Celebrating Children's Day in Style (pic heavy)

Raj_55555 · Nov 14, 2014

So 14th November is celebrated as children's day in India.. I went out early morning with a few of my friends to play cricket, but ended up playing soccer with these kids who were students of the Indian Idol(Indian version of The American Idol) academy and came out to celebrate the children's day. One of the girls kept telling me that I looked older than I was! :aiwebs_016:

Spoiled brat!! :angry:

Just kidding, she was very nice! :biggrin:

These kids were extraordinarily well behaved and funny, I think I'll get them a print as well.

They invited me to play with them and soon their teacher showed up and insisted I play a round with them. All these kids are either singers or actors in training, and the teacher is an engineer from one of the most reputed colleges in India (IITs) and apparently had a change of heart later on in his career. He had a very calm, peaceful aura about him. Doesn't play too bad for a 45 year old by any means :lol:

Anyways, after a while I took a break and went trigger happy with my camera, also tested my 70-300 for sports. Really happy with how some of these turned out, so felt like sharing with you guys. if nothing it would make one smile! :1247:

#1. Pocket Dynamite prepares for kick off, she was such a cool girl!

#2. Team walks in..

#3. Let the game begin!

#4. Showing some brotherly love after the match

And my favorite photograph of them all:

Soon afterwards they all left, and I was called back for my cricket session.. Thanks to one of my roomies(last two shots), I had a few decent shots from those to share as well..

#Bowler running in:

#Batsman taking guard:

#Hitting it over mid wicket

Well that's it!! :allteeth:

tirediron · Nov 14, 2014

Great series Rag!

pjaye · Nov 15, 2014

That last guy is cute! Might have to meet him some day.

Great set Raj. You are really good at capturing emotion.

jkzo · Nov 15, 2014

symplybarb said:
That last guy is cute! Might have to meet him some day.

Great set Raj. You are really good at capturing emotion.

great

jkzo · Nov 15, 2014

Great series Raj....especially I like the guy who is taking guard with bare feet

Raj_55555 · Nov 15, 2014

tirediron said:
Great series Rag!

Is that my new official name now? :048:

Thanks John..

symplybarb said:
That last guy is cute!

==>> You find this cute? :laugh2:

Thanks barb.. :345:

and thanks for the nice comments, I really do wish to meet you someday!

jkzo said:
Great series Raj....especially I like the guy who is talking guard with bare feet

Thanks for the nice words jkzo.. I really like that guy too, he has a keen interest in photography and we often end up thinking about the same things. :lol:

pjaye · Nov 15, 2014

Yes, I do find you cute! We are meeting someday, some way I'm going to make that happen

Raj_55555 · Nov 15, 2014

symplybarb said:
Yes, I do find you cute! We are meeting someday, some way I'm going to make that happen

Ah well, I hope you do, cause I'm really really looking forward to that day! :1247:

dannylightning · Nov 15, 2014

nice set

sashbar · Nov 15, 2014

Raj_55555 said:
tirediron said:

Great series Rag!

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Is that my new official name now? Thanks John..

symplybarb said:

That last guy is cute!

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View attachment 89416 ==>> You find this cute?
Thanks barb.. and thanks for the nice comments, I really do wish to meet you someday!

jkzo said:

Great series Raj....especially I like the guy who is talking guard with bare feet

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Thanks for the nice words jkzo.. I really like that guy too, he has a keen interest in photography and we often end up thinking about the same things.