Swimmer
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I guess I would be a bad parent if I didn’t post a few pics of my family from time to time. In an effort to stay out of trouble I proudly present my 8 year old as today’s post.
This was taken back in February at one of her swim meets. She has been swimming since she was 2 years old so she is quite the fish. One of the things that has cracked us about her is she excels at the breast stroke but struggles with the freestyle stroke. Go figure.
This image is simple in composition but I just love the moment as it is captured. If you have ever competed in sports you know this moment I’m talking about. One little detail that I think adds to the shot is the water drop on her right goggle. It just completes the scene.
The other contributor to this image was it was shot on the long end of my 70-200L. I’m a huge fan of the 85mm for portrait head shots but shooting at 200 also has its own special look with the compression it gives.
Until next time…
That water drop on the goggle is most certainly a great touch to this scene. Great story and shot!
Love it dude, awesome crop, I agree with you, the 70-200 is great for portrait work!
Really good image, very colorful and bright.
Wow, love the color too… and it brings back very fond memories. We all learned to swim practically before we could walk and nephew swam for Cape Province (those days provinces) very, very young! Goggles and caps, oh those were the days! Thanks for sharing that with us.
Great portrait, I love the colors between the glasses and suit, with blue background. Fantastic!
The color just pops, and the 70-200 compression just pulls you into her world at that moment.
Great pic. Looks like she’s concentrating quite hard!
Nice shot! I really like the angle of view and composition in this one.
Great photo Chris. Your website really showcases your talents, but its great to hear your perspective. Really interesting insights into what makes a photograph work.
Can’t help but being biased, since she’s my kid too, but I absolutely love this photo. 🙂
Chris – This is an awesome capture. This image does such a good job conveying energy and emotion. Great job!
Chris this is just great! The composition, colors, everything – nice image!
Great image. Something tells me that this one might become a print