This week's theme is quite simple:
My awesome photo
I'm late to The Gallery this week because I've been cogitating on the theme. I've got lots of photos that I really love and so picking one is really hard. However, as I opened up a browser this morning, one image caught me eye:
Visitors to my blog will recognise this as my header image, The Boy sat on a shingle beach playing with some pebbles. It was taken by me last year on holiday in Dorset and is one of my favourite pictures of him. I love the way that he stands out against the neutral tones of the shingle and the big pile of stones in front of him. I want to stroke his hair in the photo and I love the way that he is knelt down in the way that toddlers do, with his little Doodles: his first pair of shoes. And yes, I loved those dungarees as well!
It was our first holiday with The Boy, we had gone to Dorset with my parents for a week's holiday staying in a cottage on the coastline of Lyme Bay. It was a fab holiday and we had a great time in one of my favourite places in the world. The beach was a two hundred yard walk along the coast and down through the sand-dunes amongst sea cabbages and abandoned bonfires.
What you can't see in that photo though is that he's sat at the start of the 26 mile Chesil Beach, and far away in the background is Portland Bill with the most amazing storm brewing. Here's the photo in all its glory:
What do you think?
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I love it, of course! I've always liked this pic of your lovely little boy. Great shot in the first instance – lots of atmoshphere! But because he's so cute and this is a great shot of him as a little explorer.
The sky just looks so amazing – you can really feel what's coming. I love it
I love that photo. Particularly un-cropped so you get that dramatic sky as well. Lovely x
Ah, now that would be an iconic picture to have on your wall given that it reminds you of a story but is also your signature blog photo – double whammy!
I love this photo. It is your blog identity but also the ful picture tells much more of story of you and your boy and what is important to you. I love it and think it would make a stunning canvas. Where would you put it?
I think it's a great photo and would look fab on a wall!
It is a fantastic pic and would definitely make a great canvas. Good choice!
That IS an awesome photo. I would definitely have it blown up and put on the wall if I were you.
That is a brilliant photo. I don't think I ever noticed the storm before. The Boy looks completely intrigued by what he's doing and oblivious to the storm. Lovely.
wow! That sky is stunning and although I'm familiar with your header I would never have guessed that sky was above!
Beautiful
great picture. such a contrast between the sweet boy and the foreboding sky
I love this photo. It's timeless.
Really is a gorgeous picture. I love how the Boy is just sitting playing with the peebles, completely unaware that there seems to be a storm brewing just above him!
I love it! And it would be the perfect picture for a large canvas 🙂
I love the sky in that photo. It's great.
A great photo 😉 @Kahanka
WOW…..
I always liked your header photo, but….
WOW…
the whole photo is just gorgeous.
That sky looks so dramatic. And it makes the boy look so small.
Definitely awesome!
xx
I love it!! So natural x
i LOVE it.the sky looks so dramatic and then you have him sat there looking at stones – so sweet x
I love that photo- always have. How old was he in it? x
I love this photo as your header and its even better when you can see the full photo… wow what a sky to set it!! perfect!
Love it!!!!!!!
Gorgeous, the contrast between the angry skies & the softness of your little boy is fantastic xx
What a gorgeous picture. I love the stormy brewing sky above him. x