LPS 7 I really blew it

Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
edited June 21, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
Last night was my daughters 15 birthday. We gave her an iMacbook mini. Instead of being ready with the camera, I was the one presenting the gift - her reaction was really, truely joyful!!! and I did not get it!!!

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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    Ouch!! Your experience does raise issues of being an observer versus a participant - especially in our family lives. My granddaughter doesn't let me get away with being an observer very often, which makes it hard to grab photos of the moments of intense emotion. On the other hand, I am really engaged with her at those times and that is very precious. You were fully with your daughter last night in her excitement and joy so, IMHO, you did not goof.

    And don't give up!! Maybe you can get a photo of her lost in the experience of listening to one of her favorite songs on her shinny new iPod.

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  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    Ann,

    You could try for sorrow by taking it away from her today:D

    Don't you just hate it when you think of the shot after it passes?
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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    I learn the most from missed shots. Much of my progress has been from analyzing failed and missed shots. That brutal tear at you feeling can be quite motivational when new opportunities strike ;-)

    And it is absolutely true that you can't shoot an event you are participating in. It really is one or the other, but not both, type of affair.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Last night was my daughters 15 birthday. We gave her an iMacbook mini. Instead of being ready with the camera, I was the one presenting the gift - her reaction was really, truely joyful!!! and I did not get it!!!

    rolleyes1.gifrolleyesrolleyes1.gif

    Ann,

    here's a tip for you: come all serious to her and say you have to take it back, for whatever reason. You'll get all sorrow you need. Then wait a bit and give it back, and you'll get all the joy. mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    Better potential now
    If you want to capture a winning shot of deeeep sorrow, just take back the Mac and give her a PC.
  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    If you want to capture a winning shot of deeeep sorrow, just take back the Mac and give her a PC.

    LOW BLOW!
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  • sunitasunita Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    Ann,

    I totally empathise with you. My second niece was born tuesday and I had been waiting for that moment where I could capture my first niece's (her sibling) reaction to seeing the baby for the first time (the older one is just over 3 yrs.). It was priceless, except, I was right next to the baby and couldn't get the entire scene into my camera and of course, by the time realization sunk in, it was too late :bash oh, well...

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  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    If you want to capture a winning shot of deeeep sorrow, just take back the Mac and give her a PC.

    ROTFLMAO
    "To be" or "not to be" is the question??

    If you decide "not to be" you get to share and enjoy that memory forever, for u captured the moment in all it's momentous and wonderful glory!!
    You're only as good as your next photo....
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    If you want to capture a winning shot of deeeep sorrow, just take back the Mac and give her a PC.
    :lol4
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    If you want to capture a winning shot of deeeep sorrow, just take back the Mac and give her a PC.
    Real computer instead of a toy one - come on, that would be just pure joy, no sorrow whatsoever. lol3.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    You guys are brutal! I'm dyin.
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  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Real computer instead of a toy one - come on, that would be just pure joy, no sorrow whatsoever. lol3.gif

    I used to have a PC, then I got bored of playing solitaire.
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2007
    I've been rolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gifroflall day at this!

    So, why did we get her a mac?

    Well, first I have to admit I just love the 'hello, I'm a mac' ads.

    Then we recieved a trojan that first ate our desktop motherboard, resulting in a quick fix $500 new computer. Then it tried to eat my husbands work laptop. Didn't kill it, just required complete scrubbing and starting over. So we came upon a program that restored all of our files from both harddrives- another $180 but worth it.

    So, if hte kids had their own 'puters and let trojans come play, well it's just them it affects.

    And, if its a mac, well, no trojans can come play....


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    I used to have a PC, then I got bored of playing solitaire.
    Dude, you're playing the wrong game. :D Try HL2 or MOHAA, or FarCry (or Crysis:-) instead. And, btw, try to get them on Mac deal.gifmwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • elmoelmo Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Dude, you're playing the wrong game. :D Try HL2 or MOHAA, or FarCry (or Crysis:-) instead. And, btw, try to get them on Mac deal.gifmwink.gif

    Not to burst your bubble but plenty of games are available on the mac. Developers actually port some of the titles over to the mac platform that were originally made for the pc.
  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Dude, you're playing the wrong game. :D Try HL2 or MOHAA, or FarCry (or Crysis:-) instead. And, btw, try to get them on Mac deal.gifmwink.gif


    I actually could play those games on my Mac since it can run XP or Vista deal.gif

    Besides, I play photoshop. :D
  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Can't we all just get along :D?

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    pyroPrints.com wrote:
    Can't we all just get along :D?
    Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Easy: don't start! deal.gif
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  • scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    i used to have a mac, then I got bored of making a blog for my cat. mwink.gif
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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    f00sion wrote:
    i used to have a mac, then I got bored of making a blog for my cat. mwink.gif

    I'm in ur blog, monopolizin' yer content!
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  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Shay Stephens wrote:
    I'm in ur blog, monopolizin' yer content!

    Im in ur tread, trollin and lolcattin'
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  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    pyroPrints.com wrote:
    Can't we all just get along :D?

    Ofcourse we can :D
  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    Ofcourse we can :D

    Weird...that train looks just like linux hehehe
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    Ofcourse we can :D
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  • Xia_KeXia_Ke Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Absolutely.iloveyou.gif

    ROTFL... Thanks, I needed a good laugh today thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Xia_Ke wrote:
    ROTFL... Thanks, I needed a good laugh today thumb.gif
    You're welcome! thumb.gif
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  • LynieLynie Registered Users Posts: 53 Big grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    el oh el
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    You guys are so funny!
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  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Absolutely.iloveyou.gif

    Okay, we're good then!

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    nikos wrote:
    Okay, we're good then!
    Totally! nod.gif
    That's about the only thing iAnything is good for (to throw it out of the Windows...;-)
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  • nikosnikos Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Totally! nod.gif
    That's about the only thing iAnything is good for (to throw it out of the Windows...;-)

    I agree 100%

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