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water play by lightpainter.
The kids that live along the Rio Napo are virtually amphibian. They are as comfortable in the water as out. 

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lightpainter  Pro User  says:

kids playing in a dugout canoe
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Zeezicht twee  Pro User  says:

beautiful to start the new year!!!
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_clr_  Pro User  says:

gorgeous shot
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knuddelbacke says:

So wonderful David!!! Would say 'Indigo-Child' - you know what I mean?
"Thank you Father Sky for the water ..."
All the best to you :)
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Crickie [deleted] says:

::sigh:: What a great little girl. She looks so bright.
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Totte.  Pro User  says:

Wonderful picture. Looks like they're playing and praying at the same time.
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JuliusTheCat  Pro User  says:

Just incredible! What kind of lense did you use?
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lightpainter  Pro User  says:

canon 28-135 IS
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artofgold  Pro User  says:

Wow, gorgeous shot!
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DWinton  Pro User  says:

from the thumbnail I thought they were playing in snow! that's where my head's at these days, anyway.

really beautiful!
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Boso  Pro User  says:

wonderful photo
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vessenes says:

david, this, (ooh, I hate to say it) is luminous.
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... Arjun  Pro User  says:

Awesome water shot. The expression says it all.
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Fabio Cherman says:

Great!!
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anginhamm says:

Very beautiful picture!
And funny caption!
I think most kids are amphibian too. Maybe memories from the big belly... :)
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PsychoJr says:

absolutly amazing !
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jaki good  Pro User  says:

magical shot! it captures the wonder of childhood so well.
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jaki good  Pro User  says:

magical shot! it captures the wonder of childhood so well.
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insert screen name here  Pro User  says:

that's awsome... do you travel for a living and if so can i get a job doing that? i'll be your assistant.
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KarmenRose  Pro User  says:

Wonderful shot. Evokes so many emotions.
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- ART -  Pro User  says:

Great capture.
Such beautiful children.
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Chrissie64  Pro User  says:

beautiful and magical
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Saúl TM says:

Amazing... Great capture.
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Arjan Geurts  Pro User  says:

That's a beautifull picture!!
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niklens says:

wonderful....!
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~Carolina~ says:

That looks like fun. Please consider adding to flickr.com/groups/to_be_young/
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Eileen Delhi  Pro User  says:

Brilliant!
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Gianmaria™  Pro User  says:

the greatest!
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MariaJC  Pro User  says:

This picture is wonderful, truly joyful
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Nadine1016  Pro User  says:

awesome ..
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eqqman  Pro User  says:

That's such a lovely shot, caught at just the right moment!
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Alexandre Zulu says:

Nice shot. Nice job.




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Green Destiny  Pro User  says:

I love the look of wonder. What a great series!
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since1968  Pro User  says:

Wow, you've stopped time in this shot. Beautiful.
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Boudin says:

Superb capture!
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Môsieur J. [version 3.0b]  Pro User  says:

splendid and perfect!
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Emma F  Pro User  says:

Such a beautiful capture. Congrats!
The look on her face, there's nowhere better to be.
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yazyaz  Pro User  says:

Beautiful waterdrops!!!!
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~Aphrodite says:

Amazingly captured!!
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nune  Pro User  says:

Very cool capture!
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MivPiv  Pro User  says:

Awesome Picture! Great Capture! I love it!
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Chaulafanita  Pro User  says:

I love this picture¡
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Torri 479  Pro User  says:

Wonderful shot!
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berolafoto says:

I've to add one more big compliment... coming from Munich, Germany: Klasse!
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Life of David  Pro User  says:

great shot.
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prima momma  Pro User  says:

I just saw "The New World" by Terrence Malick. This looks like it could be a shot from that beautiful film.
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WenDee  Pro User  says:

This is so beautiful! Thanks for letting me know about it!
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Page of K says:

so innocent and beautiful shot!!
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billycore says:

a tent of water.. perfect!!
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Einy says:

somehow I reached this picture almost a year later... but what a treat! the water, the hands reaching above, the boat, the girl's face. just perfect.
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Salóme sin cámara says:

wonderful! ..that's what I call capturing a moment!
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Rob Roy 06 says:

I was swimming with such kids not long ago...

I'm a good (adult) swimmer, but an 8 year old Napo boy could swim as fast as me.
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pierre pouliquin  Pro User  says:

Superb as well!
Hi, please consider joining and posting your picture in “People of the Great Rivers”
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Modest and Jill  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Travel Photojournalism, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Great.
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kristineinindonesia  Pro User  says:

this is just lovely.

seen in travel photojournalism
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elmanabita says:

Formidable!!!!
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Sambhu Sankar says:

Great capture. I loved the soft texture of this pic.
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xalamay - Very Busy.  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Best Picture Gallery! (IT'S TIME TO VOTE!!!!), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Please take a moment to join the group too!! :-)
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x.ristina  Pro User  says:

I saw this best of the best picture in
~~ The Best Picture Gallery group ~~
The Gallery I O

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Rickydavid  Pro User  says:

You are invited to post this photo to the 'WATER contest by the **Explore Unexplored!** Group (posting end March 9th)

**Explore Unexplored!** Group!

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Found in a search. (?)
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xalamay - Very Busy.  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Elite Images, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

EI Invite 23244598
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psr47can(Robert) says:

Wonderful Portrait!! Well Done!

EI comment 23244598
This Photo was found and admired in Elite Images

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Romulo fotos  Pro User  says:

hermosa toma...pocos fotografos han captado la alegría de este pueblo
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BPK1 says:

Inspiring!
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GButterfly  Pro User  says:

as everyone has siad - this is really such a fantastic image
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Romulo fotos  Pro User  says:

Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado Ecuador, pais del sol y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.
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marcellucray says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called worldlightning, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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frida!!!  Pro User  says:

AWESOME!!!LINDA FOTO
INVITATION
POST YOUR PHOTO IN FLICKR HAPPY "


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Luis Filipe / Miracles are for free! ;-)  Pro User  says:

Gorgeous!
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tim heffernan  Pro User  says:

Great capture!
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