In the Leaves

Posted by Walt (Scarborough, Canada) on 13 November 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Playing in the yard in late October...

Up early today - had to drive my cousin to the airport. She has dental insurance in Chile, and that means that it is cheaper for her to fly to Chile to have the tooth she lost replaced than it is to have it done here in Canada.

I wonder what that says about Canadian dentists?

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Comments (9)

Mandy from South Africa

Walt - this is an absolutely STUNNING portrait! What a beautiful candid shot - truly awesome.

Thanks so much BTW for your wonderful comment over at my blog yesterday - it made my day. I'm flattered that you think that of my work! THANK YOU so much. You're too kind! I hope the drive to the airport went okay!! Pretty bizarre that a plane trip and dental work in chile are cheaper than just a drive to the local Canadian dentist!!?// hahaha

13 Nov 2007 5:16am

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

adorable shot.
interesting story too. never had to deal with anything like that.

13 Nov 2007 6:24am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

I wonder what it says about the medical profession (world wide)!

13 Nov 2007 9:14am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A beautiful portrait Walt, the look of delight on the little girls face, at walking though the leaves, is lovely.

While in Paris in October we met a guy how had brought his mother over to Portugal from Texas for dental treatment, we thought how unusual, but from your story I can see that it not as unusual and we thought.

13 Nov 2007 9:46am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

What a beauty she is...totally unlike our &@#$%^% taxation system ;)

13 Nov 2007 10:50am

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Lovely shot Walt, can your friend reccomend a good chilean dentist, I've a feeling it'd be heaper for me to do the same aswel!

13 Nov 2007 11:50am

Sandrine from United States

Great portrait, I love her expression...

13 Nov 2007 1:27pm

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

Walt, what a great shot! It screams autumn fun.

13 Nov 2007 10:50pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Fantastic, incredible, stupendous... get my drift... You'd better be printing this one for a frame.

15 Nov 2007 10:33pm

@amy: Thank you to all - actually, I used another shot from the same "session" (very informal) for my family Christmas cards. I'll post it up after the cards have gone out, because it is far superior to this one, which I also liked a lot. It'll be tougher next year, when it'll be Maya and a nine-month old to try and capture both well...

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