what's happiness ?
by mariuca

Comment by posthumous:
for some reason I think of this as a malfunctioning mirror.

the painting is so insistent, and she is so casual. surely the painting will win this.

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by mariuca

Comment by ubique:
All the best things about the magic of photographs are present in this one.
Was it Gary Winogrand who said he took photographs to find out how things looked photographed?
He had a very good point about the magical difference between a photograph and reality. It's all on show here. Thank you.

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by mariuca

Comment by posthumous:
oh wow. is she bowing

no I'm bowing to her

she is the oracle

I want to say you win tonight but I felt that way about the wild dogs, too, and The Old Man and the Cell

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by mariuca

Comment by tnun:
you are so in touch with this beautiful small child reality. thank you.

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Comment by nam:
Superb title, Mariuca - children are so long fascinated by shadows, especially their own but others, too.

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by mariuca

Comment by Bear_Music:
When children wade concrete streams without shoes on, secret meadows defy the sidewalk world.

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by mariuca

Comment by krnodil:
deceptively simple capture, but what depths are herein

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Comment by mariuca:
Most perceptive Rich! Yes, it's the High Line but the girl really tried to have an answer form her shadow

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by mariuca

Comment by primabarbara:
tell me about your adventures little waterdrops, or a fairytale about your shiny glittering water princess...

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by mariuca

Comment by streetpigeon:
Despite the dark upper section this appears to me to be high key. The young girl in her light-colored outfit examines her shadow, or maybe the sparkling ground about her, lost in the moment. The sense of serenity is apparent. I like how the pebbled ground catches the sunlight, bringing a sense of enchantment to the image. By any chance is this taken on the High Line in Manhattan? There's a section of shallow running water along the way .
My first impression, having run track in school, is that of a sprinter getting into her blocks at the start of a race.