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~~Little Boys Summertime Fun~~

© Alisha L. Ekstrom

~~Little Boys Summertime Fun~~

Uploaded: July 04, 2006

Description

70-300mm lens, manual mode, 1/800 sec, F5.6, focal length 70mm.

Comments

Lynne Morris July 04, 2006

Gorgeous summer image Alisha, lovely composition and gorgeous colours, well captured. #477679

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic July 04, 2006

I like your composition here, Alisha! Very creative! :) #2986675

Dale Ann Cubbage July 04, 2006

How fun is this?? I love it! Love the yellow, love your dof, and the selective focus on the toy, and not the boys. Just perfect!

da #2986677

Cristi Bastian July 04, 2006

Alisha, this is SUPERB! Just absolutely fantastic! I smell a winner in the monthly category!!!! Well done!! #2986768

Janine Russell level-deluxe July 05, 2006

Alisha, excellent colors, clarity, lighting and DOF. #2986787

Linda D. Lester level-classic July 05, 2006

I smell a winner too....so awesome!!!!!!!!!! #2986857

Susie Peek-Swint July 05, 2006

What a summer fun shot Alisha ~ love all the sunny yellows ~ great capture! #2986860

Joy Rector July 05, 2006

gorgeous shot, love the dof #2987129

Bobbie Davis July 05, 2006

Awesome DOF Alisha! #2987688

Dr Silly level-classic July 05, 2006

Wonderful DPF and reflection. Super summer photo. :O)
#2987823

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic July 05, 2006

Fantsaic capture. Love the bright yellow toy. Love how the focus is on the toy and the kids in the background. #2987909

Nadine A. Lewis July 05, 2006

Well seen and captured, Alisha. Great color and detail!

<>< #2988093

Tonya R. Boles July 05, 2006

Great capture.. #2988352

Dawn Leslie July 05, 2006

Awesome summer shot, great dof. Love the focus on the truck and the boys playing in the background. #2988370

Laurence Saliba level-classic July 05, 2006

Lovely theme image Alisha!!! Love the yellows and the vertical framing!! #2988393

Tressie Davis July 05, 2006

Love what you've done here, with the toy in focus, and the little boys in the BG. Great DOF here!!! #2988671

Wendy Stevenson July 05, 2006

Excellent POV and superb image Alisha! Great colours love the artistic DOF and great summer time feel!! Beautfiiully done!! #2988703

Amy JACKSON July 05, 2006

Awesome shot, Alisha!!! Wonderful composition and reflection!! One of my favorite theme shots!!! #2988718

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe July 05, 2006

Great composition and pov Alisha! Jeff #2988922

WENDI EVANS July 05, 2006

What a great shot. Love the composition, reflection and the DOF. You have soooo many great shots in your gallery that it's hard not to comment on all of them. #2989170

Gisela Olsson July 05, 2006

WOW, I love this one. Great compostion and nice choice of DOF.It has SUMMER written all over it. awesome colours , well done. but a silly question maybe, why have you croped the scope? #2989327

Sharon King July 05, 2006

This is Super! Great perspective Alisha! #2989779

Sara Jensen July 05, 2006

If imitation is the best form of flattery, well, just know I plan on flattering you the next time I go to the beach! I love this picture, it is fantastic.

Sara #2990405

Nancy L. Green level-classic July 05, 2006

Very cool entry for monthly theme Alisha. Well done!! <>< #2990535

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 05, 2006

WOW...THANKS EVERYONE!!!! You're all AWESOME!!!!

Gisela...Actually I didn't crop it off on purpose:) I'm VERY bad at cropping in VERY close! I'm a tight cropper..haha! But I still thought it looked fine;) THANKS!!!!

Sara...yes...imitation is a form of flattery & I AM FLATTERED;) I was just sitting there & looked over at what they were doing & saw the poor lonely truck just sitting there & I 'saw' the vision. I got down on my knees & shot away;)
#2990650

Brianne Norgaard July 06, 2006

You've got yourself a winner, girl! #2992008

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 06, 2006

LOL...Thanks Brianne! We shall see;) #2993932

Kenneth Mucke July 06, 2006

Great summer theme...I love the colors too #2994365

Ross Throndson July 06, 2006

Looks like a Winner to me too! Great Capture & Composition!! :^) #2994913

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 06, 2006

Thanks Kenneth & Ross! I appreciate the vote;) #2994915

Darryl Wilkinson July 06, 2006

This image brings back fond memories, Alisha. You've captured the essence of childhood...PERFECTLY!!! Nice "vision!"! #2994927

July 07, 2006

Fabulous shot, I love reflections and the clarity of the wet sand, makes me feel my toes are right there in the middle of it. Clever girl you. #2994976

Hayley J. Hamlin July 07, 2006

Fabulous Shot Alisha!! Awesome perpective on this! Love the color, clarity, and selective focus!! This is truly an awesome, well thought out shot!! Great job!! #2996535

Tiffani S. LaNeave July 07, 2006

I am so completely in awe of this shot Alisha! I absolutely love every single thing about it. This is just perfect. Awesome color, dof, and comp. This is such a wonderfully fun capture! YAY! #2998252

Sandy Landon July 08, 2006

This is fantastic Alisha!!! Love everything about it #3001915

Alisha L. Ekstrom July 09, 2006

Awww...thank you everyone!!!! I appreciate each ones comments!!!;) #3002231

Tonya Shackelford July 10, 2006

This is such a wonderful summer theme shot too! Love the colors and the composition! #3009110

Laura Clay-Ballard July 14, 2006

fantastic color and what fun! #3027484

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