Thai Kids

jOhO · 12th May 2003

Was in Hatyai, Thailand and chanced upon these kids. I took a candid shot at first which turned out horribly, but to my surprise when I motioned for a second shot they just posed naturally. Had all of 2 seconds to take this shot before passers-by walked past.

I like this shot very much. Technically it my be flawed, lack of detail due to poor lighting etc, and alot of cropping and esposure editing was done. But I just can't get past the sweet innocence of the kids, and every single one of them is such a gem. I don't even particularly love kids!

For those who are wondering, the "whitish" patch along the top of the photo is because there was a looming florescent lamp just above where i cropped. That was the main headache I had with this photo, the boy second from right was almost washed out because he was the only one behind the light, and the white dog he is holding is beyond hope. *sigh*

Thanx for viewing.

Brett · 12th May 2003

sa wa dii kub - pai tiao muen thai sanook mai kub ?

love thai culture ~ great place to take pictures of strangers u don't know ~ all come with natural smiles ~

great shot/ moment lots of joy oozzing out from it ~ adorable kids n animals !

StreetShooter · 13th May 2003

I like this shot very much, too!

Never cared much for technical perfection, it's the expression and the moment that always mattered to me - and you caught it!

PS the composition is very nice, too. Triangular with the apex in the left one third.

nuts · 13th May 2003

Whatever you've done, I don't think the end result below is flawed, technical or otherwise.

Joy, innocence, spontaneous all oozing from the photo, what other details do u want?

Great job!

oh wait, although this is travel related, this probably fit another sub-forum better...

..NuTs..

Quote:

Originally posted by jOhO
Was in Hatyai, Thailand and chanced upon these kids. I took a candid shot at first which turned out horribly, but to my surprise when I motioned for a second shot they just posed naturally. Had all of 2 seconds to take this shot before passers-by walked past.

I like this shot very much. Technically it my be flawed, lack of detail due to poor lighting etc, and alot of cropping and esposure editing was done. But I just can't get past the sweet innocence of the kids, and every single one of them is such a gem. I don't even particularly love kids!

For those who are wondering, the "whitish" patch along the top of the photo is because there was a looming florescent lamp just above where i cropped. That was the main headache I had with this photo, the boy second from right was almost washed out because he was the only one behind the light, and the white dog he is holding is beyond hope. *sigh*

Thanx for viewing.

jOhO · 13th May 2003

thanx guys, glad u enjoyed it like i do!

streetshooter:

yeah i cropped it in a way that kinda, as u said, "thirds rule".

but u know when i shot it i just didn't have time to think about all that.. i just need to do it fast! guess i was lucky that it turned out this way, but like i said, quite a bit of work needed to be done.

thanx for the comments!

StreetShooter · 13th May 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by nuts
oh wait, although this is travel related, this probably fit another sub-forum better...

..NuTs..

Quite true. Moved to Street and Candids.

jOhO · 13th May 2003

oops sorree.. didn't even know got this sub-forum. too gan cheong to post liow.

12th May 2003	#1
jOhO Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,458	Thai Kids Was in Hatyai, Thailand and chanced upon these kids. I took a candid shot at first which turned out horribly, but to my surprise when I motioned for a second shot they just posed naturally. Had all of 2 seconds to take this shot before passers-by walked past. I like this shot very much. Technically it my be flawed, lack of detail due to poor lighting etc, and alot of cropping and esposure editing was done. But I just can't get past the sweet innocence of the kids, and every single one of them is such a gem. I don't even particularly love kids! For those who are wondering, the "whitish" patch along the top of the photo is because there was a looming florescent lamp just above where i cropped. That was the main headache I had with this photo, the boy second from right was almost washed out because he was the only one behind the light, and the white dog he is holding is beyond hope. sigh Thanx for viewing.

12th May 2003	#2
Brett Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 800	sa wa dii kub - pai tiao muen thai sanook mai kub ? love thai culture ~ great place to take pictures of strangers u don't know ~ all come with natural smiles ~ great shot/ moment lots of joy oozzing out from it ~ adorable kids n animals ! __________________ http://www.pbase.com/brett315/linearstudios

13th May 2003	#3
StreetShooter Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Katong Posts: 4,702	I like this shot very much, too! Never cared much for technical perfection, it's the expression and the moment that always mattered to me - and you caught it! PS the composition is very nice, too. Triangular with the apex in the left one third.