Toto Running in Midair for Silly Tuesday

@Dulcie: My son levitates frequently from his heavenly spirit. Catching him in midair is not that hard ! It still shocks me that he can run like this, especially over wet sand, but he can - and all it takes to photograph it - is a fast lens, patience, and be far enough away he isn't really paying attention (telephoto). Glad you like this "athletic" shot.

@Lee: I plan to have a great Silly Tuesday ! With my son levitating, how can it be a bad one. Thanks for the comments on the photo technique as well.

@Linerberry: Silly Billies? Yes, with my name Billy, I guess that's true! I still don't know how he runs this way, it's still a mystery for me - but I can tell you - he does it consistently, even over wet sand. I just love his hair, bouncing as he does it. Thanks for the visit and comment.

@MrsAmber: Thank you Mrs Amber - we love Toto so much - he's always got an easy smile ! Thanks for the kind words on the photo.

@P J W Miller: Yeah - he likes looking at it - as he says "I'm flying" and he really loves flying. Not sure how photogenic this is - but it's a great Silly Tuesday post.

@Sarito: Thank you Sarito. Glad you liked it. I enjoyed taking it.

@rem_la: Yes, it's a great action shot - glad you liked it! Merci

@Marie-Hélène Ammor: Thank you Marie-Helene : it does have some appeal, even beyond being silly! thank you for your kind words on the photo.

@Onlymehdi: Thank you Mehdi. Glad you liked it.

@Catherine: Thank you Catherine - sometimes the son and the light all line up to make a great portrait!

@Evelyne Dubos: Thank you Evelyne - glad you see the uniqueness of the photo.

@Mariana: Yes, Toto can fly - he is always so happy, he is bouyed up by his jubilance most of the time. Glad you liked this "athletic" capture!

@LESLIE: Thank you Leslie. Appreciate you dropping by and adding a comment.

@Susan: Yeah, I like the "Alfalfa" look here, good catch! Glad you liked this athletic shot (running in midair) - he's a fun kid that is a challenge to capture, but when I do, it usually works.

@dkc: thanks dkc - glad you liked the midair capture.

@Susan: I thought so as well - wasn't quite an "artistic" photo, but it made my cut for a "silly tuesday": I still don't know how he runs with neither foot on the ground - and still level as well with the ground.

@Magda: Toto sure is both "cute and fun" - he has a line of girls now at school, even at five, that want "to marry him". He has an easy smile, as one parent says to me the other day. Glad you liked the photo.

@john4jack: It still amazes me that he is running midair - without any sign how he got there - no sign of jumping, or falling - he was having so much fun that day - it bouys me up just seeing this. Yea ST !!!

@Craig: Thanks Craig - I was elated when I was able to catch him running mid-air.. I've seen him do this before, but never when I had my camera ready. He is a great athlete.

@observing: Thanks! I always enjoy catching the boys doing something unexpected: and this flying was definintely unusual.

@Sugata: Nothing that a great lens, and patience can't capture - the hard part was Toto's levitation!

@Bookfool: Do you think that would work? I surely hope so - I think Toto would fly to the moon, given the chance. Thanks for the kind words!

@Loner: Sonja, I really liked your photos, and look forward to seeing more. Thanks for visiting my site. Bill

@Philippe: thanks Phillippe

@Eros: Thank you Eros. Love you stuff, glad you stopped by. Bill

@dj.tigersprout: crocs are a photographer's friends - they are always in such fun colors and really add a "beach" feel to the photo. thanks dj.

@Picture Box: Thank you. The timing was fortuitous...

@mike chase: Thanks Mike. We live so close together : you should let me buy you a lunch or dinner someday! I love seeing your portraits, and could learn so much about lighting from you.

@Roman: Roman, if you ever met my son Toto - you would know that he does indeed float in the air naturally! He probably wasn't even aware that he was midair. He definitely had fun that day!

@Candice: Yes, they find such great ways to keep entertained! Glad you liked this image.

@Barbara: Toto still runs like this - I should figure out how to take video that is fast enough (like they did at stanford many years back with horses) - to see how he can do this so effortlessly. It's obvious that he's not "trying" to do this, it just happens during the normal course of beach play. Glad it made you step back into your chilldhood... Photos can cause us to travel in time or space, can't they?

@Ravi: Thank you Ravi - taking photos of my boys is like an athletic event to get them crisp in the photo!

@jamesy: thank you - glad it captured his spirit with that lofty and silly hair!