nine sides of sunday

Theme: Family

2005-12-13T13:40:00.000-08:00

After taking a few weeks off, we spent Sunday taking pictures of family. David (uncle) turned 50, so we had a breakfast party at Grandma's. Since I only had the film camera, each person only got one picture. Talk about pressure! Enjoy...

Auntie Gina, by Mia

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Eating, by Mica

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Anthony, by Butterfly

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Family, by Mikal

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Grandma's pictures, by Kristy

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Dad and Grandma, by Kristy for Echo

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Dad, by Mike

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Bleu and Anthony, by Jon

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Uncle David, by Bleu

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[October 30] Theme: Spooky

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by Mike

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by Kristy

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by Jon

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by Mia

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by Butterfly

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by Bleu

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by Mica

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by Mikal

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by Kristy, for Echo

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[October 16] Theme: DoF

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This theme was really tough for the kids, but very rewarding. I let them use my film camera [Olympus OM-1]. We talked about using the depth of field to focus on the most important part of the picture. In other words, I wanted them to set up a shot with a background, middle and foreground. By changing the focus, they would make the subject sharp while keeping the rest of the picture slightly blurred. I had the camera set for a very shallow dof, to make it easier for them to see. The exposure is off on some of them, but I was really proud of how hard they worked. Each of them took time to think about the composition before they took the picture. I didn't help them at all, so the focus isn't perfect. I wasn't expecting the photos to turn out as well as they did. Film, especially manual focus, is hard.

Good job, guys!

by Kristy

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by Kristy, for Mike

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by A [neighbor girl], for Echo

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By Jon

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by Bleu

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by Mikal

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by Mica

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by Mia

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[October 9] Theme: Diagonal

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We're looking at things from a different angle this week. Diagonal is the theme. It doesn't matter what the subject is, whether the whole picture is slanted or just a part. Please try to make strong diagonal lines the focus of this week's submissions.

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Saved for Mike, who hasn't taken his picture yet

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Negatives, by Kristy

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Diagonal Blue, by Bleu

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Out the Window, by Butterfly

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Mica's Arm, by Jon

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Pen, by Mikal

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Yellow, by Mica

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Fish Tank, by Mia

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Check Point Station, for Echo

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on the ride: by kristy

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carnival: by Mia

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light, light: by Echo [and yes, he took his own picture this week]

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red lane: by Johnny

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ride: by Mikal

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fireman dog: by Mica

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pink umbrella: by Butterfly

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reflection of family: for Mike, by Kristy [since he didn't get to go]

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Motorcycle show: by Bleu

[September 18] Theme: night photography

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We took our pictures after dark today. The big question was whether or not to use the flash. I explained that the flash would illuminate their subject and the background would remain dark. This makes details stand out and keeps the subject clear and in focus. Without the flash, the pictures come out blurry, with a reddish glow. This can be a lot of fun. We were about evenly divided on the question. What about you?

Flash or no flash?

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by Kristy. Notice how upset he got when I took him away from his fountain!

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for Mike, by Kristy. Echo kept spashing in the fountain. He thought he was HOT STUFF!

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by Echo. He took his own picture this week.

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by Mica

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by Mikal

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by Mia

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by Butterfly

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by Johnny

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by Bleu

Theme: Emotions

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I missed Nine Sides of Sunday yesterday because we were too busy roasting chile. The theme today was inspired by this. How do YOU feel today?

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Happy, by Mikal

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Happy, by Jon

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Grouchy, by Kristy for Mike

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One Happy, Two Sad: by Mia

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Mad, by Kristy for Echo

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Sad, by Kristy

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Confused, by Mica

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Happy, by Bleu

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Happy, by Butterfly

[August 28] Theme: Happy

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What makes you happy? That is the question I asked each one of the kids on our field trip to the City of Rocks. Don't forget to leave a comment for your favorite of the week!

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Color in the desert makes mom happy!

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Mom and big rocks make Johnny happy!

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Echo makes Dad happy!

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Dad makes Butterfly happy!

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Mom makes Mia happy!

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Mom and Dad make Mikal happy!

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Her family makes Mica happy!

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The lizard makes Echo happy!

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Dad makes Bleu happy!

[August 21] Theme: COLOR

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We have done this theme once before as a family and I am bringing it back for the flickr group. The color you choose doesn't matter. However, COLOR should be the main focus of your composition. Get creative and get colorful!

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saved for Mike's picture

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saved for Mike's color picture

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by Kristy: blue door

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for Echo, by Kristy: blue window

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for Mia, by Kristy

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by Mica: colorful flower

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by Mikal: yellow and black

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by Butterfly: very colorful pinwheel.

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by Johnny: green leaves.

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by Bleu: Why he picked cat food for his color shot is beyond me!

Theme: August 14

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The theme this week is numbers. Find an interesting number and take a picture of it. For some examples, check out the number game.

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for Echo, by Kristy

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by Mia

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by Mikal

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by Mica

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by Jon-Jon

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by Kristy

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by Bleu

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by Butterfly

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by Mike

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by Mia: Get it? The great outDOORs?!