So, what did YOU do while we were down?

[Colin Southern]

We had a couple of kids pop in to play with my youngest ... so what a great opportunity to put some of my school-of-portraiture learned stuff to the test

[wilgk]

...you mean AFTER stressing that I'd broken something?
oh okay well then I cleaned up the detritus from our fashionista having 19 others just like her over last night to celebrate that they are now all 18 & are allowed to drink


Lovely series to share with us - #2 and #4 are my favourites this time

[PopsPhotos]

Models like that could almost make me go back into portraiture, after 52 years.

Pops

[carregwen]

Were we down?

[carregwen]

I'm kidding Love #3, Colin.

[revi]

Nice portraits (as usual )
I think I like #4 best.

But, you better be careful, Colin, or all parents in the neighbourhood will send their kids to play with yours (after checking you are in).

Remco

[tb72]

Nice serie, I prefer#3 and 4

[Dave Humphries]

Fixed the central heating and watched the Bourne Ultimatum on TV tuner and wondered why CiC wasn't here.

But it's OK, I blamed my son because he said, and I quote; "Come and fix the central heating, the forums will still be there later" and they weren't!!!!

[Colin Southern]

Nice portraits (as usual )
I think I like #4 best.

But, you better be careful, Colin, or all parents in the neighbourhood will send their kids to play with yours (after checking you are in).

Remco

LOL - waaaaay too late for that!

When I did my "Death by Roses" shot I printed it on a canvas and gave it to the mum as a surprise. The surprise was on me though when she said she'd already seen it! I thought "how the heck can she have already seen it - I only did it a couple of hours ago" - up I'd already up-loaded it to the website, and Mum had been online waiting ... !

[wilgk]

I only did it a couple of hours ago" - I'd already up-loaded it to the website, and Mum had been online waiting ... !

Mum's can do that - it's in our job description

[Colin Southern]

Mum's can do that - it's in our job description

Mums can do anything

[carregwen]

Mums can do anything

Surely you meant... "Mums do everything"?

[Colin Southern]

Surely you meant... "Mums do everything"?

Well yes, but I didn't want to correct Kay.

If a man speaks - but no woman hears him - is he still wrong?

[Wirefox]

I slipped in to a state of gloom and despondency. Kicked the cat, shouted at the kids then tried to pat my head and rub my tummy. After 2 minutes amusement with that I thought it best to do something useful.....how many Malteasers can you get in your mouth without crunching eh? After being reprimanded for stealing the kids sweets I went into the street and kicked a tin can about and had an irresistible urge to buy a bottle of cheap cider and kick the bus shelter in. Then it came to me..holy orders! No that would never work..nuns are wearing there skirts a tad long this year. But there is life after CiC so I fired up the old Mac went to POTN and had a damn good laugh at people agonising over why they can't be good togs without a 70-200mm f/2.8. Am I a bad person?

Steve

Colin, I think your last shot of Skylah is a cracker

[Dave Humphries]

I slipped in to a state of gloom and despondency. Kicked the cat, shouted at the kids then tried to pat my head and rub my tummy. After 2 minutes amusement with that I thought it best to do something useful.....how many Malteasers can you get in your mouth without crunching eh? After being reprimanded for stealing the kids sweets I went into the street and kicked a tin can about and had an irresistible urge to buy a bottle of cheap cider and kick the bus shelter in. Then it came to me..holy orders! No that would never work..nuns are wearing there skirts a tad long this year. But there is life after CiC so I fired up the old Mac went to POTN and had a damn good laugh at people agonising over why they can't be good togs without a 70-200mm f/2.8. Am I a bad person?

Steve

So where are the pictures of the nuns then?
... or hasn't your 70-200mm f2.8 arrrived yet

(The only bit I believe is the Malteasers)

LOL

[Shadowman]

while we were down...

Edited and printed photos, watched a terrible movie (You Don't Mess With the Zohan), prepared my equipment for another day.

[Jim B.]

I went to a vintage boat regatta.

[Antonio Correia]

Very well Colin. Very well...

[Juniper]

I was chating with bugs

[Colin Southern]

nuns are wearing there skirts a tad long this year.

That could be a bad habit for you to get into (get it? get it?)

But there is life after CiC so I fired up the old Mac went to POTN and had a damn good laugh at people agonising over why they can't be good togs without a 70-200mm f/2.8.

I do that occasionally on my old stomping ground ... same people still complaining about the same things and still giving poor advice. Can't say I miss it one little bit.

Colin, I think your last shot of Skylah is a cracker

Thanks Steve,

I was lucky to get 4 keepers out of it as they were quite shy. It was as much a test of my pocket wizards to be honest ... I've had some REALLY weird issues with them; some of which was my fault, and some I really don't understand (like the TT1 firing slaves at random whilst the shutter was open for a multi-minute exposure, even after the TT1 was switched off!).