La beach chez mon'oncle

What I first see in this picture is all those little groups of people and how similar all of the people appear in their uniform-like bathing suits. I like the overall feeling of the picture, how the people appear so young and full of life in an era where life was so much more simple, the way the light shines down on them from everywhere at once brings an impression of a reassuring calming presence , the calm shallow water adding a feeling of security and good life, the big wide open sky full of promises.

The skies seem to be a bit over exposed, but I guess it was the only way to get a good exposure on the people and to be able to get good details on their clothes and faces. There is a good range of tones present in this print, the darks are really dark and there is a wide selection of mid tones all the way to the almost white of the sky. The point of focus is on the two girls but it also floats around nicely on the people sitting down and the couple getting out of the water. This picture was probably taken at a aperture of somewhere 5.6 or less since the focus does not travel far behind the subjects who are in focus.

I would hang this picture in my bedroom because looking at it does not get tiring at all. The peacefulness of the people's face is beautiful and this beach is made to turn into some kind of paradise.