Balancing Act Photo

Photographer’s Note

Happy children demonstrate their balancing skills at Ela Beach, Port Moresby, PNG.

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paguru (1052) 2008-04-27 3:53

Beautiful, dynamic composition against a calm, blue-green background. I like how the childrens movements match the dancing lines of the tree's branches. Technically: almost perfect, great light, but could use a little more sharpness. Congratulations!

albertz (2310) 2008-04-27 3:59

Hi Marlene,
I can see the other boy will fall shortly. This is a very good shot, you just miss a little bit of sharpness, but the more important here is your timing to capture this happy moment. Excellent shot.

Greeting from Thailand, best regards.
Albert

goodfriend19 (265) 2008-04-27 4:19

hi Marlen,
perfect timing to press the shutter! The Y shaped branch looks beautiful in the nice blue BG. very good dynamic nature of daily life captured. could be more sharp. But this doesnt affects the value of this candid moment. Excellent shot.
Best wishes,
Sumit

sunnysunday (78) 2008-04-27 5:10

congratulation :)
you save their perfect act
even it wasnt so sharp but its not a point now
because the story of this picture is so greatttt
to capture this last second before the falling..
thanks to your dicision

- best regards -

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-04-27 5:18

Hi Marlene

A good daily life scene of the 2 boys, from Port Moresby. Wonderful cyan colour of the bg sea, & with the distinctive v notch shape of the tree, grabbing atention. Tfs!

leo61 (43816) 2008-04-27 8:53

Hi Marlene!
A funny capture of these two boys.Great timing and wonderful tones of the sea.Good composition with the V of the tree.
I added this image to my theme:Balance
Thanks for sharing,
regards,Leo

BennyV (4919) 2008-04-27 9:06

A heart-warming shot, Marlene. Good you managed to avoid the horizon in the background!
Cheers.

Benny

trekks (14334) 2008-04-29 22:36

hello Marlene

You have captured this great moment of children at play and using a superb backdrop for your shot. Very lively action and lovely view. Playing at water's edge is simply fun.

tfs, bill

Silversnow (2121) 2008-05-03 8:21

Hehehe... Superb composition and more than excellent timing ;-)
That scene is so full of colors and joyful energy.
It does seem a little bit blurry though, I'll see what I can do on a workshop if you don't mind...

[workshop] [compare] +

waminda2020 (409) 2008-05-07 18:59

Marlene - if there is one constant in the whole world it's "boys will be boys". The way you have taken the photo it seems like they are a very long way up. Thanks for your critique and your workshop - this is a nice photo thanks for sharing :)

Mazeo (211) 2008-05-10 6:25

Perfect timing!

A lovely composition and a decise moment: are they falling or are they dancing?

Mathieu

bisok (290) 2008-05-14 11:44

Hi Marlene.

This is excellent composition. Great shot. Very good point of view. Lovely colours and sharpness.
Very weel done Marlene. Thanks for sharing.

Warmest greetings
Mirek

Jean51 (24) 2008-05-14 13:07

nice indeed
giannino

noborders (14201) 2008-05-15 1:57

Very cute, excellent ! I wonder what happened next to the one on the left : did he jump, was it high ?
Such a fun and great colours !
Compliments,
I'll add it to my 2nd favorites...
Cath.

sumo (82) 2008-05-15 6:00

I love the way the boy in blue's arms mirror the fork in the tree. I can't help smiling at a photo like this, it reminds me of when I was young.

John

Durandal (59) 2008-05-16 7:29

Bonjour Marlene,

Un superbe cadrage ajouté au choix de l'instant ou les enfants sont à la limite de l'équilibre

Bravo

wag (651) 2008-07-01 12:12

Hello Marlen, it`s my dream to visit this country, paradise place on the Earth. Beatiful report work from this land, nice POV, tfs.
Peter

Ninello52 (3461) 2008-08-20 15:33

Ciao Marlene,
Complimenti per questa foto! Ben composta con il taglio dell'albero che forma una V e crea una diagonale che da equilibrio all'immaggine. Brava a cogliere il momento decisivo con i due ragazzi in precario equilibrio sul ramo e uno già sospeso un attimo prima di cadere. Ottima la definizione e lo stacco del ramo sul bel blu del mare.
A presto, Nino.

jmdias (19935) 2008-09-11 7:51

marlene

another fabulous view these boys playing in the beach. Nice colors, pov, light and sense of exact moment to take the shot

hugs

jorge