child in fountain

Well its 104 today, and sadly it probably won’t be below that, for close to three months. Summer is here, but fortunately it’s a dry heat. We do have a few lakes around and some higher terrain like Flagstaff to hide out in.  Around town some shopping centers have put in low ground level fountains for kids to play in, while mom shops.  I found this fountain today that a little boy was enjoying while his dad watched him.  I enjoyed the back lit water and the shadows of the boys body and streams of water.  The whole image was basically only red gravel aggregate and flesh tones, so I got rid of the color all together, that way it was more graphic. Reminds me of B&W pictures I saw of kids in NY, playing with fire Hydrants that were opened up.