Nathan plays softball on Thursdays, providing a wonderful night each week for Marianna and her friends to get together at the fields and run off any ounce of extra energy that they might have been storing up. Usually we pack plenty of food and drinks, and the kids are good to go indefinitely.
This week was a double header, so I brought my camera hoping to catch some good shots of the kiddos playing together. But instead of doing the photo shooting myself, I took a little holiday and handed the camera over to Marianna and her best friend, Maggie, to take turns capturing some priceless moments. A photo contest ensued, and I'll let you be the judge of who walked away with the grand prize.
I'll start with the best and work my way down. First, we'll take a looksie at Marianna's work behind the lens.
This was the first picture on the camera, and what a keeper it is! She set the bar high with this one...and as we'll see later on, maybe a little too high.
It didn't take long for things to take a turn for the worse with this picture that captures Adrienne looking a little, shall we say, frazzled?
Okay, time to switch operators. Maggie is now in firm control of the camera, and again, the first shot is a keeper.
She tried again, and she's two for two, success!
But then Marianna was ready for her solo shot. I actually heard her requesting this picture and turned around in my chair to see her posing on the grassy knoll. She's at that age where posing for a self portrait is nothing but pure joy.
Or not. Let's take a look at that one a little closer, if you can handle it.
OH MY. When I saw this, I almost choked on my dinner. I laughed until I had to wipe away the tears, and even when I put the camera away, this image kept popping in my head, causing me to burst into laughter all over again.
Whoa. Never have I seen such a terrible picture in my life. It's hard to say who walked away from the contest a winner, but I'm leaning toward Maggie for capturing life at it's most unglamorous. It takes work to take a picture that bad. Or maybe the credit goes to Marianna for being able to produce a facial expression like that. A toss up I suppose!
9 comments:
That is SO Freakin' funny! :) Love it!
I love that "trying to smile" look little kids get! Looks like a fun contest!
Haha!!! For some reason she looks a lot like you when you were little! I really don't mean that in a mean way! It reminds me of your 4th grade pic - although you were smiling in yours, they really do look similar. You should post a side by side- haha!
hilarious! i think both of our kids have some serious talent!
julie
Hahaha...I am dying! All those pics are too cute! I love it!
Too funny! I don't know if you have a real cheeser on your hands or if she's in pain! =)
I agree on the "keepers." They actually did a great job centering the pics, but I'm guessing you probably got a few with no heads. Or are they that talented?
So funny! This had me laughing out loud!
That is hysterical, Angie! She always takes such good pictures - was she upset or was it just a random expression?
Hilarious!
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