all grown up
by ursula

Comment by PenelopeK:
This engages me emotionally. Well done. My thoughts on this are that swings are a wonderful metaphor for and reminder of childhood. That remembered feeling of flying through the air without a care is a powerful one. One that we can feel drawn back to. Some aspects of the processing seem a bit ragged, but whether deliberately so or not I cannot tell, for example the dark halo around the hands and the transition area where the ground ends.

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by npasel:
This has a lot of impact. Nice work.

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by Jutilda:
This makes me think of Charlie Chaplin. :)

yin-yang
by ursula

Comment by bmilne:
absolutely beautiful

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by Sirashley:
I love the movement in this shot. I really like the overall feel of the image, very artistic. 9

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by ekmai:
very nice. love the movement on the swing, chain and feet. awesome job 9

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by wheeledd:
I find this very rich with meaning; it is just that I don't quite know what the meaning is. Has the guy with the child's jacket just gotten up from the swing and has put on his hat and gone out into the ill-defined future? Or is that a girl's garment and we are talking about gender changes? This ambiguity is very powerful and makes this an outstanding contemporary art image.

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by Lutchenko:
I like this and the title is perfect, great work

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by Hipychik:
Already gave you a 10, just back to comment. This is one of my favs. It's like you caught her right at the moment she decided she was "all grown up" Walking away into womanhood.

all grown up
by ursula

Comment by Paul:
One of my 9s - I like the feeling of movement in this image - I also like the top horizontal band; though I've no clue as to what it is. The clothing is puzzling...