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.
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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.
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38 comments:

  1. You make me a better person every time I come here.

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  2. You make my heart smile BIG!
    You are amazing, Miss Beth.
    Thinking of you this morming and missing you.
    Say hi to the Sea for me...and that man of yours !

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  3. and the girl on the far left in the background in the next to last photo looks like she may be jumping as well or at least walking ... fun shots

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  4. LOL... I wish you were around to photoshoot my family. These are terrific -

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  5. what beautiful jumping you captured. love the Louisville, KY family. that pyramid was really cool. have a great day.

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  6. Such fun captures! Thank you for making my heart smile big this morning. :)

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  7. shorts. those girls are wearing shorts. they've gotta be from somewhere way up north. you are bringing smiles to everyone.

    xoxo
    Debi

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  8. Lovin' it. Simply lovin' it.
    Wishing my family was on that warm beach to jump for you!!!!! Hey, I'd even take the warm beach without the jump. :p

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  9. What great pictures these are! Just as you can't frown while jumping you also can't frown while looking at such happy pictures of people just having good old fashioned fun. Love it!!

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  10. You are a true connoisseur of the jump shot! The NBA is looking up your phone number right now... :)

    That one with the folks in the background is pure perfection. :)

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  11. FABULOUS~~~ I love you...I love jumping...I love coming to sit with you here...no wait...I WANNA GET UP AND JUMP AND SHOUT!!~ ( I just did, all CAPS!)

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  12. I'm envious of people who can jump.

    Di

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  13. Yep...your jump shots are the best best best!!! You are right too...can't jump with a frown. :)

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  14. I absolutely love your photos and the way your words make them come alive is refreshingly unique. I'm homebound today after yet another snowstorm in the northeast and your lovely photos of the beach are keeping me warm. Thanks. :)

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  15. Those are all so fabulously exuberant!
    : )

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  16. I wish you'd be taking photos on a beach where I just happened to be with my family so that you'd ask us all to jump and then you'd take wonderful marvelous pictures of us.
    The joy is contagious!

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  17. Jumping fools united! WOOT!

    Ah to jump or skip again. Torn ligaments and tendon repairs warn no no no...sigh

    xx
    z

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  18. so, i have completely fallen in love with your blog! thank you so much for bringing joy and smiles in to my life by asking to take a picture of us. what's beautiful is that you bring out and capture the kid in us all and the happiness. can't wait to see our jumping picture!
    kaitlyn (the couple from florida)

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  19. Yes. It truly is. I love the happiness of this post and all of its shots. And I noticed the people in that one even before you mentioned it. Cool photo, Beth!

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  20. These photographs are just so marvellous, I must show them to my son.

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  21. Amazing, these shots are absolutely amazing! I don't think I've ever seen a photo of yours that I didn't like. What talent! Think I could be your intern?!

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  22. Love them all~ That is so fun to just see. I can only image how much fun you had.

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  23. fantastic!!! so much joy in all that jumping!

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  24. beth, you are amazing. i have been catching up on all your posts. love that you got to meet fellow bloggers, it all sounds so wonderful. you keep jumping higher and higher in our hearts.

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  25. These photos really make me smile. What a cool way to capture the playfulness and joy in people!

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  26. oh this is fun. i will be on a beach next week and i am so making everyone jump!!

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  27. Beth you are an amazing spirit- so kind with sharing your talents with perfect strangers. you are an example to me!

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  28. ps- your photographs are wonderful.
    wish you lived closer so you could teach me a few things!

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  29. Such a simple way to create smiles--and a good feeling that lasts all day. Your photos are incredible. Thanks so much for sharing them. I am certain the mother from Nashville will never forget your kindness!

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  30. This looks like so much fun!!! I bet you made their day.
    xo jj

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  31. Hi Beth, gosh you are soooo good with people. And the shot's you've took made me smile...wonderful. D.

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  32. Be glad, you didn't ask me to jump for a picture. I would have gone thudding to the ground and have shaken the earth and set the Berkeley seismologists in an uproar. Seriously, these are just fabulous, happy, joyful pictures. My heart jumps but little else!

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  33. They are wonderful!!! And they made me smile for sure!!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  34. perfect. and it looks like it is a bit warmer as well. smiles and laughs, seen and heard. yes.

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  35. And they will never forget that moment, either. Ever.

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  36. You are so amazing.
    You are a happy magnet....making people's day.
    Including us bloggers. :)

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  37. the second to last picture, we go to university of alabama!

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  38. So do you get their email and send them your picture? Just wondering.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth