Cameras are a wonderful thing . . . until one is pointed at me. That's when horror strikes. Maybe a little bit of the feeling I had when I saw this week's assignment. NOT my favorite one, to be sure. But, I thought, it's only one week, and it's only one post. (sigh) I'll resign myself to that.
I had to smile when my family began asking about it. Things such as "Next week is self portrait . . . are you doing that one?" or better yet, "Who's doing the self portrait this week?" They know me well. : ) As it turns out, I'm the only P52er in our family at the present, so you'll just have to bear with me. Hopefully next week will bring better subject matter. : )
If you have to do something you dislike, make it fun! Right? : ) So I straightened my hair, borrowed my brother's hat, and got busy. I don't have a tripod, so it took a little bit of creativity in that aspect.
Necessity is the mother of invention. : )
It about cracked me up when one of our cats saw what I was doing and got curious. I would set the camera, position it, and then hit the shutter button and patiently wait the ten seconds for it to fire. Sugar watched this process from a distance at first, but, curiosity getting the best of him, he began creeping closer and closer to that strange looking black box that I kept fidgeting with. By the last shot, he got close enough to sniff it when the shutter clicked. You should have seen how quickly he jumped back! : ) Now, had he started messing with that expensive black box, there may have been new meaning to the old adage "Curiosity killed the cat"!
I love your smile! I know what you mean about being on the "other" side of the camera. But I think you overcame the discomfort very well :)
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This is a great shot - beautiful composition, and I like the colours you are wearing, great job.
ReplyDeleteLove the pose. Cool. V
ReplyDeleteReally cute picture. I think using a prop might have made it a little easier.
ReplyDeleteI love it. Love the hat. You did a great job!!
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