Cutie's in a Park !

[Raj]

Met them in a park. Both of them quite willing to get "shot" ! Let me know your comments.

[Candid Bandit]

Very cute outfit for the first one.. The second one with the helmet head is adorable. <<PINCH>>

[sparker1]

Both are very nice. Of course, the costume on the first adds something.

[marie]

they are lovely kids and shots

the colours on her outfit in the first shot are really nice
the second child is well wrapped up

a bit camera shy ( are you a stranger to them?) but lovely
:cool:

[Raj]

Thanks for the comments.
First one is dressed up for "shichi-go-san" festival/ceremony (meaning 7-5-3 festival). In Japan it is customary for parents to dress up their kids aged 3/5/7 years in beautiful "kimono's" & take them to shrine or temple for gods blessings (I hope this is precise as I am not Japanese :-))
Second one appaently is not celebrating anything but trying to shield from winter winds :-)

yes both of them are strangers, i saw them in a park near a famous shrine and asked for their permission to shoot them.

[marie]

Thanks for the comments.
First one is dressed up for "shichi-go-san" festival/ceremony (meaning 7-5-3 festival). In Japan it is customary for parents to dress up their kids aged 3/5/7 years in beautiful "kimono's" & take them to shrine or temple for gods blessings (I hope this is precise as I am not Japanese :))


I thought that but wondered was she cold as he was so wrapped up
:confused: must have woolies on underneath



Second one appaently is not celebrating anything but trying to shield from winter winds :)


:cool:


yes both of them are strangers, i saw them in a park near a famous shrine and asked for their permission to shoot them.

wonder did you show them their picture on the lcd display ?
you say you are not Japanese
are you Indian in Japan ?
:)



:)

[Raj]

> Was she cold ...
Well she looked quite comfortable playing around with her friends :-) I shot this pictures in begining of Janaury & it was definately very cold then, so I guess you are correct, she must have some woolies ! or may be, she was wearing a real winter Kimono's which is said to be very warm.

Offcourse I showed them the pics, i would have been too rude with the generous ladies not to do so :-)

Yup I am a Indian, working in Japan for approx. 2 years now. My wife is Japanese though.

Cheers

[marie]

> Was she cold ...
Well she looked quite comfortable playing around with her friends :) I shot this pictures in begining of Janaury & it was definately very cold then, so I guess you are correct, she must have some woolies ! or may be, she was wearing a real winter Kimono's which is said to be very warm.

Offcourse I showed them the pics, i would have been too rude with the generous ladies not to do so :)




Yup I am a Indian, working in Japan for approx. 2 years now. My wife is Japanese though.

Cheersthanks Raj
that's nice.

must be difficult at times
learning language
etc etc
but after two years you are used to all I guess



by the way I thought the second shot was of a boy for some reason
must be the clothes distracted me
hers are so feminine

[defordphoto]

Raj: Much better than the first photos you posted. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Raj]

To be very frank, I am not well accoustomed after 2 years also. People consider India as traditional, however Japan in itself is very strong too.
I am still learning the langauge :-) can manage small conversations as of now but thats all ! In office I mostly use Java, C++, Unix & occassionally English but not Japanese :-)
I got married recently so also trying to grasp the family values & the way things are done in Japanese families. Its fun actually. My wife is very supportive.

Oh yes, I now realize you referrred to her as "he". well may be her outfit is in strong contrast with the other one as you said.

Cheers

[Raj]

Thanks Jim,
Need to learn good composition apart from just camera features as you pointed out indirectly !

[bitbytes9]

like #1, all photo are nice ~^^~

[Ballen Photo]

Nice shots Raj! A couple real cuties. I love the semi serious looks on their faces. :D
-Bruce

[marie]

To be very frank, I am not well accoustomed after 2 years also. People consider India as traditional, however Japan in itself is very strong too.
I am still learning the langauge :) can manage small conversations as of now but thats all ! In office I mostly use Java, C++, Unix & occassionally English but not Japanese :)
I got married recently so also trying to grasp the family values & the way things are done in Japanese families. Its fun actually. My wife is very supportive.

Oh yes, I now realize you referrred to her as "he". well may be her outfit is in strong contrast with the other one as you said.

Cheersthanks Raj
:)

congratulations on your recent marriage :cool:
and good luck with everything

sounds like things will be very interesting always

[Raj]

Thanks for your wishes Marie :-)

Cheers

[JulianoL]

Raj,

They are very cute. Nice portraits. I liked the colors on the first one and on the second one she looks like a model. When I visited Japan kids were always "jumping" in front of the camera. I envy you for living there. It's an amazing country and people.