Water all around :)
another candid taken at my fun little session at the fountains down at the Southbank, London. This one feels a little different to the other two, Timeless Delights and Simple Pleasures and I simply like the very different feel and atmosphere one can get all at the same location if one is just patient and waits for situations to unfold naturally … :)
oh and what a delight!! A feature in the Candid Photography group May 2009 … thank you so, so much for featuring this piece lining it up with such a selection of fantastic works – an honour!
ohhhh seems the childlike abandon of playing in the fountains is bringing more smiles and delight through this image … I’m ecstatic at the Competition Win in the German Artists Fotografie in Black & White Competition May 2009 … thank you so much :) !!
Uuuuiiiii :) Featured in The Human Condition ... my heart is doing flick-flacks at how well this shot is being received :) Thank you!!! :)
Water all around :) belongs to the following groups:
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Martina Fagan
Splendid shot love the expressions on the faces , perfect:))
BettinaSchwarz replied
LOL … thanks Tina – the joy of candid, hey? :)
eclectica
Wow Bettina, what great work! I am so enjoying the fun these people are having – I can’t help thinking the guy in the front right has a pair of those nose, moustache fun glasses on – well done!
BettinaSchwarz replied
Oh heavens – you’ve got me chuckling!!
Thank you so much for the visit & taking the time with such a lovely comment!! much appreciated :)
GlennB
Haha – great action shot & it makes you smile!!
BettinaSchwarz replied
that’s it :) nothing like a bit of light-hearted fun :))
Karen Betts
wonderful image again as you say very different from the other 2, wonderful expressions and stances. : ) look forward to seeing more
BettinaSchwarz replied
lol … Karen – you’re the sweetest :)
glad you like it!
and yes, I’ll certainly be spending more time there and playing with the opportunities that arise in and around that fountain :) Let’s see what we still come up with, hey :)
Dennis Gay
G’day Betinna!
A great candid moment with a lot of interaction going on within a watery environment – and you were there to get it!
Well spotted, well timed and well photographed.
A joy to view.
GB
Dennis
BettinaSchwarz replied
ey Dennis :) Thank you for the visit and your lovely comment – much appreciated as always!
FA Photography
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 1.Platz in der Challenge Fotografie in Black & White!
BettinaSchwarz replied
OMG – what an honour!! delighted & excited is what I am :) .... Vielsten Dank :)
FA Photography
PS.: Could you please submit the image to the group – Thank you!! xoxox
BettinaSchwarz replied
soooo sorry about that! xoxox
FA Photography
Hi hi!!! Have a wonderful week!!!! xoxox
Erwin G. Kotzab
I like that…this “award winning shot” ist strong and powerful! Tanks for your comments.
BettinaSchwarz replied
thank you kindly :)
Kate Purdy
Wonderful shot, what a fantastic capture!
BettinaSchwarz replied
thank you so much Kate :) much appreciated :))
Stuart Baxter
what a fun shot!
BettinaSchwarz replied
amazing what people get up to when left to their own devices! ;)
I find the good clean innocent fun and delight most encouraging … it shows me that at the core of it we are all joyful souls wanting to laugh & play & share! (regardless of the fact that we often create our world in such a way that it speaks of pain to extreme degrees) ... sitting at the fountains for a few hours watching people play does loads in reassuring me that my faith in the principle goodness of all is well founded :) ... !
clickinhistory
This is community art at it’s best, wonderful capture
BettinaSchwarz replied
“community art at it’s best” ... you know … I hadn’t thought about it quite in those terms … but I thank you for your most generous compliment!
thank you also for the add :)
Trish Woodford
Fantastic shot Bettina, great candid ‘slice of life’ shot. Just wonderful :)
BettinaSchwarz replied
:)) it was great fun that day :))
Hélène David-Cuny
Amazing catch of volumes between the water drops, and such an expressive moment…
BettinaSchwarz replied
moments as they naturally occur always seem far richer than anything staged could ever be …
I love being at these fountains … so much tends to unfold just here :)
Jean M. Laffitau
Fantastic bw capture!