BOARDWALK
by TLL061

Comment:
I agree with some of the comments so far, but I don't think the boy spoils the picture at all. I don't know if you intended it but the shot reminds me of The Scream by Edvard Munch (//www.popartuk.com/art/the-scream-6410033-print.asp). The contrast of the pleasant beach and the quite happy looking boy is an entertaining contrast with the anguish and panic in Munch's painting. And so much more subtle than the Home Alone version.

Hello Photo-man!
by pitsaman

Comment:
You must be so proud. I love everything about this picture. The composition. The colours. The depth. But most of all the "expression" of the subject and the title. Priceless.

American Values
by photom

Comment:
A very apt title. There are no "values" represented in this picture at all. Just the worship of a piece of cloth.

Truly a diversion from the pursuit of real peace & justice.

Rainbow & Storm
by amandamiller

Comment:
No don't delete it. It's still an interesting shot. You did what you could in the few minutes you had available. So what if it isn't as "perfect" as some others. I think we've all learned something from seeing it and reading others' opinions. I'm still glad you posted it.

Wonderfully Tacky
by rich

Comment:
Excellent shot! I toured Chicago looking for one like this, but to no avail. "May all your dreams come true"? Well I guess yours did. Now, some of us have a dream about global warming not wrecking the planet for our kids... ;-)

hanging on the edge of soberity
by dtouch1

Comment:
Yeah, it's a snapshot. But at least you're having fun.
Also, either it's "sobriety" (not soberity) or irony.