Unexpected Discovery In Falls Park On The Reedy

I created this image in February 2019 when walking in Falls Park at the Reedy in my hometown Greenville, SC.

During a pre-assignment trip to South Africa in January, I purchased a Fujifilm X100F. I was still learning how to use the camera and experiment with its film simulation settings.

While walking on one of the park's higher located walkways, I noticed two girls having a photoshoot down at the river bank.

Because I was using the Acros (black and white) film simulation setting, and because of how one of the girls dressed, they almost looked like two fairies to me who were playing near the river.

This image works for me for three reasons.

First, the black and white rendering gives it a classic look and, together with the fact that the two subjects are relatively small in the frame, enhances the feeling of looking at something from an old picture book.

Second, I like how the diagonal, formed by the giant stone slabs on which the girls stand and the riverbed flow, guides the eye from the lower right to the right upper corner.

And finally, because the main subjects of the image are not immediately apparent, which adds to the surprise of finding them in the middle of the picture. Almost like stumbling on them in an enchanted forest.