I'm in TROUBLE!

johno · January 31, 2006

OK, OK... I know, it's been a loooonnnnng time since I posted any pics on DG. I have stuggled getting shots with my 20D which I thought were "good". I mean really struggled. It's like driving a Kia and switching to a Hummer. I still don't know everything my camera can do. I feel like an idiot.

Today I thought I would take some shots of my kids. It started with my son, Caleb, so I thought I would take some of my girls.

I THINK I'M IN TROUBLE. I'm thinking now of selling everything and buying a shotgun. I am a youth pastor and I have always said, "If someone hurts my family, I don't mind starting a ministry in jail."

As I looked at these shots, I realize my little girls are not so little girls any longer. I am glad to see them grow, but... I don't know.

Here's the set.

Caleb didn't last long... Only 10 pics. The others look very much like this one.

Hannah, 10. Soon to be 11

Miriam, 6. Soon to be 7

Hannah and Miriam, soon to be in trouble.

It's good to be back.

peace.
johno~

gus · January 31, 2006

Sorry mate...smugmug maint so i can see the shots.

The 20D is a so so simple to use, its a gift. Just swing it to AV mode & then use that right index finger to choose that aperture...thats it.....i just set the aperture to allow the shot to be take against the length of the lens V's amount of light & thus not have movement.

oh..i forgot. If you cant get the shutter fast enough then lift the ISO up until you can. Thats where the other brands get to take a back seat.

ginger_55 · January 31, 2006

Johno, those shots are gorgeous!!!!

Just where is the struggle??? I don't see any struggling?

Good models, yeah, but good photography!

(Someone will "hurt" your kids in some way. Actually, "someone" probably already has made a kid sad. It happens. Try to stay out of jail, those are gorgeous photos! I am not sure re camera access as a prisoner.)

ginger

(I am getting new lenses, same as before but faster, they come today or tomorrow. I don't get photos like that.....................gorgeous!)

Lighting? Background?

Flyinggina · January 31, 2006

What a gorgeous set of pictures. Your kids have beautiful eyes. I love all of the photos - although I would like the first one of Miriam to be just a tad brighter - but the last one of the two girls really, really moves me.

I understand the anxiety of watching your children grow up and knowing that the world won't always be good to them, but I don't see the 20D problem here. What lens are you using? Excellent work.

Virginia

johno · January 31, 2006

Thanks Virginia... I shot these with my canon 50mm 1.8. I used the flash on the camera and distilled it with an old translucent film canister... I cut out a slot so it could be placed over the flash.

I will work on the one with Miriam... I agree a bit dark.

Peace.
johno~

johno · January 31, 2006

ginger_55 wrote:

Just where is the struggle??? I don't see any struggling?
ginger

(I am getting new lenses, same as before but faster, they come today or tomorrow. I don't get photos like that.....................gorgeous!)

Lighting? Background?

Thanks G. You know I am one of your biggist fans.

About the struggles, I haven't posted any here... To embarrassed.

It's the user not the camera.

Also, I only meant to joke about the "going to jail" thing. I used to be a boy... Bill Cosby says, "boys are nasty" and I agree with him.

Right now there is only one on the radar... He's being watched... All the time.

Peace.
johno~

Steve Cavigliano · January 31, 2006

You did well and they are blossoming beauties all right :uhoh I'd definitely be looking into shotguns. Forget new lenses. You need to save for their college educations and for that shotgun.....

Old Bill C was right on. Boys are nasty

They only have one thing on their mind and it ain't photography

As the father of a 16yo, going on 21, girl :cry I can tell you that my shotgun is right there in the hall closet. When her dates come over to pick her up, we have "the talk" as I am oiling her up (the shotgun, not my daughter

).....

Nice shots John

Steve

johno · January 31, 2006

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

You did well and they are blossoming beauties all right :uhoh I'd definitely be looking into shotguns. Forget new lenses. You need to save for their college educations and for that shotgun.....

Old Bill C was right on. Boys are nasty They only have one thing on their mind and it ain't photography As the father of a 16yo, going on 21, girl :cry I can tell you that my shotgun is right there in the hall closet. When her dates come over to pick her up, we have "the talk" as I am oiling her up (the shotgun, not my daughter ).....

Steve

Thanks for the laugh Steve. My best wishes to you as a father of a 16yo.

peace.
johno~

MelP · January 31, 2006

Lovely shots!! And very beautiful kids. I really like how the eyes sparkle in some of them.
I agree, you need the shotgun. I am looking into one for myself, for when my girls get old enough to date (of course, that won't happen till they're 30

)

Nice pictures,
Mel

Bob&Glennie · January 31, 2006

Hey Johno, beautiful kids. So here's what Glennie and I did ... We all know that kids rebel. I did. Glennie did. Probably you did too. So the trick is to see to it that they rebel against the right thing

I got mixed up with a bunch of bikers and hippies and Glennie just got mixed up. So we figured if we just keep on being hippies (God fearing hippies) that our kids will rebel and turn out straight. It worked!!! Our son is a clean cut bank employee married to a beautiful girl and both faithful to the Lord. Our daughter is just finishing her last year of college and cute as a button. (I should dig up some photo's of them). So there you go man. That's how you do it.

