With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. –Max Ehrmann, “Desiderata”
On a recent visit to the park, I observed the little girl pictured above and her older brother chattering and interacting with the ducks. Based on their conversation, they visited the park frequently. They “knew” the birds personally, gave them names, and as you can see, fed them from their hands. I couldn’t resist photographing such a precious sight.
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A beautiful shot. Kids are so innocent. This made me smile 😊
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They are so innocent, just going about their lives. I’m happy the photo made you smile.
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A really lovely picture!
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Thank you!
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Have to agree, a beautiful shot – but … I don’t know about the law in the US, here in Germany you are forbidden to publish a picture of a person without their consent (in this regard, the consent of the parent). And putting that photo out in the internet is publishing. Ask yourself: Would you want that a complete stranger took a photo of your child and published it and you had no control over that?
Children are innocent, that is true. But that doesn’t mean they have no rights. Particularly children we don’t know.
Sorry, to be such a spoilsport.
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It’s not at all illegal in the USA to photograph or publish photos of a child w/o consent. BUT of respect for the child, I modified the photo so her face is indistinguishable. Even if one zooms in, the little girl looks like just about any other little girl with a ponytail, since her facial features are blurred. Indeed, in this photo, one can’t even be sure of her ethnicity. I would probably have to tell her mother this is her–that’s how far from the original this photo is.
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Good to hear that the laws are different in the US. We have a very strict “right to your own picture”. So nobody could go ahead, take a photo of someone and use it to advertise a doubtful product without the consent of the person shown on the photo.
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The laws are not that clear-cut, but not so strict either. For commercial use and in private settings there are different rules.
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May your daughter and son remain connected to nature as they grow older 🙂
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Hi Rosaliene! This is not my daughter. I have one son. In the post I refer to kids I observed while we were at the park. But I will take your blessing for my son. He’s a teen now, but still very much in love with animals and nature. 🙂
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Apologies for the mistake.
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That is so cute and pure childhood bliss 🙂 Glad you captured this shot.
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A beautiful moment, beautifully captured. I was interested in the exchange with the German person above. I heard a story on NPR last week about this exact issue. Apparently, there was a global agreement several years ago about standards and practices in taking and sharing photos – particularly of children – on the internet. Most countries signed. One of the few holdout, non-signers, of course, was the U.S. I think you have taken the right precautions to make her face nondescript while still conveying the beauty of the moment. Thanks for this.
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Beautifully captured. I love the way you blurred the photo…makes it almost like an impressionist-painting, if I may say so! Your picture speaks a thousand words, Chandra. Thank you for sharing this post and joining our weekly linkup, this week.
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Pretty picture. Children blend so well with nature…… its the freshness of their soul that binds them.
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Beautiful thought. Thank you for dropping in.
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