Water all around :)

BettinaSchwarz

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:

! 100% !, Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , European Everyday Life (add the place!), German Artists, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, South East UK, Street Photography and Photojournalism, The Human Condition, This is England, United Kingdom and Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best Available for sale as

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Water all around :) by BettinaSchwarz
Water all around :) by BettinaSchwarz
  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Splendid shot love the expressions on the faces , perfect:))

  • BettinaSchwarz replied

    LOL … thanks Tina – the joy of candid, hey? :)

  • eclectica

    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

    GlennB

    Haha – great action shot & it makes you smile!!

  • BettinaSchwarz replied

    that’s it :) nothing like a bit of light-hearted fun :))

  • Karen  Betts

    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

    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

    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

    FA Photography

    PS.: Could you please submit the image to the group – Thank you!! xoxox

  • BettinaSchwarz replied

    soooo sorry about that! xoxox

  • FA Photography

    FA Photography

    Hi hi!!! Have a wonderful week!!!! xoxox

  • Erwin G. Kotzab

    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

    Kate Purdy

    Wonderful shot, what a fantastic capture!

  • BettinaSchwarz replied

    thank you so much Kate :) much appreciated :))

  • Stuart Baxter

    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

    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

    Trish Woodford

    Fantastic shot Bettina, great candid ‘slice of life’ shot. Just wonderful :)

  • BettinaSchwarz replied

    :)) it was great fun that day :))

  • Hélène David-Cuny

    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

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Fantastic bw capture!

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