Pondering The Future

This was actually a self portrait by my husband (so if this wins technically HE gets the fame, but we share the blog so that's OK!), and it came out to be one of my favourite pictures of him.  I've edited it into B&W and tweaked the shades a little. You can see how far away his thoughts are as he was contemplating the future and soaking himself in the beauty of Lake Windermere.

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I Heart Mud!!

As my little man played in the mud he was heard to declare, "I love mud!!"

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Blue Hoo!!

This was taken just after a visit to The Tate (London). I think my girls were experimenting with their own form of art! This particular blue paint was of the rather sticky, sweet variety :D

This is one of my favourite shots in my collection - I love the twinkle of silliness in their eyes :)

Of course for the purposes of competition I have edited it a little ;)

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SILLY DADDY!

I may not be the worlds best photographer, but I think I might be in with a fighting chance this week! 

This shot is of our lovely Daddy oiking the small ones down from the monument at Trafalgar Square - I just love it :D You can see the all the laughter that came with this silly moment!

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I Fell in Love...

A long time ago I fell in love with the smile in these eyes :)

Somewhere in there you can see the cheeky boy, the loving brother & husband and the thoughtful man. He has a depth to his eyes that I simply adore!

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Just look into my eyes...

My little man at the end of a long walk. I think the look in his eyes is one of satisfaction mixed with weariness. I have cropped out the rest of the shot - he is standing on a little stone across a stream and he didn't want to get his feet wet, so perhaps there is a little hint of worry there too! I've put the full shot HERE if you want to have a look :)

I had a go at getting that 'cross-processed' look that everyone has been chatting about - how did I do? Also on 'rule of thirds' and interesting perspectives. I think this fits on all accounts, so I'm hopefull ;)

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For the record

You can't pull the wool over my eyes!!

Ok so not technically MY pet, but a 'possible' pet none-the-less I thought I'd try to get away with it ;)

I liked the angle & the contrasting colours on this one.

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I Got the Part

"I Got the Part!"

Imagine my little man's joy when he got the lead role as 'The Grumpy Shepherd"

I guess he hardly fits the bill in this picture though ;)

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New Life's Embrace.

This is a picture of my Mum, holding her newest grandchild, just minutes old, all pink & glowing - the first child she had been witness to the birth of! If you look closely you can see Ellie is actually looking at her, and the 'joy' in my Mum's heart is so evident on her face- I don't think her smile could get any broader, or her eyes tell you more of their joy, even if you could see them!!

The Joy of New Life's Embrace.

Joy - Part 2!

STRIKE!!

This is my friend's little man - just after he got a strike.

The picture says it all!!

Taken on an ordinary little P&S - I love the movement in the shot :)

Again tough choice - my other 'almost' for this week is posted HERE if you are interested :)

Difficult Choices - JOY

"A First Smile & A Friend's Love."

This is my entry for this weeks "JOY" category.

I found it hard to find pictures of joy without children in - so often in my family our joy is wrapped up in our children :)

This is a picture of a young lady who came to live with us one summer just after my son was born. C is just about 5 weeks old in this picture and this was for sure one of his first deliberately responsive smiles - and it was for her :)

You can see the joy and the bond between them - I love the shot! It captures a moment I'll probably never see again.

I found it so hard to chose between two photos though this week so I put the other one HERE in case you were interested to see it!!

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Grandad

Two Sillies

My Sister and Brother-in-law having a silly moment. I love the fun in their faces :)

Just Something...

From Frog-Photoblog

I don't know what it is in my daughter's face here that I love, but there is something so wistful about her expression. She looks so sad & thoughtful (even though she was not at all sad when I took it).

Taken on my Fuji FinePix F601 Zoom camera.

I decided I would crop out a little to make a better composition - what do you think? Somehow the crop focuses more into her eyes I think, and her peachy lips :) Hope it's OK to modify after entry :)

Bush Baby