This is Willow, our granddaughter, running towards me and her brother, Alfie. It's what we call the decisive moment in photography, we click the shutter at the right moment. “The difference between a good picture and a mediocre picture is a millimeter,” said Henri Cartier-Breson.
Cartier-Breson's iconic "decisive moment" can be seen here:
So how did I come to take this beautiful decisive moment photo? It was Friday morning at St. Mary's recreation park Arnold. Willow should have been attending her pre school nursery at St. Mary's Family Centre, but the church hall wooden floor has become seriously warped (apparently there is a natural spring that runs underneath the centre which has caused this issue to occur several times. The centre has been closed for over a week and this morning the pre school had a get together on the play park to update parents and carers on the progress of repairs and allow the children to have a social with their mates. The centre is a hub of the local community, the local brownies meet there , the Dogs Trust do obedience classes , a food club feeds those who need help on Saturday Mornings, a community cinema meets there , various church groups meet in the hall, the list goes on , all those groups are homeless until the floor is repaired.
I was pushing Alfie on the swings and Willow came running towards us, I saw the photo and had my Sony Xperia mobile phone to hand and clicked the shutter. I converted to mono using the camera photo editor.
You certainly demonstrated great timing!