I’m going to talk about a photo that I took some years ago when my family went on holiday to the beach. The picture captures the memory of a very happy family. This is a priceless position to me and I would like to keep it with me for the rest of my life. I have seen it thousands of times and still I look at it with indescribable delight. In the picture everyone was smiling, cheerfully. My father’s eyes were sparkling and the corners of his eyes green clicked. To tell the truth it was very rare to see my father smile as he always kept a serious facial expression. Needless to say that my mother was standing next to him with warm happiness glowing in your face. My younger brothers and sisters weren’t really photogenic because they were bursting out laughing for the reason I couldn’t remember clearly. In the background the sun looked like it was gradually receding into the waters below the sky consistent of assortment of shades, a blend of reds, oranges and yellows. The water below was mirroring this effect. The scene was beautiful. I have to admit that I know very little about the technical aspects of my camera and to be honest, I take photos from my own reference rather than maintaining aspects of professional photography. So this is the most important photo for me and I always kept it with me.
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I'm going to talk about a photo that I took some years ago when my family went on holiday to the beach. The picture captures the memory of a very happy family. This is a priceless possession to me, and I would like to keep it with me for the rest of my life. I have seen it thousands of times, and still, I look at it with indescribable delight. In the picture, everyone was smiling cheerfully. My father's eyes were sparkling, and the corners of his eyes crinkled. To tell the truth, it was very rare to see my father smile, as he always kept a serious facial expression. Needless to say, my mother was standing next to him with warm happiness glowing on her face. My younger brothers and sisters weren't really photogenic because they were bursting out laughing for a reason I couldn't remember clearly. In the background, the sun looked like it was gradually receding into the waters below, the sky consisting of an assortment of shades, a blend of reds, oranges, and yellows. The water below was mirroring this effect. The scene was beautiful. I have to admit that I know very little about the technical aspects of my camera, and to be honest, I take photos for my own reference rather than maintaining aspects of professional photography. So this is the most important photo for me, and I always keep it with me.
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