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February 3, 2012

i hope you smile....big

some of these girls were in my earlier jumping photos. this time they brought their friends.

it was one big jumping party.

even with a one, two, three

JUMP

there are missed counts and i had to take extra shots.

but when you're young, enthusiastic and limber

who cares.

i hope you do something this weekend

that makes your smile as big as theirs.

January 28, 2011

a bit more of this and some of my stupidity....

this is a friend of ours

he and his wife came down to visit us for a few days. i told them they didn't have to jump. in fact i was a bit nervous to let them. but they insisted. actually he insisted and his wife came along for the ride. she's so darn sweet.

these girls were too cute. they're from destin

{i think}

you'd think after awhile i'd learn to carry a notebook with me to keep track of everyone. but no. i rely on my memory. actually i try to rely on my memory.

i found this cute couple biking and taking photos in town.

they're from cedar rapids, which is in my neck of the woods.

you know. wisconsin. iowa. illinois. we're like triplets.

check out these jumpers. they're from tampa and mississippi.

{once again. i think}

the girl in the pink was totally getting into the fun.

here's

samantha. lucy. and tracy.

all from my favorite little shop

perspicacity

{is the hair in the middle photo hilarious or what}

i adore these two guys

if my memory is right

they're from bloomington, illinois

and

i think they would have done anything for me. i should have asked for cartwheels.

and

here's where my stupidity comes into play

these two girls are twins and are the sweetest people i think i have ever met.

obviously one is pregnant

{terri}

and

is due in a month

and

the other is not

{tracy}

{i pray that i have their names right}

anyhow

both of them are married to men serving to protect our country. they are originally from phoenix. terri lives an hour from here. tracy lives in las vegas.

so what would a really good photographer do after spending that much time with strangers to know that much about them.

she'd be smart enough to have her camera set to get a photo that it's in focus. but noooooo. instead she first uses one camera with the wrong setting that totally overexposes the photo. in seeing what is happening she runs to her hubby and grabs the other camera. changes lenses. runs back to the girls and is blinded by the bright sun which prevents her from seeing that her red focal point was not in the center where it should have been. arrghhhh.

thank god i had taken photos on their camera first. please tell me those turned out if you're reading this. my fingers are crossed.

