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Comment by shot:
Im overwhelmed from this wonderful comments. thanks to you dpc folks...

In this picture you can see my father and his grandson (son of my sister). It was the 67th birthday of my dad and we went out for a walk on a beautiful sunny day. The shot is a candid.

Message edited by author 2009-03-19 20:58:36.

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Comment by popdeepop:
Darker would do ok.

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Comment by loseme:
Great use of natural light to draw on the subjects.

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Comment by smudgeSMJ:
I like the shadows in this, I wish we could see them all, I find the patch of grass at the top distracting.

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Comment by digifotojo:
Cute commentary piece. Nice backlighting!

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Comment by Bear_Music:
What an endearing image! I like the way the shadows are merging. LOvely rim light. I hope the subjects have a copy to cherish (i.e. that they are known to you, not strangers passing by).

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Comment by ladibug:
Such an emotional capture, very expressive!

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Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. I really love the concept being expressed in this photo. The young child follows in his parents/grandparents footsteps. Love how you captured it with the shadowplay. The boy's front step is caught stepping directly on the back leg's shadow of the man. This clearly communicates the saying "Following in his/her footsteps". The passing down of traits and/or heritiage, and traditions. It is a touching sentiment and good eye to spot the potential of that being caught here. I do have a few critiques (I know, I know, picky picky right:-) ) I think that there is too much negative space that does absolutely nothing to compliment your photo. Cropping it closer to the adult and child will also have the effect of further emphasizing the concept by keeping the eye's attention squarely focused on the two main subjects as they dominate the scene. Lastly to further emphasize the significance of the shadowplay and how it ties into the concept, I think it would be best to crop out the portion that shows the shadow portion of the adult's shorts. This closer cropping would then make where the boy has/is stepping all the more noticeable - and thus would further strengthen the visual impact of the concept you are conveying.

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Comment by ThingFish:
Delightful capture.

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Comment by VitaminB:
This reminds me of a childhood photo of my own, where I am sitting next to my grandfather, and echoing his pose. The young boy here seems to be doing the same.