Tuesday 25 August 2009

Pleasures of late Winter 2


Some kids have an inbuilt eye for sport. Their brain calculates the geometry of a kick, catch or throw exquisitely. Their body responds with the elegant curve of mastery even at a young age.

Running ahead of the ball and delivering a perfectly targetted back flick was not a problem for this fellow. And his dad was up the other end being ball-boy. Such hard and hot work this playing in the park with dad in winter. Centennial Park in the Eastern Suburbs is perfect for people watching ...

9 comments:

Lois said...

How sweet! Looks like they had a good time.

Ann said...

Good colour. Have you upped the saturation and/or sharpness in camera, I'm thinking of trying it.

Julie said...

Yes, I have upped and downed a lot of in-camera settings. I am experimenting to see what I like under what circumstances.

brattcat said...

The whole process is a pleasure, isn't it?

Julie said...

Agreed. The entire process is a pleasure.

The "darkness" in these shots is because the light was so intense that I was deliberately underexposing by one setting (and sometimes even more) because I did not want it to flash-out on me.

~Cheryl said...

Aww. Such great exercise; fun to watch, too!

Sean said...

I admire your willingness to experiment with your camera... too often we get into a rut with settings... they turned out well!

Joan Elizabeth said...

I like the top shot, captures the moment so perfectly. People watching is one thing but actually spotting the photo opportunity is another.

eamon@ewmphotography said...

He looks a little similar to Obama.