Capturing the Exuberance of Youth
Stephen Hill – Bass Lake Runners
There have been several photographs posted in this weekly series that portray the absolute joy of the young at play but none better than this, Stephen’s capture of two lads running with complete abandon. The expressions are natural with no forced smiles for the camera. One can almost hear the laughter and feel the emotion as nothing is held back. Wouldn’t you like to feel this good and have this much energy again? The shutter setting is perfect, with just enough blur in the feet to show real motion, and the focus dead on. A wide open aperture creates a pleasant background blur. This is Stephen’s first posting – a winner.
By the way, this is the perfect occasion to use your camera’s AI Servo(Canon) or AF-C(Nikon and Pentax) setting for automatic focus of moving objects. If your camera has this feature, be sure you know when and how to use it.
Canon EOS 7D with a 70-200 mm lens
Focal Length – 120 mm
Shutter speed 1/200 sec
Aperture f/2.8
ISO 200
Oh my gosh! I love this! As the mother of two boys who are much older now this photo immediately brought a big smile to my face! I love their expressions, their hair and mismatched clothes. This photograph will certainly be a mother’s favorite. Great job!
I like the feeling of this picture.
Wonderful picture and technically perfect .
Fantastic photo! Made me laugh. Their fun was definitely captured.