Thursday, February 16, 2012

Theme Thursday: Bubbles


This post was originally written March 10, 2008.  


There is a photograph on my desk of my younger son at graduation. It is somewhat of a closeup, shot from a side angle. My husband had walked onto the field, under the grandstand where the seniors sat in caps and gowns. Our son was several seats away from my husband's vantage point. The beautiful thing about this portrait is the way in which my husband captures the moment so exquisitely. Everyone in the photo is staring straight ahead towards a speaker on an unseen podium. The viewer sees only their profiles. But my son is caught looking at the camera. There are bubbles in the photo floating around him like so many dreams. I love this photo so much. It shows all the promise of the future with my child taking a last look, past the camera, at the world he'll leave behind.

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18 comments:

Betsy said...

What a perfect photo for this theme!  You're right...the picture says so many things!  What a nice memory!

brian miller said...

smiles...he was looking for you of course...def lets you know what is truly important...smiles....great shot!

Arterialgush said...

Nice, relatable post.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

Awww, he was probably just sighting his father.  It was a special day. He's a special special boy.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

We all love our boys, don't we Bets?  

Daydreamertoo said...

Oh, that is a gorgeous post, and photograph too. A lovely capture with all the bubbles. 

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

Thank you.  I find it easy to write about my children :)

Kris McCracken said...

That's a very interesting shirt he's wearing there!

Kris McCracken said...

Also, a great bit of luck for everything to come together for that shot.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

I'm impressed you noticed the shirt.  It was my husband's, a vintage/relic Hawaiian shirt from the 80s.  He gave it to our son who still has it.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

I agree.  The planets aligned for this one.

lisleman said...

 I can quickly see why this is a favorite.  Great pic.   I'm assuming this post was for a "bubbles" theme.  Great pick for bubbles.

Sherry Stewart said...

I think that is a truly amazing picture to catch the bubbles floating in the air around the kids.  And if that was my son then I would be so proud of capturing a pic of him looking at his dad.  You are right about them leaving the world they knew behind them.  Graduating is truly a day of change.

Thanks for sharing such a special treat with us for this weeks Theme Thursday.  Much appreciated.

God bless.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

Sherry, what a sweet note.  I have this framed on my bookshelf and I see it from my bed.  I love it so.  My husband took the photo.  It was a lucky rare moment.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

Thanks Bill.  Some photos tug at your heart.

tanna said...

Awesome capture.

CaliforniaGirl500 said...

One of my favorites.