Young Swimmers on the Dock, Henderson Harbor, NY, Striking Old Snapshot Photo merit badge Such a charming couple

Such a charming couple

crayon on paper with ink lettering

and a sword held from his belt extending on the opposite diagonal

all who appear to have been born in the 1830s-50s

then two varieties of rattlesnake

Young Swimmers on the Dock, Henderson Harbor, NY, Striking Old Snapshot Photo merit badge Such a charming coupleFeels like summer. I really love the composition here, with this densely packed group of young swimmers seated in all different positions on the dock, forming a low horizon line giving way to an expanse of white above. A beautiful play of limbs and gestures and heads turned in every direction, including one just getting her face into view near right. Very atmospheric. And with this one young girl near center, facing toward the camera, a magnetic focal