There was a Little Girl who had a Little Curl... by alophoto

There was a Little Girl who had a Little Curl...

Right in the middle of her forehead. When she was good, she was very very good. And when she was bad, she was horrid.

A favorite childhood rhyme of mine.

I was drawn to her wonderful, Shirley Temple like curls. And the fact that both kids were up on a parents shoulders.

We were waiting in a long time for the bus to take us to the airshow. It felt like a cattle line and I was tempted to make some animal noises, but I refrained and people watched and took some candids instead.

Here I was busted by Little Miss Curlytop.

Once when I was a kid I accidentally dropped my gum onto my fathers thinning hair when I was on his shoulders like this. We were at Disney and someone in our group had to cut the gum out of his hair. He couldn't afford to lose more hair. I think that was my last shoulder ride.
This is wonderful, definitely drawn to her hair and the expression on her face is priceless. Perfectly captured.
June 24th, 2015  
She does look miserable in the crowd of people. Your story is so funny!
June 24th, 2015  
Love the processing and the story
June 24th, 2015  
Awesome shot, great story and fantastic editing to go with it.
June 24th, 2015  
Wonderful. Fav.
June 24th, 2015  
Adorable
June 24th, 2015  
Looks vintage
June 24th, 2015  
Awesome shot
June 24th, 2015  
Curly top seems a little perturbed.
June 24th, 2015  
@skipt07 Angry top perhaps? Blew her top? So funny! I guess even kids get creeped out by strangers taking their photo.
June 24th, 2015  
@amandal - It's been my experience that kids 'normally' love having their pictures taken and will ham it up for you.
June 24th, 2015  
Love the processing!
BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
"There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was horrid."
June 24th, 2015  
Madam was not amused to be spotted !! -- lovely retro edit !
June 24th, 2015  
Very sweet capture!Love the processing as well!
June 24th, 2015  
Love her expression! It adds just that extra oomph to the image.
June 24th, 2015  
looks vintage! love it
June 24th, 2015  
Super sepia capture, love her curly hair, too
June 24th, 2015  
Great candid...and the fact the curly top turned around made the shot :)...love the tones
June 24th, 2015  
Lee
Very nostalgic looking image. I personally like the fact that you've been spotted it makes the shot.
June 24th, 2015  
She does have cute curls! Nice candid and POV.
June 24th, 2015  
Wonderful capture and processing! Just gotta love that honest expression.
June 24th, 2015  
lovely capture...
June 24th, 2015  
@bpaquette Perfect...mind if I change the title. I always loved that poem!
June 24th, 2015  
Cute, that's exactly how my daughter used to look till she became a teen and discovered hair straighteners!
June 24th, 2015  
Brilliant candid photo = love the expression on the little girl's face.
June 24th, 2015  
I love how you captured a vintage look for this photo. Funny childhood story too. Your poor dad. Haha.
June 24th, 2015  
Fabulous shot.
June 24th, 2015  
you are funny girlfriend ....how was the airshow ?
June 24th, 2015  
@lesip It was freakin' amazing. I took 500+ photos. The planes, the people, the free food (it was a work event for my GE husband)...so good!
June 24th, 2015  
June 25th, 2015  
You were indeed spotted. Awesome shot, great story and fantastic editing
June 25th, 2015  
fun capture and narrative. you should have made the animal noises.
June 27th, 2015  
Your processing and capture are so perfect!! Love the retro look, the title, the poem......funny how it all came together!
June 27th, 2015  
Hilarious...the other day Molly asked me, very innocently, if Sydney had a curl in the middle of her forehead when she was younger. She had been hearing this little rhyme from my mother. Fantastic photo!
June 28th, 2015  
Uh, mom? That weird lady is taking my picture. Yeah, the lady who was mooing like a cow a few minutes ago. ;-)

Love the processing. It really suits this shot. I actually thought it was a vintage shot at first.
June 28th, 2015  
Great candid, love the vintage feel as well!
July 1st, 2015  
@pasadenarose That cracks me up...how ya been?
July 1st, 2015  
Wonderful candid, Amanda! I love this street shot!
July 5th, 2015  
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