Carnival Smiles and Waves

I have a lot of shots from the Summer that have not been posted online.

This is a summer shot from the Leicester Caribbean Carnival , a great event for street photography.

Everybody in the carnival loves posing for a photo and these young ladies all gave me a big smile and wave when I nodded at them for approval to take a photo.

Perhaps there is a bit too much armpit on show, but the energy and atmosphere of the big street party seems to have been captured in this shot

[Maggiemae]

Seen from this angle -armpit and top arm are almost indescribable! You were quite close to these girls or did you crop it! Full of fun!

[Jclaireyp]

Great image!

[FBailey]

You've a def knack of making women smile Phil:)

[Graham Harcombe]

What a gorgeous bunch. Do I recognise the 2nd girl in from the right as one of your subjects?

[Beryl Lloyd]

Enthusiastic bunch of girls - great shot Phil !

[Phil Howcroft]

@beryl thanks beryl. Glad you like this

@ellida thanks Graham. None of the people in the photo have been in my '100 strangers' or street portraits 😀

[Phil Howcroft]

@fbailey felicity thanks for the kind words. perhaps the smile is because they feel a little sorry for me ...bloke with a camera !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@jclaireyp Thanks for your kind words

@maggiemae Maggie this was shot on a 50mm lens so the people were close

[Dione Giorgio]

Who cares about the armpits when girls like these give you allthose smiles, haha. Lucky you. Wonderful streetie - so nice in b&w.

[Corinne]

they are having fun !

[Pat Knowles]

Great capture Phil, full of life & joie de vivre !

[Ivan]

Fun one, Phil, well timed...fav

[Judith Johnson]

You really captured the girls this time Phil. Great smiles and sharp as a pin!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Never mind about the armpits - look at those fab expressions, so full of joie de vivre! A real smile-maker of a shot.