--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A couple of years ago Steve Larson and I got > together for breakfast and a > trip to the zoo in Santa Barbara, California. We > had a grand afternoon, > and Steve subsequently posted a few of his pics from > that day. This is one > of the shots from our adventure that I enjoy. > Perhaps you will, as well. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/images/motherchild.html > > Shel
Shel, Indeed I do enjoy it. I'm struggling to put my feelings into words. I'm thinking this is an "everyday" shot, but I mean that in a good way. Mothers nuzzle with their babies everyday, but that in no way diminishes the beauty of it. Or the beauty of this photo. Now that I stop and think about it, that's what moves me about this shot. You've captured an incredibly emotional instant, an instant that occurs millions of times around the world every day, and instant that many would overlook, take for granted, glance at and keep walking, oblivious to the beautiful moment that they just witnessed. I hate to sound trite, but that's a very life-affirming photograph. With all the chaos and violence and evil happening around the world, sometimes I need to put everything into perspective and be reminded that such little moments exist. Sorry to have gone on. I suspect that another time your photo wouldn't have touched the nerve that it has tonight. For whatever reason your photo moved me. thanks for showing it, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
