A handful of Sunshine
Bryce my Crab Collector pondering the essence of life with a Handful of Sunshine.
Thankyou to the Group ‘Sunset, Sunrise” and too Everyone who voted ‘Handful of Sunshine” Number one in the ‘Sun Interaction Challenge” Very Honoured and Greatly Apprecited and Thankyou to Byrce my Crab Collector which none of this would of have been possible:-}
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Photo Taken by Canon IXUS
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Title:Handful Of Sunshine
Description:Image of a boy holding the sun in his hands
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MaeBelle
Oh,This is an awesome shot,! it actually looks like the sun is in his hands!!,very well done!:o)) God Bless,Mae
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much MaeBelle:-} God Bless, Ann-maree xoxoxox
jinney
This is really Neat!!
Wowe-Awesome work!
-jinney
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Jinney:-}
William Vande...
Wow!!! Really great capture
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much William:-}
Diane Schuster
Fantastic creativity, beautiful image! Dee
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou Diane:
} I had an idea and this is the result, very happy with it :}Susan Bergstrom
You nailed this one!!! Well done!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Susan:-}xoxoxox
handprintz
Very clever work !
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou Trudi:-}
chijude
Excellent concept …. and I love the sweep of his hair … the whole image is graceful.
Bellavista2 replied
Wow! I never saw it that way, I agree. Thankyou so much:-}
kathy s gillen...
wonderful capture
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Kathy:-}
Waleska Luker
sweet moment captured!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Waleskal:-}
Rosalie M
no argu’n well captured
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Rosalie:-}
Erika .
This is truly amazing!!! I love this!! Imagine if one could really hold the sunshine in one’s hands…..how wonderful that would be. :)
Bellavista2 replied
For sure! That would be amazing! Thankyou so much erika15:-}
MONoxide
haha this is awesome,
great work ;)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much MONoxide:-}
Linda Jackson
Love this one! Great shot! Take care, Linda
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou Linda:
} You take care also:}Angel Perry
WOW! Brilliant! You have my vote!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Angel:-}xoxoxo
JordanRyan
the boy is cut out from another photo isnt it?
i can see it around the edges ha
nice photo though
Bellavista2 replied
Byrce is ….he is actually has a hermit crab in his hand and I call him my crab collector and that is what he is so intently looking at:
}So I placed him in the beautiful sunset of Antelope Island and made hold the sun in his hands….Thankyou so much Jordan:}oddoutlet
great image and congrats on the win! Go the canon IXUS : )
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Oddoulet Greatly apprecaited:
} Yep, Go the Canon IXUS!!!:}lolGeorge Cousins
Beautiful shot Ann-maree. really well done. Congratulations on the win, so well deserved.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much George. Greatly apprecaited:-}
Jennifer E. Ga...
Congratulations! Great composition.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Jennifer. Greatly apprecaited:-}
Cheryl Lunde
Congrats on the challenge win! 64 votes, very impressive!!!!! It is a great shot :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Cheryl:
} I certainly was suprised 64 votes! ‘Wow!” Very honoured and greatly apprecaited:}James Godber
Fabulous. No surprise that you won! :-)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much James:
} Greatly apprecaited:}Marjorie Wallace
What a beautiful capture. An instant favorite for me.
Bellavista2 replied
Ohhh shuks!:
} Thankyou so much Marjorie:} Greatly apprecaited:-}Arla M. Ruggles
Excellent!! Congratulations on your win!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Arla:
} Greatly apprecaited:}Della McMullan
congrats on the win…truly a great capture.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Della greatly apprecaited, all your wonderful support:-}xoxox
Bonnie Blanton
Such an inspiring image, nice work!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Bonnie Greatly apprecaited you dropping by:
}:}Paul Gana
wow, that’s gotta hurt holding the sun in his hands ;-P
Bellavista2 replied
Yep, I reckon it would be Sunburn material Paul:
}LOL Thankyou so much:}Abhishek Joshi
lovely shot well executed.. & congrats on the win :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Abhishek Greatly apprecaited:-}
Derivatix
like it a lot, although the photoshop work is very obvious. The idea is absolutely great, though.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Derivatix:
} I use Adobe CS and still learning, if you have an hints ideas, how I can do it better, it be Greatly apprecaited, thankyou so much for dropping by:}:-}Anne-Marie Bok...
