A real British seaside feel to this one.

I like the low point of view, she kinda has a 'what are you doing down there daddy?' look on her face. It definitally has alot of contrast! Looking foward to the rest of them this summer, and good fate managing your house and coming soon baby!

well balanced composition, great work on the b/w conversion.
i usually don't like childrens portraits, but this one is very good

I like the oddness of this one, especially the position of the camera and how the chair almost gets in the way but doesn't.

The look on your daughter's face is really cool too. Surely, a very good portrait.

I personally prefer macro and landscape photos to portraits, especially as I can see places I have never been to or corners I had never noticed. Your work on Blackpool kept the mystery alive until I gave up and went for myself, but still seeing some sides of it is one of the reasons you are on my RSS. So please, do post a few landscapes in addition to portraits!

You can ask for funding from the Blackpool Tourist Council. People like me would never have visited this place if it wasn't for websites like yours and Paul's...

Nice angle, as mentioned before. That high contrast is a good thing.

I always seem to really like the photos of your younger daughter... There's something just a tad spooky about her that I do very much enjoy (and you capture it quite well). Maybe it's that she's really a five-hundredth-lifetime being who's here in the guise of a kid. I get that impression every time you post one of her. (I suspect you will validate this "read".)

As to photographing people (or anything else) out in public... Just go ahead and make the photographs without further ado (interactions, "permissions", whatever). Once light waves have bounced off of something/someone, they do not "belong" to anyone (or before probably). How could light waves/beams/whatever they are BELONG to anyone??? (And if they DID belong to someone, how far/long would that ownership apply?? One second's distance [220something thousand miles]? A thousand years?) Light, as private possession - interesting idea. What a truly weird species you've got here! Sometimes (read often) you guys make things a WHOLE LOT more complicated than they are (or need to be)!

I love this one, what a look :-). Peter- Perhaps asking permission has more to do with politeness and showing concern for the feelings of others, rather than physical ownership of the image?

I really like this angle and composition. Interestingly, I normally use the "black" setting for your page. It changed do "white" for this shot, for some reason, and that made a real difference. The "white" setting makes this portrait much more friendly and fun. "Black" seems too severe. Just an observation.

I think it's great. I love the perspective and her expression is priceless; it sort of makes the whole scene seem bizzare.

The contrast is great. Even more, I like the composition: the shadows of the curving guard rail draw the eye to your daughter.

Beautiful portrait - I think the b&w works really well. Looking forward to seeing more!

I don't think the subject being in the centre helps. May be a bit to the side and it would look better for me.

Lovely composition and rich dark tones in this one - did you use any filters to get more contrast in the sky? Also I noticed you used a flash - did you use a diffuser? The light still feels very natural so I presume the flash was on quite low power.

My first comment on your excellent page by the way - I have it as my home page to inspire me to get out with my camera each day - it seems to be working so far. Thanks.

I really like the perspective. And the overall movement of the photo.
I dunno is this time the b/w works, maybe in colour it would have been better.

This is simply a great shot! I love the sharpness of the deckchair in the foreground and have to say as B&W shot this is great.

Fantastic! As commented previously, I love the "Oh daddy, you're doing something strange again.." expression, and the way the entire photo works.

Great shot. Certainly do a series like this. Perspective is good, contrast is wonderful. The only thing that bothers me a little is the expression on her face. It is just a little awkward to me. Other than that though, very nice.

:-(
Not the most flattering

I really think this is a great photo. I love the real dark grey's.

Not sure, David, but has anyone mentioned that your photos are being 'plageurized' on someone's flickr account?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/von_olaf/

He has a bunch of your pictures on there. I'm not sure if you were aware, but I thought I'd throw in my two cents.

I see your last pictures and i think

"live is beautyful"

see you soon ;-)

the perspective and tones on this one are, as always, fabulous. please give libby a hug for me, august!!? wow, that sure came up fast, didn't it?

This is probably in the top 2 or 3 photos you've ever posted on this site. Absolutely striking. I look forward to seeing more.

I'm working on getting over my shyness at the present... People really don't seem to mind if you keep smiling and respect a certain amount of space. See my photoblog for some pics I took today...

Gorgeous shot with one distraction. Looks as though she is moving her head because otherwise she is going to hit it on the wood of the other seat which is compounded by her look of discomfort.

The perspective leads me into the subject and the clarity and contrast is superb. I find this to be a really good photo .

Anyway, you know my feelings on photographing people Dave. I would like to see some more from you, so I propose a trip to Manchester ASAP so I can teach you (Ha Ha).

Seriously this is one of my favourite images. Obviously you know that I admire your work but I would like to see you develop further - Have a chat to uncle John.

Ha Ha. bye for now

Thanks everyone.

peter: yes, I know what you mean.

stefan: the flash was set to -1/3. The difference, I think, is that the 20D uses ETTL-2, which is a good deal better at balancing the flash with the ambient light. And no, I didn't use any optical filters to darken the sky but I did use Selective Colour afterwards.

Andy: thanks for the heads-up about the flickr rip-off. I've been in touch with them and they've pulled his site.

myla: thanks, and yes, time flies.

KiwiNessie: the chairs were quite some distance apart, it's just the angle it's shot at, but I take your point, it is visually distractring.

I really like the contrast in this shot, looking foreward to some more of these kind of portraits. I also really like the angle that its taken from, great shot.

this shows your daughter in such a different way than tomorrow's picture.
she is cute and light here, the other one looks so... dead.