Thanks David. It was a fleeting moment and I barely managed to scramble the camera, did not have time to set iso, aperture etc. Surprised that the flash fired. The secondary shots with more emotions were lost in a blur.
I can tell there is a story behind this one, but it isn't quite clear exactly what that story is, and this bugs me just a little...The photo is taken well and I get the sense of emotion...perhaps I'd liked to have seen the boy's face...maybe that's what it is...all my ramblings and my opinions only.