Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by hotpasta:
great photojournalistic image, well done

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by elee3009:
Lovely tones and the child's expression is a delight to behold making the sign rather misplaced. :)

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by dahkota:
The image, I love. The black and white conversion is very well done. My issue is with the title. So much more could have been said about the moment, the scene, than what I get right now. But I'm not going to deduct points for that - it was your personal choice (I will say, with the right title, it would have been so much easier to click the 10!). Yes, there are distracting elements that people at DPC will say you should have corrected, but this is a defining moment image. If you had waited for the two to pass and gotten a clean shot, you may have missed this perfect moment. Or you may have had a pissed off mother - some people are weird about taking pics of their kids. DPC wants set up shots and you can't get around it. So if this scores below a 6, take it with a grain of salt. The image is worth much more than that. The contrasting tones work perfectly with the contrast in the scene itself. The focus and DOF are spot on. Its a keeper. In some odd way, I think the image wouldn't be the same without the two in the background - having the child alone would make it seem too posed - we know this was a candid moment by the inclusion of the other people. At any rate, having gone full circle around the image (in my head), having looked at 100 other images - mostly of sunsets or people staring off into space - I feel compelled to click 10 - my favorite in the challenge so far.

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by twm122:
Nice contradictory image. Love her look of joy. Nice conversion.

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
wow! this phtoo is full of contridictions and questions. very emotive and interesting. i love this. a fav.

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by Kaizer:
Predict a top 10 finish on this one.

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by magenmarie:
haha. Love it!

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by Stagolee:
Great image, the sign gives it a cartoon effect.

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by Blue Moon:
that's really funny.

Inner child
by PeterPic

Comment by ergo:
Gotta start them young. Nice sentiment.