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By Paul W. Gillespie Capital Style
Chasing the fun
On this beautiful late October day, I took
to the back roads of southern Anne Arundel
County to look for a photo opportunity. My
journey led me to the Anne Arundel County
line into Prince George’s County. I stopped at
Queen Anne’s Farm & Pumpkin Patch. The
farm was busy that day with a lot of kids playing and running around.
One child was having so much fun, he stood
out to me. So, with his father’s permission,
I followed them around as they roamed the
sunflower rows and pumpkin patches. I tried
to keep up as the kid was so full of energy and
was running all over the farm. I didn’t want
him to pay attention to me and luckily he
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didn’t as he was consumed by the fun he was
having.
He was tough to get in aa photograph
framed just right. He was running in and out of
the sunflowers.
Finally, I got one photograph that was
perfectly timed. The balance of the sunflower
bloom and his head is part of what makes the
shot technically good, but the expression on his
face is what makes the picture great. He was in
the moment.
And the best part of my time in the pumpkin patch? After I was done photographing him,
I found out his name is Boss Mick Nightwing.
What a cool, unique name.