Kinderen springen van steiger

Candid documentary photograph of two boys jumping off an old weathered wooden jetty into a lake, mid-summer. Shot from a small boat drifting on the water about twenty meters out with a 135mm telephoto lens at f/4, compressed perspective, the photographer at a distance and unnoticed, low camera position just above the waterline so the surface glistens in the foreground. Late afternoon golden backlight rimming the boys' silhouettes, catching the spray and droplets frozen against the dark treeline behind. Both boys caught mid-air, one arched with arms spread, the other tucked and about to hit the water, slight motion blur on a trailing foot, nobody looking at the camera. Shot on Kodak Portra 400, visible film grain, soft halation on the bright highlights, muted warm colors, shadows slightly underexposed. Off-center composition with the jetty entering from the left third, water filling the lower half, imperfect framing. 3:2.