and

the jumper. she did that pose in every jump and totally cracked me up. i didn't ask but i bet she played volleyball in high school.

~~~~~

thank you thank you thank you

to all my jumpers

you truly made my january one i'll never forget

January 24, 2011

please tell me....

that you're not tired of my jumping photos

~because i could do this all day long~

these two sweeties

are

from tallahassee

and

so is this group

~i think they are all students~

if you've ever been to seaside

then i know you've shopped here

per-spi-cas-sity

they closed for a tiny bit after the holidays and this past week they were back to work setting up the most incredible vignettes

sophie and i strolled through the market everyday

watching and drooling

{me not her, over the new clothes}

and

quickly made friends with managers

ann and morgan

who

wanted to jump for me

when they found out that that's what i do

~they are too sweet~

these two unsuspecting beach walkers

from ft. walton beach

or shoot

was it panama city

were more than willing to set down their beers and jump for me

~guys are so easy~

this is judy and her grand-daughter. we met judy the first day we walked into town and since she spends the winters in seaside, we've been lucky enough to talk to her almost everyday.

she really wanted to jump for one of my jumping photos, but i told her that i just couldn't take the chance that she might fall or twist an ankle. now granted, she rides her bike everyday and is amazingly young for her 70 plus years. but sometimes i just have to draw the line.

whatever her grand-daughter eats for breakfast, though. well, i want some of that.

wow. can this girl jump.

and

of course we had to throw in a few cartwheels

too

this family is from henderson, kentucky. which is just barely a breath away from where we lived in newburgh {evansville} indiana for 8 years. so we had lots to talk about.

at first

the little guys weren't so sure that jumping was what they wanted to do.

~actually i'm not really so sure dad wanted to jump either~

but

when mom said "come on, let's do it" they all joined in on the fun

aren't they the cutest

and

believe or not

it's the younger kids

already close to the ground

that have the hardest time jumping

so you can imagine how happy i was

to see the "air" they were able to get

{and to see the seagull in the upper left corner}

thanks to all my jumpers. you make me smile until my cheeks my hurt.

and guess what. i have more. see. i told you i could do this all day.

the rest of the photos will be up a bit later in the week.

ps...the packers are going to the super bowl. it's good to be a cheesehead.

AND

this information below, from kate is so helpful, that i might be publishing it a few times, as i really want to respond to you when you leave me a comment. but i can't and i don't want you to think i'm ignoring you. because i'm not. honest. you just have to change something.

here's the information

thanks kate

Bloggers out there ~ you’ve seen it. It’s the ‘Noreply-Comment@Blogger.com’ message that appears sometimes after you click on reply to a reader’s comment.
I often respond directly to reader’s comments, but there’s that little grinch who always seems to show up like an unwanted guest when I have something I really want to say to someone.
There is a way to help rid this little problem and it’s so easy to do. Readers who have blogs can do the following:
Open your blog and click on the Customize link. It’s in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Click on the Dashboard link, also in the upper right hand corner.
Now click on Edit Profile, on the left hand size of the screen right next to your picture.
This takes you to the Edit User Profile screen.
Look in the Privacy section.
Check the box that says, “Show my e-mail address”.
In the Identity section, enter in an e-mail address.
Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on Save Profile.
And that’s how it’s done. This will rid the world of Noreply-Comment@Blogger.com. Unless you wish to remain stealth, of course. And that I will understand.

January 21, 2011

this i know for sure...

jumping makes you smile

~seriously. it's impossible to jump with a frown on your face. try it~

and

building a human pyramid

can cause full out belly laughs

~see the boy on top~

this family is from louisville, kentucky and when i approached them about a photo. well somehow i just knew they'd be amazing. when we finished the jumping photos they wanted more. they said how about a pyramid. i said are you kidding me. yes. one hundred percent yes. the dad quickly did the math. twice actually {gotcha chris} to figure out that we'd end up with a

cutie patootie in front of the pyramid base.

i have to admit. it was perfect. they were perfect.

then i ran across these three girls. wow. more perfection.

~i think i forgot to ask where they were from~

let's take a closer look at this photo for a moment.

i mean i know i'm kind of good at this jumping thing and capturing really cool photos.

but come on. even i can't do the magic that happened behind this photo.

the single man between the leg space of the girl in the middle. and then the other group of people standing under the bent knees of another girl. wow.

~umm. yup. forgot to ask where they were from, too~

and

at the end of the day. before heading back to my cottage to watch the golden globes.

i found this family from nashville watching the sunset.

actually one of the girls is from wisconsin. cheese heads unite.

the mom had a new camera. so i showed her a few things. she said she really didn't know how to use it and i was happy to help. then like i always do. i took a few photos on her camera first. then a couple on mine. i'm not sure where my settings were. it's a bit dark. even for sunset.

but hey. they jumped.

i had another people connection. smiles and laughs were seen and heard.

and really. by the end of the day. isn't that what we all want.

January 19, 2011

and then we're going to jump....

you already know i'm passionate about photography

and

there are days

where

i'm even more passionate about jumping

~many of you already know this~

and

when the jumping involves unsuspecting strangers

well

then my day has been totally and completely made

i ask "do you want a photo of all of you"

they say "sure"

i say "we can do a normal shot but then will you jump for me"

they say "okay"

~while nervously laughing with each other~

then

they hand me their camera. usually a point and shoot.

i ask them to find the sports mode for me.

then i tell them what to do. how to jump. how i'll count them down.

the best part. always. is the laughter.

then

the "look at you" the "you jumped so high" the "your shirt came up"

the

"can we do another one"

honestly. i can't begin to tell you how happy the jumping photos make me.

and

if you think these are the only jumping photos i have from the beach. you're mistaken.

i have so many to share with you.

~these just happen to be the only ones where my hubby caught me in the act~

ps...the girl i'm talking to in the first photo told me she's a first year photography student. we talked shop a little bit. you know us camera geeks. that's what we do.

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