Beauty in the simple things

johng426 · May 19, 2005

Hello,

I'm relatively new to photography and puchased a Canon Digital Rebel last fall. The other week I had the pleasure of taking the day off work and spending it with my kids at a local park. My daughter was fascinated by the dandelions and she picked one up and leaned against a tree just marveling at its beauty. . .

I in turn marveled at her beauty and youthful innocence and could not pass up the opportunity to take her picture.

Please let me know what I have done right and what I should have done differently. Any and all comments are appreciated.

John G.

Zeitgeist · May 19, 2005

Do nothing different.

Well, might have taken a step to your right to clear the tree growng out of her head, but it is a beautiful shot.

johng426 · May 19, 2005

Thank you Zeitgeist . . . you know, I didn't even notice the tree on top of her head. I guess when you're too close to the subject all you do if focus on her and don't notice whats around her.

Thanks again for your comments.

John G.

Big Mike · May 19, 2005

I agree, it's a great shot.

dalebe · May 19, 2005

welcome to TPF! beautiful indeed! and i agree with all the above. :thumbup:

KevinR · May 19, 2005

Very nice. A keeper. :thumbup:

JohnMF · May 19, 2005

always nice to have the story behind the picture.

I think you captured it well

JonMikal · May 19, 2005

welcome and what a pic! nice work!

LRJ · May 19, 2005

great shot! what a cutie

Johnboy2978 · May 19, 2005

Welcome John!

The only change I would make to this, and this is probably nitpicky on my part, is to crop about 2 inches from the top to eliminate some of the lackluster sky.

I think that you have a wonderful pic as it is though!

(As an aside here, I am an expectant father of a daughter myself, and I would recommend taking a day off as often as you can to spend with your beautiful daughter and family and sharing moments like this.)

johng426 · May 20, 2005

Johnboy,

Congrats on your future bundle of joy! Yes I agree with you about spending time with your kids. My Twins are my pride and joy and I take a day off work every two to three weeks to just spend the whole day with them. To me that is the best investment I can make.

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions. I look forward to posting more pics soon!

John G

mentos_007 · May 21, 2005

Zeitgeist said:
Do nothing different.

Well, might have taken a step to your right to clear the tree growng out of her head, but it is a beautiful shot.

exactly

I just wanted to say that

as soon as I saw the picture I payed the attention to the tree growing from her head.