We haven’t sent a photo Christmas card for years. It’s time. Yesterday’s sunshine and mild temperature was the perfect time to go outdoors and attempt to take a presentable photograph, but since it was just the two of us, we didn’t have the advantage of a photographer. We had to rely on the ten-second timer on my Fuji camera and a trusty tripod. Here are a few of the bloopers—
Blooper 1 – Clicked the shutter button without setting the timer. Who is that old woman? Yikes. How did time go so fast?Blooper 2 – Silly me, hit the two second setting instead of ten seconds. Blooper 3 – Tried to get tricky and run from setting the camera for ten seconds, smashing my way through strands of briars, slipping on damp leaves, climbing onto a log bridging the creek, balancing myself, managing to smile and maybe look presentable—all in ten seconds??? I’m amazed I got as far as I did. This was the first time my feet got wet during our photo shoot. I also fell, and the front calf portion of my jeans were stained by watery muck. Do you see the person standing safe on the log laughing? That’s my husband!Almost – This was almost our choice, but it is so sunny and somehow the camera has condensation spots on the lens. But still…might be a keeper. Can you see me trying to hide my dirty jeans?
Another maybe, but I’m pretty much blocking most of my husband out of the photo, and there’s a bit too much sun on our faces. Here’s the photo we decided to use, cleaned up, and cropped below. Our legs are a little off kilter, but that’s because to get back to where my husband stood in ten seconds, I had to jump a smaller creek that joined the larger one. He is actually helping me find my balance. I fell once at this location as I misjudged the distance and hit the sloped, wet bank too short. In this shot we are both laughing at all the trouble it was to take this photo. It was fun though, and after the photo was cropped we decided it was truly us. It’s a little early, but we wish everyone the best, and merriest Christmas ever.
The timer works…if you are ready to move fast! It is fun. The running to your place seems to make everyone, runner included, laugh a bit, and that way you get a genuine smile. Thanks for stopping by the blog.
Love these photos! And an early Merry Christmas to you also.
We did this a couple years ago with my kids and grandkids…the “bloopers” were the best shots of all and it was so much fun.
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Well…You had fun and that is what it’s all about. ..Good for you.
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It was fun. Good to be outdoors and laughing…acting like we were kids.
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Haha! That looks like a blast. We laugh hard at ourselves just doing selfies sometimes. We’ll have to try the timer soon! Have a wonderful day!
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The timer works…if you are ready to move fast! It is fun. The running to your place seems to make everyone, runner included, laugh a bit, and that way you get a genuine smile. Thanks for stopping by the blog.
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Love these photos! And an early Merry Christmas to you also.
We did this a couple years ago with my kids and grandkids…the “bloopers” were the best shots of all and it was so much fun.
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There were more bloopers for sure, but I had to narrow it down. It was a lot of fun, and because it was our smiles are genuine, not forced.
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