This is, to date, one of my favourite photos. Tatyanna was 3 and Battens had not yet begun its relentless attack. We were at my mom and dads' house and she was having the best time ever running around the backyard and playing in the inflatable kiddie pool. Coming from a brand new housing development in a bigger city (complete with postage stamp yard), she would call their yard 'the park' and was in her glory with all the space to play. I snapped this shot during a rare moment that she was actually sitting quietly. For a kid who was nonstop motion and loved to ham it up for the camera, this picture was extremely out of character. The intensity in her eyes and almost uncertain expression on her face seemed so out of place on that hot July afternoon. It's almost as if she had some knowledge that we were not yet aware of. Within moments of the shutter clicking, she was off and running through the yard and splashing in the pool with her little sister.
For comparison, here's the straight out of the camera original. It's not the best shot, technically, but I like the composition and the way it captures the emotion of that moment so it's fun to play around with.
