Well, it's been a while, but as I recall I took the photo from a walkway a few feet higher than the base of the fountain. The only way to get lower would be to stand IN the fountain, and I was not willing to sacrifice my shoes for my art! Besides, I would have lost all possibility of surreptitiousness. But you're right, lower might work well.
Beautiful use of long exposure at night.Could u have taken the pic from a lower angle with the father and son more prominent?Just curious how it'd have come.