Cooling Off Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I'm not sure if this was what was had in mind for extreme temperature in December, but 2nd Dec in Singapore was hot enough for children to try and cool off by playing in the dancing fountain in Bugis square. The mist is actually atomised water. This boy had great fun trying to guess which nozzle would shoot up the next jet.

ChrisJ, Cool-ice, sunny, elihesamian, Kenny10pin, nwoehnl, Aegean, kLe has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70521) 2004-12-14 3:56

Hi Richard

I like the swirling design or pattern on the stormwater grate, the freezing of the water drops at the top, & the obvious enjoyment of the Singaporean child.

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-12-14 3:58

All is good in this one : the light, the decisive moment, the bright colors, the ambiance.
My hat's off, Richard !

danby1 (3689) 2004-12-14 3:59

well caught! beautiful shot! what was your shutter speed, you have captured everything here, i dont know what else ican say... great shot!

sunny (3068) 2004-12-14 4:06

Very bright in mood picture, Richard! :-) Love the moment of joy you captured this little boy in. The mist works wonderfully as a natural background to put more impact on the boy's expression and posture. Very successful composition that is executed very well! Thank you for sharing!

naxius (16679) 2004-12-14 4:30

Good decisive moment catched Richard. The colors, the light and the DOF are really good.
Well done.
Alexandre

jiekuan (330) 2004-12-14 4:37

Nice!

a bit underexposured on the kid.
The disadvantage of a compact digital camera is without much customized setting

eleparc (24059) 2004-12-14 4:59

your photo gives me this sense of fun indeed... So after the eastern european countries you decided to head for the warmth like migrating birds...? hahaha! nice shot!

yekjohn (1886) 2004-12-14 6:00

Excellent picture of daily life Richard! Very good happy expression on the boy's face and the water drops adds drama. Cheers!

Spoony (3539) 2004-12-14 6:15

Look at that happiness... It´s adorable to see a kid smiling!
This decisive moment was well captured. Great job!

elihesamian (26091) 2004-12-14 7:49

With a fine childish happy feeling and dynamic which is harmonic with world of children.
very well captured and freezed,techs are great and very well composed,I like it,Richard.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-12-14 10:42

interesting shot, I havent been to Singapore for 3 years now, I guess this is pretty new, near raffles, good capture, I could see it now a monster appearing from no where.

well done

nwoehnl (120) 2004-12-14 15:21

Kids running around in fountains seems to be a universal joy, and this is another nice example of it, Richard. The boy's enchantment is well captured, and the frozen motion of the water droplets as well as the cloud of haze add on to a genuinely delightful total. Well done.

Aegean (2567) 2004-12-15 1:54

A very nice environmental portrait you captured here. The face expression and the "movement" of the child is very characteristic revealing the joy of him! Very well done!

vdragos (18) 2004-12-15 8:30 [Comment]

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oochappan (22032) 2004-12-17 15:06

Indeed you can enjoy the fun he had the way you have captured him nicely towards tha background of misty water curtain. Well done.

naret (826) 2005-01-05 8:23

When I see this picture, I want to be a child again. Nice capture for the enjoyment of this child

JDRRocha (14) 2005-01-07 23:59

Love this shot... by atomised water you mean steam??? odd choice of words...

Interestingly i notice the (un)intentional red figure in the background... the boy at play with a lurking demon behind the mist/fog/steam... Thanks