If that doesn't work you can count on "If you train up a child in the way he (she) should go, when he (she) is grown he (she) will not depart from it".

John Mueller · January 31, 2006

Beautiful children.Nice pp.
Oh wait a few more years:tough

johno · January 31, 2006

Thanks Bob for the advice. I'll see if my wife wants to get matching tie-dye shirts to wear around our kids.

I will say, my kids ARE good kids.

We have a deal... If a stranger in public comments, to me, on how "well" my children behave, it's a trip to the dollar store or baskin robins for a kids cone. I'm glad to say trips happen often. It's why I had to add the dollar store as an option... Do you know how much a kids cone is at Baskin Robins... Do you know how much an adult 2 scoop cone is? Chaching$$$

I figure, there is not a father here that wouldn't drive a 100 miles to help another father.

Thanks again.
johno~

dragon300zx · January 31, 2006

Great Photos, Great kids, Great Parents.

I do however have two words for you to remember as your daughters start to approach that age (and it gets younger all the time

).

SWORD COLLECTION.

Shotgun, blech. Everyone's got one, everyone can clean em, doesn't take much to shoot them, not very scary.

But a sword collection, and ability to demonstrate the use of them.... Well that can go a long ways in making a young man understand what can happen if he slips up. After all what would happen if you slipped up while spinning a sharp sword oh so close to.......

ChrisJ · February 1, 2006

Beautiful shots, and kids, johno!

Skip the shotgun and get the Dgrin Machine Gun lens instead!

johno · February 1, 2006

dragon300zx wrote:

I do however have two words for you to remember as your daughters start to approach that age (and it gets younger all the time ).

SWORD COLLECTION.

Shotgun, blech. Everyone's got one, everyone can clean em, doesn't take much to shoot them, not very scary.

But a sword collection, and ability to demonstrate the use of them.... Well that can go a long ways in making a young man understand what can happen if he slips up. After all what would happen if you slipped up while spinning a sharp sword oh so close to.......

True... I have always liked swords. I wouldn't mind owning a sword like the one used in Braveheart.

How about a collection of handmade "shives" which can be found in many prison systems:D

I guess I will have to ask Andy for some advice. I think he has the same problem as I do.

peace.
johno~

dragon300zx · February 1, 2006

johno wrote:

How about a collection of handmade "shives" which can be found in many prison systems:D

peace.
johno~

Oh thats perfect, and get a prison tat. Even a temp one that looks real. Maybe some extensions in the back to give the appearance of a mullet, and cutoff t-shirt and shorts.

Andy tell's em he's a member of the village people, and he can see why she says they are so cute, then gives em a wink.

johno · February 1, 2006

dragon300zx wrote:

Andy tell's em he's a member of the village people, and he can see why she says they are so cute, then gives em a wink.

I think we have a WINNER!

Who would have thought two little girls could get so many fathers together on one page?

peace.
johno~

windoze · February 1, 2006

1st of all what beautiful children and I have to tell you their names are absolutely wonderful!! I love biblical names.... i wanted to name my daughters sarah and hannah and my sons matthew and issac but my wife won out on three of them, I did get a Matthew though....
the poses and expressions are priceless, but you already know that......

God bless you and you family..

troy

dragon300zx · February 1, 2006

johno wrote:

I think we have a WINNER!

Who would have thought two little girls could get so many fathers together on one page?

peace.
johno~

I'm no father. Oh no. Older brother, who liked tormenting his little sisters bf's.

johno · February 2, 2006

dragon300zx wrote:

I'm no father. Oh no. Older brother, who liked tormenting his little sisters bf's.

That works just as well.

I have had so much fun with this post I really forgot to ask the technical questions on how to improve... I am headed to Portland, OR with my family this weekend. I hope for little rain so I can get some in the outdoors.

We'll see what the next step is.

Peace.
johno~

David Stevens · February 3, 2006

johno wrote:

That works just as well.

I have had so much fun with this post I really forgot to ask the technical questions on how to improve... I am headed to Portland, OR with my family this weekend. I hope for little rain so I can get some in the outdoors.

We'll see what the next step is.

Peace.
johno~

Excellent shots!

twinbnj · February 4, 2006

Wonderful shots!
The overall feel on Caleb is very nice, one of my favorite styles.
The tight face shot of Hannah is just beautiful, I love the expression and crop on this.
Once again a nice face crop and expression on Miriam.
The shot of the two girls together is perfect!

DigitalDevo · February 4, 2006

Beautiful shots!!

I'm in TROUBLE!

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