Shadow of the Wind
by noraneko

Comment by posthumous:
Boys and Kites

The world looks folded in three,
sky on water on white sand.
In the crease run little boys
away from their laughing kites,
the brilliant colors stretched
on a geometric frame.

Capable of flight, prone
to crashes, they are
hard on themselves, rigid, yet
they fall so bravely,
headlong into shore.

A boy running with a frail string
gripped in both hands
knows unhappiness,
feels it bouncing just behind.

Camouflage
by noraneko

Comment by ladyhawk22:
Great color on that dragonfly!! And the composition works really well for me here.

Never Too Old for a Carnival
by noraneko

Comment by Blackbox:
Oh yeah, give it a couple more years...I should know. Just stay off the spinning rides! Nice lighting and capture. Hey, is the carnival still in town? You can get your 'Neon' photo there.

Shadow of the Wind
by noraneko

Comment by GinaRothfels:
I find the position of the shadow too dominant in the image. I'm not sure it wouldn't have been better if you'd cropped it out.

Shadow of the Wind
by noraneko

Comment by benhur:
nice shot, if the whole of the shadow was in then it would be so mush better

Camouflage
by noraneko

Comment by sherpet:
Very nice capture.....

Shadow of the Wind
by noraneko

Comment by Melethia:
Great idea, great capture to fulfill that idea. Nicely done on all counts.

Shadow of the Wind
by noraneko

Comment by mist:
Shame that the whole shadow isn't in the photo

Shadow of the Wind
by noraneko

Comment by Marjo:
I'm not sure that the shadow enhances the photograph. I think a landscape crop eliminating the shadow would be just as effective. Nice colors and exposure.

Camouflage
by noraneko

Comment by aguillory:
Very nice. Looks like a little camera shake or motion on the part of the dragonfly that makes it a little blurry.