A Smile is Just a Smile

Canon 5d mk2 24mm 3.5L II

There aren't many shots that I would say that I am really proud of, but this shot I am. First of all, these three ladies are very nice people, so any comments that will be made below only reflects the view of the social consciousness of the general public as I would see it. Basically its "art"... to make it easier to explain.

The backdrop is pure excess, gorgeous things that normal people will never lay their hands on. The women in their designer dresses, slender legs and brand name dogs. The American Dream.

But look at that expression! She is 13 all over again. There isn't an ounce of pretensiousness on showing how happy she is when her dog licks her. The happiness crosses all social/cultural boundaries. Its never misunderstood.

The general public are jealous of them, be envious of them or even hate them, but that smile transcends that hate and dissipates it. It makes me think and ask myself, why we believe in the things that we believe. And how wrong it can be.

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