@Michael Rawluk: Thanks very much Michael.

@Sriram: Thanks Sriram!

@Lost Valley View: Thanks - I'm grateful for your support (and Michael and Sriram's)- Maybe you need to be working with kids like yourself or a parent of the right age to get this photo.
Personally I liked this shot as much as the one I posted yesterday (and certainly it means more emotionally)but the response is very obviously completely different - my youngest son was playing on slides just like this one only a few years ago so maybe the photo has too much of a personal attachement for me.
That's part of the fascination of AM3 for me - the response can vary so much from photo to photo!

@amy: Thanks amy! - I really love this image personally but was not sure if other people would see the same qualities in it that I did.

@Markus: Thank you very much Markus. As you know, its impossible now in the UK to take photos of kids at play unless they are your own - I thought this photo had a certain poignancy. My own kids are a few years too old to be playing on this small infant sized slide but it brought back a lot of happy memories for me of when they were that age.

@Reza: Thanks for taking the time to leave such kind words of encouragement Reza!

@Rags: Thanks Rags - I thought the slide had a beauty all of its own. I love the simple design but what really caught my eye was the colours - I love the way that it has been so well loved and used that the kids hands and feet have worn away the newer green paint to show the original red and orange paint underneath.

Regarding the fact that the playground is deserted - it has now become impossible in the UK for anyone to take photos of kids in a public place like this unless they are your own (and then you would you would have to make sure other kids were not also in the photo). I thought this added a certain poignacy to the image.

@Peter F: Thank you for taking the time to leave such kind comments Peter!