Best seat in the house

Posted by Sash (Adelaide, Australia) on 6 September 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

A boy atop his parent's shoulders at a firworks festival in Japan. Good times, great memories. :)

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Comments (12)

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

..and good shadows to photograph too!

6 Sep 2007 7:11am

@Dimitrios: ..aboslutely right, Dimitrios. Thanks for your visit, mate.

Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa

A lovely effect!!! Great shot Sashmo

6 Sep 2007 8:19am

M & H from Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Nice one, love this.

6 Sep 2007 11:08am

Ralf Kesper from Attendorn, Germany

This shot is very very good!

6 Sep 2007 3:23pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

oh wow, this is the best photo!

6 Sep 2007 4:14pm

@alla: Thank you very much for that extremely kind comment.

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Holy fireworks Batman!! Although that child is in silhouette you can feel his wonder... or at least my spidey senses tell me that.(yeah, I'm mixing up my superheroes). And I'm very impressed with the steadiness of this image considering you were at 1/40 sec. One of your best Sash!!

6 Sep 2007 5:03pm

@amy: Thanks Amy. There wasn't much I could do about the low level of lighting (I left my portable flood lights in Australia), not that I'm complaining about the result, but the steadiness has always been part of my repertoire. I cite a steady diet of bourbon and cola during my uni years as a major contributing factor in this uber control o' mine.

Whoa, oh-oh, uber control o' mine. Sing it with me now...

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

I have immediately liked very beautifully, wonderful.

6 Sep 2007 7:34pm

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Very cool. Great sense of depth here. His right arm looks hideously deformed. Love all the negative space.

8 Sep 2007 1:08am

@Stu: 'Negative space'? You have been reading your photography books, haven't you? ;)

Yeah... I do feel good about the perspective here, Stuey. I tried one or two photos with flash. They didn't have the same commanding presence as this silhouette(d) incarnation. I guess the 'deformity' of the arm may have been caused by slight movement on the part of the parent. Either that or it's due to the low shutter speed.

PS A mate of mine handed me his no-longer-desired EOS 400D the other day and said, 'Use the force, Sashimi.' I intend to. If you have any hints, suggestions or watch-out-fors please let me know c/o the regular gmail address. I do appreciate any correspondence regarding the aforementioned topics of conversation.

Stickle from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Simply outstanding photo! Great eye!

9 Sep 2007 4:58am

Sriram from Chennai, India

Oustanding, Sash! So celebrative! All your recent work has been superb!

Best wishes !

11 Sep 2007 10:42am

@Sriram: Celebrative is the perfect description, Sriram. The fireworks festivals in Japan are a family night out, and the mood is always very uplifting. Having said that, a large portion of the men get stupidly drunk, so the level of festivity has a multitude of high points. :)

Thanks so much for your kind comment. I appreciate the feedback.