Wonderful creation Ann-maree! Great idea and good job!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Anne-marie:
} Your support is greatly apprecaited:}julie08
Fantastic shot :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much julie08 Your support is greatly apprecaited:
}:}whalegeek
I enjoy the magic in this photo. Childhood wonder and joy all wrapped up into a photo.
Bellavista2 replied
I could not of described it better myselve,so true, thankyou so very much your support is greatly apprecaited whalegeek:-}
Bruce Dickson
Great image
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Bruce:
} Your support is greatly apprecaited:}DebbieSteer
congrats on your win, new this one would win you got my vote…
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Debbie for your vote, Greatly apprecaited
} Your support is absolutely awesome and greatly apprecaited:-}
Jeffrey Hamilton
Very beautiful image, great concept. You’re a clever artist.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Jeffrey, your support and words mean alot, greatly apprecaited:
}:}Elva
Beautiful!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Elva, greatly apprecaited your support and dropping by:-}xoxox
Antanas
lovely work
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Antanas, your support is greatly apprecaited:-}
rdshaw
Congrats!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much:
}:}janfoster
excellent capture well done : )
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};} Thankyou greatly apprecaited you dropping by and your kind words:-}Sandra Heath
Incredibly stunning!!A well deserved win!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Sandra, for your kind words and support:
} Very greatly apprecaited:}Lucindawind
this is PERFECT! love it !
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Lucindawindfor your wonderful support greatly apprecaited:-}
Justine Devereux
Excellent!!!!! congrats on the feature & challenge win!!!!
:)))
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Justine:
} Your support is greatly apprecaited:}Daniel J. McCa...
Very well done! Most creative! Excellent Work!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Daniel:
} Your support is greatly apprecaited:}Scott d'Almeida
great captures you have;
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much for dropping by Greatly apprecaited:
}:}Nanagahma
Great compilation. Did you actually layer 2 photos together, or did you have him pose just in the right spot?
Bellavista2 replied
It is a photo of sunset at Antelope Island Utah and Bryce who was loking at a crab cut out and made to look like he was holding the sun with the same inquisitive look….Adobe CS Photoshop…..Thankyou so much Nanagahma for dropping by greatly apprecaited:-}xoxo
inAWE
beautiful image (and I am sure he will treasure this in years to come…......)
Bellavista2 replied
Oh thankyou so much so much inAWE for dropping by Greatly apprecaited:
] I know mum loves the photo;]And I am certain Bryce does:-]deegarra
outstanding photo, so well deserved to be featured. congrats to U
Bellavista2 replied
“oh wow!” Thankyou so very much for your lovely comment;
}xoxox Greatly apprecaited:}xxoxolaureenr
Fantastic shot. So well done. An amazing memory.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much for your wonderful comments and for dropping by laureenr:
} So greatly apprecaied:}Stephen Thomas
GOOD 1! Excellent photo!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Stephen for dropping by and your wonderful comment:
} Greatly apprecaited:}Tom Douce
wow, amazing concept! love the idea of this and the bame! fantastic capture! please check out my new tee
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Tom for your awesome comment, greatly apprecaited you dropping by:-}
Crowmanic
Exceptionally brilliant, near perfection… and you know it by now +Fav
Bellavista2 replied
Wow! Thankyou so much for that lovely comment so greatly apprecaitive of you dropping by:
} The brillance I owe to Bryce my crab collector:}Meeli Sonn
Gorgeous photo. A lot of feelings seen and what a beautiful sunset colors.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Meeli for your lovely comment, greatly apprecaite you dropping by:-]
Adam Gormley
This is so brilliantly composed and shot, awesome work, you should be very proud of this shot! :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Adam, I am very proud of this shot, it would not of been possible without my crab collector Bryce;
} Thankyou so much for dropping by and commenting Greatly apprecaited:}Terri Chandler
Very nice capture! I love this! Well done! xo
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Terri:
} Greatly apprecaite you dropping by and your lovely comment:}kevinmawson
Perfection in every way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats on your feature!
km.
