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Thread: Happy Holidays

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    We're Havin Fun Now JBPhoto's Avatar
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    Happy Holidays

    Here is a photo of my five kids which became our Christmas card this year. I took it one night a few weeks ago on our back deck, with AB 800's at half power and bounced into umbrellas. I have to go through about 40 shots to get one keeper (same every year) because someone is always goofing around making a face, looking elsewhere or who knows what. The discards become keepers for the funny memories though.
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    Re: Happy Holidays

    Nice shot. Nice looking group too.

    Only 40 shots to get a keeper? With 5 of them? Sounds like a really good ratio to me.
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    Re: Happy Holidays

    What a great looking crew!
    It's not blurry. It's bokeh.

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    Re: Happy Holidays

    You gotta sell a lot of pictures to feed that crew Just be glad it isn't film Nice job there though

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    Re: Happy Holidays

    You know that! Fortunately I have a day job
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    Re: Happy Holidays

    Good looking bunch! I have the same problem with getting everyone to look!
    Looks like you're planning on barbecue for Christmas
    Keep Shooting!

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    Re: Happy Holidays

    Good looking children, this is the first year we did use photos of our new grandchild for an Christmas card. If I'm luckily I just may be able to post it in the other thread before the 25th.
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    Re: Happy Holidays

    It takes about the same number of shots for me to get the keeper and i only have two. Great shot, Happy Holidays.
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