the summers of our youth
by ErinM

Comment by Alicia:
First off - this photo is just breathtaking. What an amazing moment. The brief poem completely underscores it. This is lovely.

the summers of our youth
by ErinM

Comment by Louis:
Very sadly nostalgic for me. Just an incredibly balanced photo, perfect done... really quite astounding.

the summers of our youth
by ErinM

Comment by Melethia:
This is downright magical. It perfectly epitomizes (is that a word?) the essence of the words you posted with it.

watching the world go by
by ErinM

Comment by Jutilda:
Sorry I missed this over the summer. What a wonderful series. You could rework them and use in the illustrated word side challenge. FAB, girl, FAB!!!!

the summers of our youth
by ErinM

Comment by Jutilda:
Wonderful. I like that the different elements of this image are each on a different plane (if that makes sense). It has layers for our eye to see without anything on top of the other (the birds, the dock, the different children). Expressive. What a killer poem!!!!!

see me
by ErinM

Comment by trevytrev:
I like this alot. I actually think that the tip of the nose in focus and the way it is processed lends to the illusion that he has his nose pressed against a piece of glass. Lovely tone and well done!

gallery
by ErinM

Comment by trevytrev:
Love the lines and the compositon in this shot. Such a great irony this shot of the art viewer becoming the art, well done!

see me
by ErinM

Comment by dafletchr:
This portrait is so real. Awesome.

see me
by ErinM

Comment by Louis:
While this is spectacularly evocative and instantly compelling, and simply a beautiful loving portrait, I am eventually drawn to the very obvious point of focus, which is at the end of his nose. I think had this been my photo - and I wish it were it's so lovely - I might have changed that in post. This tends to be one of those things on photographers' lists of stuff they personally avoid, and has little to do with the actual power or success of any one picture. In fact, the minimal point of focus tends to anchor the subject at his face, and on some level succeeds in keeping us in the dreamy confines of this beautiful frame.

see me
by ErinM

Comment by Wink:
The tones in this are beautiful and your composition is masterful. Going to favorites.