Waiting for my Mom....

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...so I was hanging around my kid's school one overcast, chilly day. The children were playing in the parking lot of the charter school they were attending. The sound of skateboard wheels on the pavement is unmistakable. This young man was just sitting on the step watching the kids play, tattered jeans, and hooded jacket---probably a birthday gift from year's past....waiting for his Mom to come pick him up. I called to him...he looked over and click. Another one of those photo opps that just happened! I thought the b/w treatment worked with the overcast tone of the day. The, mother, a good friend of the family, loved the shot so much, I printed it and framed it for her---11x14 with black frame and white matte. After presenting it to her, the young man in the picture carried it out to the car for her and promptly dropped it on the pavement, sending glass shards in a 10 foot fadius!!! (sigh) Thanks for looking.

[dvetter]

I think the b/w treatment is working on this also. Good job for an on the spot opp. You really can't put that thing down can you?

[Hayward Taylor]

Hi Jim .... unsuspected photo ops sometimes produced some of the best images we see today ... this is no exceptiion .. emotions/surroundings beautifully captured ... notch this one up in your feather of excellence

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Originally Posted by dvetter

I think the b/w treatment is working on this also. Good job for an on the spot opp. You really can't put that thing down can you?

Can't put it down...I'm officially an embarrassment to the family wherever we go!

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

Hi Jim .... unsuspected photo ops sometimes produced some of the best images we see today ... this is no exceptiion .. emotions/surroundings beautifully captured ... notch this one up in your feather of excellence

Thanks, Hayward! This is one of my favorites....

[dvetter]

Jim, I could not tell you how many opps I have missed because I do put mine down and can only wish I didn't but I'm still learning. again this is a good one, I like it !

[SoxAddict]

Awesome shot, as usual. The story is funny too - I bet he felt bad when he dropped it!

[Sheriliz]

This is a great photo. The b/w treatment is perfect. This depicts hundreds of children I have seen waiting for mom...(I work at a large school) It is every boy everywhere.

[Preacherman]

I love this picture Jim. I have never done anything like this yet, but I guess it's a case of spontaneity. Broken glass or not, I bet his Mom loves it. PAUL

[tiffany]

i love it. i love black and white and i love candid shots of kids/teens.....

[beachcomber]

Thats a good picture, good natural light, good natural look, and all through the immediacy of the moment. The b/w, contrats with white pipes, the turned out left foot, the focus and shallow dof all add to the charm, I like it Jim.