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Abuelita

Posted by
Bettina (Los Angeles, United States) on 28 March 2010 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I know this will land me in pixel prison from all the zooming. But I just couldn't resist this image.

Panasonic DMC-FZ35 1/250 second F/4.4 ISO 125 486 mm (35mm equiv.)

Anne from Singapore, Singapore

A very sweet capture of their love...great shot.

28 Mar 2010 6:08am

@Anne: Thank you for your visit and your kind comment!

Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States

Love that expression "pixel prison."
I'm glad you went for that shot and gave us the close up.
It's so full of feeling. Priceless !!

28 Mar 2010 6:24am

@Dulcie: Thanks so much! I appreciate it.

Sonia Nansid from Stockholm, Sweden

Definitely this is a picture taken with the heart and shows that yours is warm. The grandmother who is in love with her granddaughter and the granddaughter who someday will remember with nostalgy her grandmother.

28 Mar 2010 7:22am

@Sonia Nansid: There is pure sweet bliss in embracing a child in your arms. I was lucky to have two, and they still let me hug them even though they're slowly getting taller than me. Soon I will be the mutt yapping at their heels.:)

SOUL AFLAME from The bosom of Mother Nature, United Kingdom

486mm is some zoom, and you've captured the shot superbly, Bettina. Charming and delightfully observed.

28 Mar 2010 8:23am

@SOUL AFLAME: Thank you so much for your visit and kind comment!

Zorilla from H, T & E, United Kingdom

Grandma's hands
Used to hand me piece of candy
Grandma's hands
Picked me up each time I fell
Grandma's hands
Boy, they really came in handy
She'd say, "Matty don' you whip that boy
What you want to spank him for?
He didn' drop no apple core"
But I don't have Grandma anymore
- Bill Withers

28 Mar 2010 8:58am

@Zorilla: That's a great song and a great response!

k@ from Paris, France

Tenderness is "moving" so no problem, the light blur fits - lovely

28 Mar 2010 9:13am

@k@: Thank you, Master. If you approve, I am much relieved! :) seriously!

Reflecteur from Gothenburg, Sweden

Sweet!!!

28 Mar 2010 11:30am

@Reflecteur: Thanks!

Ddo from Verdun, France

A lot of love and complicity in this soft image between grandmother-little girl. Bravo

28 Mar 2010 12:10pm

@Ddo: Thanks for your visit!

Florence from Paris, France

Lovely and intimist shot, tenderness at its best.

28 Mar 2010 2:50pm

Abhinandan from Himachal, India

Lovely love...nice one.
:)

28 Mar 2010 3:02pm

@Abhinandan: Thank you!

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Lovely, tender moment that would catch my eye too ;)

28 Mar 2010 3:05pm

@MARIANA: Thanks! I love the child's hands so much. Such a sublime gesture.

Mark Johnson from Rural Colorado, United States

This is a great, tender moment. It looks like a grandmother comforting a child who just had a booboo.

28 Mar 2010 4:02pm

@Mark Johnson: Thanks! There is great comfort there. The girl was hopping and jumping and playing all over and her grandmother finally caught her up in an embrace.

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

This is, indeed, a beautiful human moment and well worth the 486mm. I would have been tempted to crop into the image even tighter (and accepted some softness and/or a smaller size, perhaps) to the upper-right two thirds. Whatever, it is lovely.

28 Mar 2010 6:45pm

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

What do you have against railings? :) Thanks for the input. I can see what you mean, just focus on the figures and that gesture, forget the surroundings.

28 Mar 2010 7:04pm

Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Me gusta el término abuelita! Es dulce y cariñoso! Una palabra que utilizamos en nuestro país... La imagen es una maravilla... me gusta! El B/N es perfecto! Un abrazo Adela.
Si tienes dificultades con el español, te escribo en inglés... como tu prefieras!

28 Mar 2010 7:57pm

@Fonts: Hello! I understand everything you say. Thank you! I can't speak it back to you, but I appreciate your comments very much! :))

Christian from Mantes La Jolie, France

You read french? Oh That's nice! so: beaucoup de tendresse dans le regard de cette petite fille! J'aime beaucoup!

28 Mar 2010 9:59pm

@Christian: Thank you! Don't ask me to say much, but I understand what you write. :)

Michael from Shell Village, United Kingdom

Whispering little secrets.... what a lovely private moment. But the camera see's everything.

28 Mar 2010 10:44pm

steve-stefedesign from Liverpool, United Kingdom

Nice moment caught

29 Mar 2010 5:35am

Meysam from Montreal, Canada

A great moment you've captured. Excellent.

29 Mar 2010 9:56pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Glad you didnt resist, such a sweet shot of a special moment

30 Mar 2010 1:08am

s from Iran

very good indeed your camera got it all right even if it zoomed

31 Mar 2010 12:20pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Perfect!

31 Mar 2010 9:30pm

Panasonic DMC-FZ35
1/250 second
F/4.4
ISO 125
486 mm (35mm equiv.)

grandmother
child
hug