Bellavista2 replied
Oh wow! Thankyou so much for your lovely comment!:
}And for dropping by my little corner of the world, please come again, it is truely apprecaited;}artist4peace
perfect!
Bellavista2 replied
Hi Artist4peace, thankyou so much for dropping by and for that lovely comment greatly apprecaited, looking forward to seeing you again!:-}
Dave Corn
Outstanding and MOst Excellent!!
Kudos!!
Bellavista2 replied
Oh shucks!!! Thankyou so much Dave, I owe this all to Byrce my crab collector. Thankyou so much for your visit please come back again soon:-}
Jennifer Potter
A memory to treasure so beautifully captured!!!! Love it!!
Bellavista2 replied
Welcome back Dawn! Great to see you again!:
} Thankyou so much for your lovely comment and taking a look, very greatly apprecaited, please visit again soon:}coffeetea
beauuutiful image! lovely boy. well done! bellavista. susan
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Susan for your lovely comment and visiting my corner of the world, greatly apprecaited, come again soon:-}
catherine walker
Gorgeous…right place ..right time…perfect..!!!
Bellavista2 replied
Hallo Catherine Welcome:
} Thankyou so much for taking the time to look at my photo and comment greatly apprecaited;} Look forward to seeing you again:-}xoxoxRonnieGinnever
Very special!
Bellavista2 replied
Hallo Ronnie! Welcome to my corner of the world and thankyou for your lovely comment:
} Greatly apprecaited:} Come back soon!:-}xoxoxbarnsis
Excellent, unbelievable framing and timing. Very well done
Bellavista2 replied
Howdy Barnsis, I confess, it is made of two photos one of Antelope Island Sunset and Bryce who was looking at a crab, I made him look like he is holding the sun, thankyou for dropping by and your lovely comment:-}
LumenLux
Nicely created composition. Somehow I missed commenting when I first noticed this nice photo. Now on my second chance view, I learn that you are not only a talented photographer, but also a neighbor, here in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. It is nicely apparent from your photos that you have picked up quickly on the vast photographic resource here. Good work!
Bellavista2 replied
“Oh shucks!” Thankyou so very much for such a lovely comment and dropping by …...neighbour…Greatly apprecaited!:-}
Svetlana Sewell
Amazing creative shot!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Svetlana for dropping by to my little corner of the world and for your lovely comment, so very greatly apprecaited:-}
artisandelimage
great creative idea, a beautiful image !
my best, francis.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much:
} Your so sweet:} Your support is absolutely awesome and greatly apprecaited:-}xoxoxMarjorie Wallace
Outstanding work and it brings a smile to my face.
Bellavista2 replied
I owe it all too Bryce my officail crab collector which he does have in his hand, however, I replaced that with the beautiful sunset of Antelope Island Utah. Thankyou so much for dropping by Marjorie and for your lovely comment greatly apprecaited:-}xoxoxo
Ryan Houston
I like it…
Bellavista2 replied
Howdy Ryan! Thankyou so much for taking the time to drop by my little corner of the world, and for your lovely comment greatly apprecaited:
} Please come back again:}EarthGipsy
Magic image ~ magic moment!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Sonia for your lovely comment and being a part of my little world, very greatly apprecaited:-}xoxox
EarthGipsy
Top Shot ~ Superb Image ~ Magic Moment
Congrats on your feature in the ImageWriting Group!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much!xoxoxox:
} Greatly apprecaited and very honoured:}emanon
excellent capture, absolutely beautiful
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much for taking the time to drop my little corner of the world very greatly apprecaited, also for your lovely comment:
} Looking forward to your return visit:}Tom Gomez
A clever shot, good work …
Bellavista2 replied
Howdy Tom! Wonderful to see you in my neck of the woods:
} Thankyou fopr your lovely comment, very greatly apprecaited, come back again soon:}IndraniGhose
Congrats on the win!
Superb image. :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much:
} Wonderful people like you, keep me going, and thats is so greatly apprecaited:}xxoxoxgreeneyedlady
such a creative shot, this is beautiful to look at…very meditative….
