#31 - The Joys of Childhood (Congrats Bouwy)

[MrGreenBug]

Lovin' all the entries! Here's my snapshot and entry for this assignment.

[Sheiky]

Lovin' all the entries!

Me too! I am still sorting out some photos myself. Hopefully I'll get something submitted this time

Also a reminder: Tomorrow(sunday) is the last day you can submit your photos! So please do if you want to compete

[mrezen]

Hi, this would be my try...

[cls]

Hi, I've really enjoyed the contributions to this assignment - many great moments captured. I've been considering a contribution myself, but I didn't really come up with any idea. However, the assignment got me digging in the archives and I soon got stuck in surfing my own archive - lots of memories come back. If you are like me and take new photos at a rapid pace, but rarely look back to see what was captured last week, last year, or even 10 years or more back in time - I really recommend a few hours of surfing your own archives.

In the archives I found lots of forgotten pearls. Composition, lighting, focus, etc may not always be spot on, but the captured moment may in many cases make up for that. I was also struck by the technical evolution. The output image from a current DSLR is actually unbelievably detailed. When compared to my older photos it's hard to believe I was impressed at the time...

I finally decided to post a contribution to this assignment. My intention is to share an old favorite photo and to provide a reminder of the technical evolution rather than actually competing with other contributions. It's actually taken with the first digital camera I ever laid hands on. We had a weird looking camera at my work that I had the opportunity to borrow over weekends now and then. I don't remember the exact model (and there's no EXIF info), but after some googling I've come to the conclusion it was a Kodak DC50. Some info about that camera can be found here: http://www.dcviews.com/reviews/Kodak...550-review.htm (Note that the sensor resolution is 756 × 504 and that the 640px image below is close to a "100% crop".

This photo is from my parents' summer house. My daughter has always loved that place and is still happy to visit her grandparents' place although she's soon 16. She has a 6×4" print of this photo (that amazingly looks OK) in her room and she says she still remembers that pool.



Please note how I carefully placed a couple of buckets, a pair of sandals, a blanket and some unidentified stuff to complete the artistic impression of the scene. Please also note how I precisely centered her forehead and included some stairs and a small part of the wall in the frame. I consider this composition consummate.

Thanks for viewing (and sorry for the long post).

[Sheiky]

Nice story and picture Claes

I had a photoshoot with my girlfriends nephew last October. When I got back home I found out that I took a lot of "Alien" photos and I was wondering where it came from for a long time, but I finally figured it out:

Kiddo to Alien in 7 easy steps by Jan Paalman, on Flickr

The photoshoot was really lots of fun and I enjoyed it a lot.(Mom wanted to keep it somewhat more neat hehe) We finally ended up on a dirt-road and well I could not imagine how much a kid likes to play with a bit of sand. Luckily my gear has some weathersealing
First some shots from my girlfriends point of view:

Weathersealing ain't that bad by Jan Paalman, on Flickr

And my point of viewthis will be my entry)

Tim sandblasting me by Jan Paalman, on Flickr

[ChadS]

I'll go with this shot as my entry. As-shot.

[ddt0725]

OMG! You guys sure aren't making this easy on me! I want to elect all of them as finalists!!

[bluesman]

Grandson - 7D EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, 1/125 s, f/1.8, ISO 400

[gkphoto]

[Sheiky]

Alright, let's not make it even harder for Denise and call it a day
The entry-period is over now and all photos that will be added after this point will(unfortunately) not be judged.
I hope everybody had fun so far, I know I did because the photos are superb

Denise will make her choices and hopefully we'll have the poll online as soon as possible. Good luck!