Children are a rare subject for me to shoot. These five kids are the assorted offspring of four different couples at a Canada Day weekend spent cottaging, waiting for the darkness to come so they could play with sparklers.
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My favorite in the challenge. Not "abstract" enough for some, I suspect, but the feeling the motion blur, the delight on the children's faces, and the light evokes is sheer delight. Makes me smile and feel warm inside. Voted earlier.