Bellavista2 replied
Oh shucks! Thankyou so very much for such a lovely comment, and taking time to drop by and take a look so greatly apprecaited:=}
Tama Blough
Beautiful! Congrats on your feature!
Bellavista2 replied
Howdy Tama! Wonderful too see you here thankyou for your lovely comment, looking forward to seeing you again:=}
Isa Rodriguez
Congratulations from First Things
Bellavista2 replied
‘Wow!” Thankyou so very much!:=} Very honoured and greatly apprecaited:=}
Lorena Maria
This is beautiful!!!
Bellavista2 replied
Howdy Lorena! So wonderful too see you in my little corner of the world:=} Thankyou so much for your lovely comment;-]
MattGranz
Fantastic set up and shot! Beautiful. Could become a book cover…
Bellavista2 replied
Wow! Never thought of that….a bookcover, great idea! Thankyou so much for dropping by and your real helpful comment, very greatly apprecaited:-}
joyousmoon
Congratulations on your feature! Beautiful!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Pamela for your lovely comment and visiting my little corner of the world, greatly apprecaited:=}
Ginny York
Love how you captured the sun in his hands. Awesome conceot and nice carry through.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Ginny for your lovely comment, greatly apprecaited:
} Its a combination of two images, one of the Antelope sunset and one of Byrce my crab collector:} That is what he really is intently looking at:-}Margaret Harris
Great idea…great capture!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Margaret for dropping on by to my little corner of the world and for your lovely comment:=} Greatly apprecaited:=}
Trish Woodford
Clever shot, great composition :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou Trish for your lovely comment and visiting my little corner of the world,come back soon:=}
Alan Harris
brilliant capture….
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much for your lovely comment and visiting my little corner of the world, come back again soon:=}
Marilyn Baldey
Very happy to see this lovely image.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Marilyn for your lovely comment and being apart of my little corner of the world:=}
Jokus
This is so very beautiful, great comp and such a lovely title “A Handful of Sunshine” A super job and I Love it!!!
Happy Sunday, Jokus ;-)
Bellavista2 replied
I hope your Sunday Jokus was full of happiness and thankyou so much for your lovely comment and sharing my ‘Handful of Sunshine”:=}
Lori Peters
This is awesome!!! Brillant work! xo
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Lori for your lovely comment greatly apprecaited and your wonderful support:=}
3XEternity
Love it!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Greatly apprecaite your lovely comment and your visit to my little corner of the world:=}
maxy
This is absolutely spectacular!!!! What a fantastic shot!!! Definitely faved here!!
Bellavista2 replied
Meet my Mascot of My Gallery:=} Bryce my Crab Collector my Girlfriends son. This is a combination of two photos, one of a spectacular sunset at Antelope I sland and the next Bryce checking a crab in his hand, I just replaced that with the sun. Thankyou so much for your lovely comments and being apart of my little corner of the world:=}
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much for your lovely comment, I am so happy that I have brought so much joy to people viewing my photo, and for that I am truely greatly apprecaitive:=} xoxoxoxo
Carlie Hensley
Awesome capture!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou sao much Carlie for taking the time to look at my image very greatly apprecaite your comment and your wonderful support:=}
Brandie1
Brilliant,
Congrats on your feature.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much for your wonderful words of support and visiting me in my little corner of the world, very greatly apprecaited:=]
Barbara Brown
I thought I had commented on this but didn’t see it so I will now!!!! Very fun shot and a fantastic capture!!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Barbara I really apprecaite you dropping by and looking at Bryce my crab collector and your wonderful comment:=}
Shoaib .
WOWWW a bajillion comments lol .. this is great though !
