Kick Ball Game

 “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” - Jimmy Johnson

Children play with all their might. Why? Because they have no reason not to.
~This Image was taken at the annual YMCA camp reunion in Ann Arbor Michigan.

A beautiful summer moment.

Children have an amazing way of examining the world around them. They still look at the world in awe, taking time to genuinely look at something.
When we grow up we assume we know what any given flower looks like. We forget that once we examined the petals one by one with wonder, then reveled in the symmetry of nature.
About the photo: desaturated color with sepia toning added. Strong vertical vignette added. High pass bleach filter

The eyes are the window to the soul.

As a photographer I've always been drawn natural light. There is something so rewarding about watching the sunlight interact with an environment.

On this morning my daughter was laying on the patio couch. The lattice made dynamic diamond shapes across the porch. These diamonds are often found in Picasso's  acrobat pictures.
This moment highlighted one of her most stunning features. It is those big sweet eyes that pull at my heart strings. This is what comes to mind when someone mentions the word "Blue". Now that's a blue I can live with.