A Ferry, a Sunset and a Smiling Little Girl

--by HiddenGems, posted Oct 7, 2009

My family and I were recently at a large sailing event in The Netherlands. These events can be so beautiful so I always have my camera around.

During the event, I was taking a trip on a ferry. It was in the late afternoon and the sun was setting in the background. It was beautiful. I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl sitting on the shoulders of her father. It was a perfect moment, the girl was smiling and the sun was setting. Without thinking, I took a picture of the little girl in that moment then and there.

Her mother was slightly surprised that a stranger was photographing her daughter. I explained that it was such a beautiful moment and showed them the photo on my digital camera. They loved the photo. I said I could email it to them when I got home. They gave me their email address and I kept my word and sent through the photo.

Today I received a message back saying thank you and that they are very happy with the lovely portrait of their daughter and a lovely memory of the day.

I’m so glad I acted on my intuition.

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Posted by HiddenGems
Oct 7, 2009
Comments (5)

Readers Comments

hularose wrote: A great story - i've done this a couple of times and shared the moment with others. Keep looking for beautiful opportunities as they are every where!

FairyBubbles wrote: We always seem to know best in our inner selves. It was a lovely thing you did.

JuneBug wrote: That was a wonderful thing you did! Priceless !!! :)

grammagussie wrote: It was so neat that you were prepared for the "candid" moment.How nice to send a copy to the family.

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