Picture of the day - June 22, 2008

"Fishing with Dad"

Photo courtesy of Nick Sadowski. I find today's picture of a young boy fishing with his dad quite beautiful, and not just because of the magnificent sunset. This scene brings to mind precious memories of times past when my own dad would take us kids to a local pond or river where he would while away the hours with a fishing pole in his hand as we swam and played around in the water a short distance away. And on many of those outings we stayed until the sun had dipped well below the horizon. I guess it's that personal attachment that really makes this picture so special for me. Photographer Nick Sadowski managed to capture both the beautiful sunset and the touching interaction between father and son just perfectly, and he offered the following words about the wonderful image: "I was venturing around Stony Creek Park in Shelby Township, MI to catch a magical sunset and noticed a special moment being shared between a father and son as Dad was teaching his boy how to fish. Instead of showing up to photograph a special sunset, I had a special moment begging to be captured right in front of me. After asking permission to photograph the two, I waited until the sun set right above the cloud line and came away with this shot. I shot this image with my Canon EOS 5D DSLR with a 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto lens which allowed me to stay unobtrusively away from the two and their moment."   --Nick Sadowski And what a moment it was! Mr. Sadowski invites you to visit his website where you can check out lots more of his fantastic images.   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"