I was at the skate park trying to get a shot for the Jump Challenge (which I did not enter) when I saw these two little guys looking a bit pensive about jumping into the fray.
The title comes from a quote:
God gives us dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them. ~Author Unknown
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this shot is awesome, just a marvelous shot, really cute picture, love that that they are so young also with the skateboarding gear. lol the skateboards almost look as big as they do
This is a MARVELOUS example of a candid, from your choice of subject to the expressions on their faces. Great shot on it's own and a very appropriate shot to this challenge - congrats on an excellent finish, too!
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Two children, very cute, but not all that interesting for me as a candid entry. I like to see something a bit more extra ordinary. Children are too easy for candids, and they have to be really out of the ordinary for me to see them as good candid contendors. Here I see little interest. Nice techs, but not a very good candid entry for me. It's a 4 for techs though.
I think the idea that the title suggest would be illustrated better if you had included a view of older skaters. The incongruity of sizes is cute but without being let in what they are looking at off-camera, my interest wanes. I think for this shot, at least one of the boys should be looking more toward the viewer.
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