Fun with bubbles

Thought I should share the fun moments I had with the little ones today . It wasn't exactly a nice and sunny day but they have been watching dad playing so much with bubbles that they wanted to have a go , and obviously dad was there with the camera to capture those nice and some not so nice shots of them and the bubbles.

I am getting to grips with snapping smoke and bubbles, but when it comes to people, specially my little ones I always get in trouble. So I would like to improve this and hopefully start taking better shots of the little ones.

Also, this is a chance to introduce my little ones to my cherished and kind community here, that has put up with all my bugging constantly with questions and curiosity. Truth is I feel I have come in leaps and bounds and within the last few months since I have had my first DSLR for the first time now I handle it with much more confidence. Still a long way to go, and I know that its a life long learning process and that is one aspect of photography also that I love and have been enjoying thoroughly. You all have been extremely kind and helpful, from the very first day I stepped into this forum all I can say is that I have been made to feel welcome and encouraged to ask any questions and get help.

I have received immense help and encouragement, tips and tremendous motivation from each and every one of you who participate in this forum and I have had some brilliant moments of fun and cracking jokes with quite a few of you with whom I have ended up developing ties of friendship and acquaintances.

I have had a good few contacts with forums around the net but I must say that this one has been an absolute joy and a great place to always leave a browser open and feel part of the community, and reach out whenever the need arises, be it to get some kind of help or clatification with regard to photography or for that matter anything in general, heck I even come here sometimes when I am gloomy just to participate and boost my spirits up with what goes on in the forum, there have been jokes, light moments, debates and discussions, some heated and others simply due to difference of opinion but all have ended up well, and unfortunately some sad moments also just like one recently regarding one of our respected forum members in the past couple of days.

Now someone show me where else can I find an accumulation of all these aspects, including learning resources, social aspects and friends meeting in one place please and I will lay my hat there. You will be hard to dig any other place easily such as this.

So, may I say, I have come to stay

Now, after apologising for the long comment, which I swear I didn't intend to start it this way, but I have been known from time to time to unleash my tongue, well, words in this case, so I just couldn't help

The images, so here they are:

The little cheeky one has already been introduced, he is my little 2 year old, and the older six.

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Really pleased to hear that you're enjoying the forum community and that you're also making great strides with your photography.

I especially like No 5, an excellent expression and spot on focus. Have you thought of doing a tighter crop on the left to remove the ear from the composition?

Don't worry Amin we love you

Photo 3 is very to my liking and photo 6 would have been great if you also had his chin in the frame
With photo 2 you should have used a fill in flash, his face is just a bit too dark. During bright days it's quite wise to use the flash to filling in the shadows, so get used to it before you go to Africa.

photo 10 and 11 are also very pleasant to look at and 14 is very cute.

Nice shots Amin!

Thanks John

I will try that crop. This is what I need now, portraits and people are just one aspect of photograph that I am extremely crude .

So you mean cropping more and removing the earlobe, correct?

Thanks

Amin

Yes, I would crop out the ear entirely so that we concentrate on the expression and especially the eyes.

Thanks John, just did it. Is this how you meant?
Thanks

Amin

Yes, I think it makes it stronger. What's your feeling about it?

I definitely think the eyes has a greater impact, and that's how I wanted it to have . In the beginning if you hadnt told me to crop off the ear I would have hesitate a lot. Its that sensation that I might ruin the image, but now that you told me and I went ahead and did it I feel I should go and check some other images I might have and go do the same. It definitely enhances the eyes and the expression/.


Learnt something new today :0

Thank you very much

Amin