My little cousin asked me why the stars in my photo from Joshua Tree looked 'fuzzy' and I realized I'd been ignoring my tripod's weight limit for months.

He pointed at my shot of the Orion Nebula and said, 'It looks like it's breathing,' which was a way better description of the slight blur than any technical term I'd used before.

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jennifer83327d ago

Kids have a way of cutting right to the heart of things with their descriptions. My nephew once saw a long exposure shot of car taillights on a rainy road and called it "hot lava worms." I spent twenty minutes trying to explain light trails and he just nailed it in three words. It's a good reminder that sometimes the best way to talk about a photo isn't with gear specs.

victor77927d ago

Reminds me of when I called my first blurry photo "art".

phoenixw1127d ago

So what's the best kid description you've heard for a photo? Like, for something totally normal to us.

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