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Our short trip to Ishigaki Island in the East China Sea last May was very photogenic. In covering the second day, I've posed no less than eight times (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8) and still didn't cover it all.
This time, I thought I'd post some of Anthony's shots from that day, from the cell phone he carries to school for emergencies, but is otherwise not allowed to touch except when we're out and about and allow him to use the built-in camera.
The day through the eyes of a six-year-old....
1/430 sec — data & map — nearby photos Hill and Finger |
1/850 sec — data & map — nearby photos Mid-Island Road |
1/125 sec — data & map — nearby photos Passing Foliage |
1/35 sec — data & map — nearby photos Daddy on Path |
1/800 sec — data & map — nearby photos Pretty Flowers |
1/1400 sec — data & map — nearby photos Ice Cream Truck |
These are from around the Tamatorisaki Lookout that I wrote about in my first day-2 post.
1/140 sec — data & map — nearby photos Stranger Taking Our Picture | 
1/15 sec — data & map — nearby photos Pavilion Roof |
1/950 sec — data & map — nearby photos Ocean at an Angle |
1/1050 sec — data & map — nearby photos Pretty View North |
1/320 sec — data & map — nearby photos Pot Hole |
1/560 sec — data & map — nearby photos Hill We Were About to Climb |
The ones in this area are from the visit I posted about in Ishigaki Day 2: Dynamic Weather at the Hirakubo Lighthouse.
1/140 sec — data & map — nearby photos Daddy Parking the Car laying Anthony's wet shoes on the hood to dry |
1/380 sec — data & map — nearby photos Self Portrait with Mommy |
1/120 sec — data & map — nearby photos View from the Top |
1/1400 sec — data & map — nearby photos Foreboding Clouds |
1/290 sec — data & map — nearby photos Rain to the South |
1/430 sec — data & map — nearby photos Down to the Lighthouse |
1/850 sec — data & map — nearby photos Daddy In the Way |
1/640 sec — data & map — nearby photos Daddy and Mommy |
On the way back toward the hotel we stopped by an out-of-the-way cafe that we came across, which turned out to be a bit odd. A guy crafted and sold shell-based jewelry, and ran the little cafe, where in this case “ran” means “begrudgingly put up with people disturbing his work.”
1/50 sec — data & map — nearby photos Cat on “Artistic” Sidewalk broken glass pressed into cement |
1/4 sec — data & map — nearby photos “Do Not Disturb” ( even though I'm the only one here ) |
Great shot of the lighthouse. Nice composition!
I really like these. Especially “Daddy & Mommy”. I also love the fact that you can let a small child use a camera now, and as long as the camera itself is not broken, it’s free! No one would have ever considered letting us snap away – what an egregious waste of film and money that would have been. But ahh, digital! I’m thinking of letting Josh use our old Powershot.
And since we’re talking about children and cameras – did I ever apologize for dropping and breaking your disk camera when you were 12? If not, so sorry!
What a fantastic photographer!
Those are fantastic. I also like the “Daddy and Mommy” photo, but my favorite would have to be “Mommy at an Angle”. The angle of the railing and of the ocean, to me, kind of gives it a nice balance. I wouldn’t have thought to do that.
I have a really old Cyber-shot 2.1 mega pixel camera (DSC-F505), I used to let my daughter Jade use until it died. She had lots of fun playing with it. It had a 10x zoom which was her favorite feature.
Liked the composition of “Mommy at an Angle” as Earnest B wrote above.
BTW, how come Anthony’s images did not get same space (mostly two in a row) as your own do (one in a row)?
Because I’m twice as wide/tall as he. —Jeffrey
I think I said this once before, but he has a really good eye for photography. Perhaps since he’s always being exposed to it. “Mommy at an Angle” appears to follow the rule of thirds as well as some other good concepts. I also like “Daddy on Path”. And Ice Cream is great for showing what’s important to the photographer as he’s still a kid!
Some good shots here. My favourite is ‘Passing foliage’, which seems to epitomize the sensation one gets in a car or train when just beginning to doze, but with eyes still open. I rather like ‘Ocean at an angle,’ too: it’s bold enough to not look like a mistake.
Must be nearly time to give the boy a real camera: isn’t there a spare D200 kicking around somewhere?