Bellavista2 replied
It ia absolutely amazing though! I could start a Fanclub…giggle:=} Thankyou so much for dropping on by and looking at Bryce my Crab Collector and for wonderful support:=}
Christophe Testi
Outstanding!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Christophe for your wonderful comment,so greatly apprecaited:=} Love you to come and check out some my Gallery tell what you think?:=]
cebrfa
Wonderful shot – a favorite!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Cebrfa for dropping on by to my little corner of the world, greatly apprecaited along with your lovely comment;=} Revisits are always awesome:=}
Rita Agostinelli
Totally cooool!! Fantastic shot! :))
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Rita wonderful too see you here in my little corner of the world,really apprecaite your lovely comment, revists are also absolutely awesome;=]
Rita Agostinelli
Hey Bellavista…you are sweet…I was thinking I commented on this sweet image before….i must have ~ didn’t I? lol! I also wanted to say…I agree with your comments as you encouraged Susan to take her beautiful story of Lil’Bit and turn it into a picture book to teach young children the value of caring for animals…with the realization that they inturn teach their parents similar values…awesome!! Inner city families need that the most because of the environment these children are growing up in! You are quite insightful and creative! Love it! :)
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou Rita, really apprecaite your support in the idea of a childrens book. I am a Teacher by trade, for 0 -12 years, and have a number of years experiencing all happy,sad, funny experiences with kids…and their parents;=} Chuckle:=]
Rita Agostinelli
Yes…I know exactly what you mean with regard to your experiences..my background is teaching also…started out as a Speech Teacher…but now am teaching inner city …at the preschool level…this age and population is in so much need for the nurturance similar to what Lil’Bit is receiving sooo picture books are a great tool to teach them how to love, live and be happy. Giving this information to them on a simple level is great and through the experiences of a cuddly little dog is even sweeter! :) Smiles to you !!! :)
Svetlana Sewell
Amazing work Ann!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Svetlana for dropping on to see my ‘Handful of Sunshine” and for your lovely comment, very greatly apprecaited:=}
Ellen
How beautiful!!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Ellen for dropping on by too see my ‘Handful of Sunshine” Greatly apprecaited and also your lovely comment:=}
Brenda Dow
I bet you smiled at this one!!!!!!! So sweet and fragile!!!!!! The illumination and the facial expression….perfect!!!! Great shot!!!!
Bellavista2 replied
Oh thankyou so much Brenda:=} Greatly apprecaite your visit and lovely comment;=] Bryce always makes me smile he has so much fascination for nature:=}
Lisawv
Cool shot and creative. Great job on this great capture.
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Lisa for dropping on by and looking at my ‘Handful of Sunshine” and for your lovely comment, very greatly apprecaited:=}...Hey my image Final Surf is the same little boy…Greatly apprecaite if you could tell me what you thinK?:=}
aussiedi
A very interesting capture.. well composed and well deserving of the feature.
Di
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Di greatly apprecaite your visit and lovely comment:=}
Ozcloggie
Greetings from Sydney, where that sun is getting warmer, as summer approaches. Came across this clever capture again. (I hope I have not commented before.)
Bellavista2 replied
Howdy from Utah USA!:=} Where the trees are changing colour and the weather is getting cooler:=} Thankyou so much for your lovely comment no I did not see you here before:=} Really apprecaite your wonderful support;=}
Nancy Chambers
Top 10 Creative Editing Challenge
Bellavista2 replied
Awesome! Thankyou so much Nancy, greatly apprecaited and very honoured:=}
Isa Rodriguez
*Congratulations for Placing in our Avatar Challenge at First Things
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Isa, very greatly apprecaited, such a wonderful little group:=}
Kevin Sandiego
How creative! Wonderful work! Congratulations! :)
fezoj64
What superior beautiful shot, it is perfect . ..Jozef
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so much Jozef for your wonderful comment and visit to my little corner of the world, very greatly apprecaited:=}
Cheri Perry
What a fantastic image. Very nicely composed. Great color and techs. Excellent work Anne-Marie, I love this!!!
Bellavista2 replied
Thankyou so very much Cheri greatly apprecaite your wonderful comment and visit to my liitle corner of the world:=}
Suzanne German 18 days ago
a stunning shot!
Bellavista2 replied 18 days ago
Thankyou so much Suzanne greatly apprecaite your lovely comment and support:=} So many people as you can see have fallen in love with my Crab Collector, which he originally had in his hand, until I replaced it with a handful of Sunshine:=]