Freedom n Fun, a photo from Phnum Penh, West

Photographer's Note

This was taken oppposite the Royal Palace, there were around 12 kids taking turns jumping off this man made pltform especially for these kids. I guess this is much better than turning themselves to petty theft on any given day.

I just felt that these kids just had a whlae of a time, not a care in the world, not knowing what other kids do in other countries, but just having fun, thats what makes me happy.

I showed this picture to my students and they couldnt believe how dirty the water was and only 2 out of 100 would actually give this a go!!.

I had a lot of strange stares approaching the waters but I guess you would get stared at if you ahve a big camera and whitish skin

I hope you like the shot

weswang, Fixfocus, jhm, devimeuxbe, rozy975, Xalkida, jjbach, ChrisJ, danielswalsh, Tue, jmdaoudal, Jeppe, jmaddocks oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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Fixfocus (9385) 2005-09-10 11:57

Hi Dan,
A good action shot with perfect timing.
I like your off-centered composition,excellent capture of the boy´s flying pose.
Greetings,
hermann

nwoehnl (122) 2005-09-10 12:08

Hi Dan. Good framing for this vivid shot, where the kid is nicely frozen in action as he seems to be hovering above the water. The overall brownish color tones are quite nice.

jhm (211734) 2005-09-10 12:28

Hi Dan,
What a lovely moment for taken this air shot, the sharpness of the boy is very great and nice of quality. A artwork Dan!
Well seen,
John.

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-09-10 13:52

Hi Dan
Yes your picture is beautifull too. Great capture, good sharp.
I know exatly thi splace ;o)))
Thanks
Bertrand

jjbach (9326) 2005-09-10 17:51

Great catch Dan, really great!!
Very dynamic picture with wonderful motion. Very well composed and framed.

Regards John

faubry (35447) 2005-09-11 3:38

hello , the second shot like this!!! devimeuxbe and you, bravo, very beautiful action shot, very good capture, well done

ChrisJ (171302) 2005-09-11 5:26

Hi Dan

There was a similar shot to this in the last day or 2 (Henk?) A superb daily life shot. A good decisive moment. Well done!

Xalkida (11744) 2005-09-11 9:03

Wow! Great scene in-motion for this young boy. The sense of freedom is everywhere. Great shot.

danielswalsh (13597) 2005-09-11 10:23

Hi Dan;

How was your trip to Cambodia? I hope you had as good a time as I did. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there- and am contemplating making another trip back for more photos...

I don't recall seeing the Royal Palace while I was ther... now wondering what I missed. I spent majority of my time in and around the temples, very little in or around town, and none at the lake.

Great capture you've taken here, really capturing the action. Interesting form this young boy has, I be curious to see what angle he hit the water... (ouch!) hahaha...

Cheers Dan!
- Dan

maphoto (8082) 2005-09-11 11:16

Nice action shot Daniel and nice timing, excellent focus on the subject and good DOF, well done.

Tue (91648) 2005-09-11 11:25

Hej Dan,
You captured this boy in a great moment and when he was in a nice position. I like the way you placed him in the shot as well. Good work!
Hilsner,
Lars

jrj (34843) 2005-09-11 11:29

Something quite different this time Dan. Very good action shot, well made compo shot in just the moment. Good work

weswang (18247) 2005-09-11 12:50

Hi Dan, A good capture of the boy flying in the middle of air. Nice action frozen in this picture. It looks that he had a lot of fun there, and you too.

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-09-11 13:52

Hi Dan,
nice capture of the boy.
You catched a good moment.
Like it.
Nino

MvS (4163) 2005-09-11 17:40

Nice capture of the action Dan. Count me into the 98 percent.
Thanks,
Magnus

zig (2456) 2005-09-12 6:39

Timely captured his pose in the air. Good moment of a life. Nicely composed as well.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-09-13 3:44

A great splashhhhhhhhhh,
Well done "decisive moment" also showing a daily lfe.
Good colors and sharpness.
I like it
Jean michel

Jeppe (18654) 2005-09-13 15:52

A true action shot an funny to comment this pose again - I remember seeing something similar lately - thanks Dan for sharing

coco (30439) 2005-09-13 17:25

Hi Dan.
A big jump, and a good shot of that jump. Is simple, but at time is very good. A little more sharpness? May be, but he's jumping and cannot be easy.
Perhaps are not necessary more words.

oochappan (4880) 2005-09-16 22:30

Always a challenge to freeze such actions and you got him with a good pose, we can already hear the splash in this immens water.

RGatward (20108) 2005-09-21 3:27

Hi Daniel, missed a lot of your recents. This one is beautifully timed, maybe slightly soft, but so what with a compo like that.

dominique (11414) 2005-09-24 15:07

Impressionnante photo , en plein action , le cadrage est incroyable aussi . Bien vu .

jmaddocks (563) 2005-10-06 11:31

Hi Kenny:

It's been a long time. After a year and a half away from TrekEarth I am back. Your photographic skills have really emproved, and this shot is incredible. It was great to be young, and this young man appears to be living life to it's fullest. When I was his age, I would have given it a go. In fact, I did a few times!

Well composed and very well taken!

srpablillo (225) 2006-04-20 10:16 [Comment]