amigo.

 

Jeff, nice meeting you, I've already enjoyed reading your thoughtful comments at some of our favourite shooters' sites. Many thanks for visiting my page.

Absolutely gorgeous, Laurent! Where was it taken? (pour satisfaire ma curiosit

Thank you Frank. It was taken while visiting Fontevraud Abbey in the Loire Valley.

I just found this. The other commenters have described the virtues of this wonderful photo very well.

Thank you very much, Dave. I'm glad you liked it.

Great action shot in a place that might have very little action. Rive sud?

Thanks a lot, Tony. Loire Valley, a couple of hundred miles south of Paris.

... such a wonderful shot. This really is the kind of shot that makes you long for children in one's life! When all is said and done, only they are capable of such pure joy and abandon.

Thank you very much for your kind comment, Dennis. I couldn't agree more about the happy feeling our children give us and their spontaneity. I couldn't resist clicking when I saw my kids running towards me under the vaults of Fontevraud's cloister.

this is very nice....

Thanks for visiting and commenting. I'm glad you like it.