Today, I drove down south to Columbus GA to shoot a corporate volunteer event.  The day’s plans were  to document the activity and success of  volunteers working with a local non profit.  Unfortunately, the day did not go as planned;  just as we were getting ready to start, the sky opened up and it felt like 2 inches of rain dropped upon us in an instant.  Half of the days plans were gone in an moments time.

But even with that, a lot was done and a lot of success was had (with some fun of course).

Just as I was getting ready to wrap up, I was walking around to make sure I captured some of the little things, when all of a sudden two girls yelled at me from outside the fence.  They wanted to know what I was doing and why was I taking pictures.  They were not part of the event, just some kids passing by.  Before I could even answer, they asked if I would take their picture.  Who am I to say no to that! Thankfully, I had my 14-24 lens on my camera and I could pull this off.

I stood up on my toes, put my hands (and camera) through the barbwire and pointed it down. There was no way I could look through the viewfinder.  I just clicked  the shutter, Luck must have been on my side as I think this ended up being my favorite shot of the day.  I know that it doesn’t fit my purpose of the day, but for me personally I love everything about it. The smiles on the girls faces, the way the boys line up behind them.

Just perfect stuff.

8 Responses to “Sometimes the Unexpected Shots are the Best Shots”

  1. kymberli q. says:

    LOVE this image!!

  2. Marie says:

    wonderful !

  3. Calusarus says:

    I really like this portrait

  4. Amen to that Chris! Thats the beauty of photography…you get to capture the unplanned and unexpected. Love the shot!

  5. you’re right !!! Sometimes there is something magic in the air !!!! Here is it !!! I love the compo, the smile, the mood is perfect !!

  6. rian says:

    that sure is a lovely capture of them.. sometimes these opportunities just pop up.. :)

  7. ruby says:

    love the story and the image~ Beautiful!
    funny how things turned turned around yesterday, eh?