Through the Eyes of a Child 👶🏼 Looking at the World from a Fresh Perspective 👶🏼

A Lesson from Photography 

I'm relatively new to the photo game and whilst I wouldn't call myself one who sees the world from a robust, single-minded fixed point of view, I can't honestly hold my hand up and say my perspective on everyday three-dimensional reality is one of open-eyed wonderment and awe, say like...an enlightened master or an infant.

Photography, however, has introduced me to a 'new' way of seeing the world, or perhaps it's a reintroduction. When I'm out with my camera my senses light up and I'm plunged into the present moment. Getting into the flux of life and ever-changing form has in some ways reintroduced a certain innocence into the fabric of my psychological make-up and allowed me to spend time and energy moving through life without thought, following my instincts rather than a predetermined course of action, even though there's a place for that too while taking photos.

These Photos

I shot these photos a couple of months ago. I'd been wandering around for a couple of hours, looking for something to snap really to no avail. Bemoaning my fortunes that day, I perched myself on some large concrete steps to have a break before heading home. A couple of minutes later this cute little scene played itself out in front of me.

This little girl was with her mum and slightly elder brother. As the mum was fiddling with her stroller this girl made a beeline for the orange life preserver, peering through it like a magical portal to another dimension, and soon to be joined by her brother, equally fascinated by what she had found.

Seizing my opportunity, I got a few snaps in before Mum came rushing over to scoop up her kids and carry on to wherever they were going. I've got to say as well that all the orange, pink and ginger was calling out to be snapped.

Wow!

Whoa!

Busted!

Photos shot on my Canon 500D and edited with Lightroom.

These photos are submissions in @juliank's Street photography contest which ends every Friday. 

For details on more of Julian's photo contest see below.

Monday: foodphotography and animalphotography
Tuesday: landscapephotography and cityscapephotography
Wednesday: architecturalphotography and vehiclephotography
Thursday: macrophotography and colourfulphotography
Friday: streetphotography and travelphotography
Saturday: sportsphotography and smartphonephotography
Sunday: goldenhourphotography and longexposurephotography

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