steven_mj

This truly does remind me of Thomas Kinkade.  I see that someone else made the same comment.  I assume that this resemblance is intentional, correct?  I do not mean this in a disapproving way.  It is just that the similarity is so striking.

I think what everyone likes about this image is the idea or moment in time captured by it. What carries us out the window with the girl's longings or dreams depicted here is the shared memory of moments like that. Too often it is dismissed as a cliche, but these moments are something we want and need to capture and keep. If you are a photographer, you want to capture it photographically. The image does a nice job of capturing the idea; it just needs to capture more as an image and urges us to ponder what that "more" is. The little girl has a sweet face nicely framed in the reflection, and even a partial profile. It is so nice a beginning that we just want to see it completed.

This is a very nice image. All the discussion about competition from DOF, background, etc is purely a matter of personal taste. I would be interested in knowing how the image was produced and with what equipment. Thanks.

Outstanding!

Two (OK three) questions:

1.  Where is that lighthouse, and does anyone live there?

2.  How do you give your images that sparkling clean look?

Thanks.