When you're 4, you have a different perspective on life than when you get older.

First and foremost, it's a perspective of someone who is only 4 feet tall.

At that height, you see the world somewhat differently.

That fact was clearly evident when I looked at the photographs that my daughter, Becca, took with her disposable camera on our recent trip to Disney World.

There were plenty of photos of legs, knees, waists, butts and elbows. Few of her photos had people's faces in them.

When you're Becca's age, adult faces are well beyond camera range.

Perhaps that's why 4-year-olds don't always listen to what mom and dad have to say.

It's tough to listen when you're trying to dodge all those legs that are in your line of sight.

Imagine the kind of news stories we would have if reporters spent all their time looking at the president's legs at news conferences rather than at his face.

"His knees are trembling," one reporter would say.

"He looks a bit shaky," another might add.

Many of Becca's photos were out of focus. She often jerked the camera as she pressed the button or got one of her fingers on the lens, obscuring part of the frame.

Standing along the "Toy Story" parade route at Disney World, Becca snapped a whole bunch of pictures.

The gray pavement figured prominently in the photos as did the legs of people lining the parade route.

If you're dressing to impress a 4-year-old, you can forget about the makeup. But you might want to paint your toes.

At Becca's age, the ground is always in sight. You can't ignore it the way an adult can.

At Disney's MGM Studios, Becca was intrigued by a Mickey-Mouse-shaped shrub.

She walked around it, photographing it from all sides like a fashion photographer who wants to get the shot just right.

At her age, Mickey Mouse is just hard to resist even as shrubbery.

Kodak "Picture Spot" signs crop up often at Disney World, although most people seem to pass them by in favor of the stop-in-the-middle-of-the-crowd shot. The key to this shot is to take it before you get trampled.

At any rate, one of my favorite photos that Becca took is one showing one of those "Picture Spot" signs flanked by the patio umbrella of an empty vending stand and a green trash can.

Children have a way of seeing things that adults often overlook.

Of course, parents often overlook those scenic spots at Disney World because they are too busy trying to make sure that their children don't get lost or under foot.

If the perspective seems a little skewed at age 4, imagine what it's like for my 8-month-old baby, Bailey.

She can pull herself up. But much of her life is still spent on all fours, crawling around in search of another toy to taste.

If Bailey were taking photos of people, the world would seem crowded with little more than shoes and socks.

The top of the couch cushions must seem like the edge of the world to her.

Sometimes you have to crawl around to get a new snapshot on life. Who knows? You might want reprints.

~Mark Bliss is a staff writer for the Southeast Missourian.