Frog Friday Favorite - Accidental History
Most of my Frog Friday Photos are of an individual youngster splashing in the waters of the wetlands at Highlands Park their hands covered in sludge and their clothes soaked in wetlands water.
A photo of a dirty kid is guaranteed every Frog Friday. This photo fell into the personal requirement that every quest for a photo must be for something new, different, or better.
With three children instead of one, it begins differently. They have a shared focus directed to something unseen by the viewer inviting speculation about their subject. We don’t see their faces which also intrigues us. We want to know more about their experience.
Their bright, colorful clothing contrasts with the simpler tones of the wetlands.
The composition is natural, with the children ever so slightly oblique to the camera. The pond and the surrounding vegetation fill the rest of the photo creating a sense of the environment. The three children anchor the center third of the photo leaving the outside thirds to act as frames to bring the viewer’s eye back to the kids.
The photo’s vivid colors stand out against a more muted background, and the candid moment tells a story and allows the viewer to ponder what has caught the children’s attention.
The scene is backlit adding depth and sharpness to the frame that captures a moment of stillness. A time when the children are absorbed in their frog hunting and the world around them pauses. There is an innocence in this moment with three children absorbed in learning. Absorbed in discovery.
Below are photos of the Braun Farm photo archive. The barn and farmhouse were demolished about a year ago. This series for paid subscribers is a look back at the visual history of the farm.
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