Thanks Frank! The little girl was actually losing her balance--she had to take a (clumsy) step forward just a beat after I took the picture.
Glad my picture brought back cherished memories... j On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:37:48 -0500, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:24:54 -0800, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Taken during the New Year's parade in London last weekend. > > > > http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/00000162.html > > > > ist D, FA 16-45. > > > > Comments appreciated, > > > > Sweet shot!! Such a look of anticipation on her face. I like the way > you took the photo from another kid's perspective, the way the adults > are all cut off from the shoulders up. > > Reminds me of many Santa Claus Parades that my long-suffering father > took me to when I was a kid in Montreal. We'd get up early, mom would > make hot-cocoa and put it in a Thermos (vacuum flask) for us, and we'd > head downtown. I remember some of those parade days being pretty > damned cold! And, then, dad would take me to Eaton's (Montreal's > largest department store at the time, and the sponsor of the parade), > because the Santa on the final float would be the same one at the > store, so Eaton's had the "real Santa". The line up for Santa on > parade day would be huge, but dad and I waited anyway. > > Sorry to go on, but when I think of things like that, I realize that I > had a terrific father, maybe the best ever, and I miss him just a bit > more. > > Mind you, I said dad was long-suffering, because of his patience and > stuff we did together, then I realize that I do stuff like that with > my kids - last Santa Claus Parade we went to in Toronto was two years > ago, and we watched it in a blizzard. By the end of the parade, the > floats were completely covered in snow. But the kids loved it. And > so did I. > > Sorry to have rambled so, but your photo really struck a chord with > me, and I thought I might share it. > > See, Juan? One little picture meant all that to me! Amazing, eh? <vbg> > > On it's own, even without my personal history, it's a terrific shot, > of course. Love it! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
